News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Monday, March 27, 2023
China took the initiative on trade and climate this week in Geneva. Beijing is calling for the creation a platform for ‘multilateral dedicated discussions’ on the trade implications of environmentally-focused trade measures such as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Trade ministers from around the world have “stressed their commitment” to delivering a successful outcome at next year’s WTO ministerial conference in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi.
An inclusive forum which ‘joins the dots’ on economic policy and climate change: this is the ambition of a new climate-focused coalition of trade ministers launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday (19 January). Spearheaded by a diverse team of co-leads – namely the EU, Kenya, …
The World Trade Organization is making a concerted effort to place itself at the heart of the dialogue over climate change policy, insisting that global trade liberalisation is a force for improved climate outcomes – and not an obstacle to it.
Over 80 World Trade Organization members today put their name to one or more of three ministerial statements covering environmental sustainability during an official launch event held by video conference. The statements concern Trade and Environmental Sustainability, Plastic Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade, and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform. They …
