9-20 October 2026

EVENTS

TESS at the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference

TESS will be on the ground at COP31 to support a range of initiatives seeking to promote inclusive cooperation and action on trade, climate, and sustainable development.

Antalya Expo Center, Antalya, Türkiye
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18 November 2026

Building Implementation Capacity at the Climate-Trade Nexus: A Country-Led, Sector-Specific Approach

Antalya, Türkiye, Orange Room (Blue Zone)

Public Event

14 November 2026

From Transfer to Transformation: Trade and Technology Partnerships for Climate-Resilient Development in African LDCs

Antalya, Türkiye, Ethiopia Pavilion

Public Event

Featured Analysis

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Synergies

Repositioning Aid for Trade at 20: Bolstering Partnerships and Action on Developing Countries' Sustainability Priorities

Partnerships and sustainability are key cross-cutting priorities for a renewed aid for trade agenda.

Carolyn Deere Birkbeck 29 October 2026

Synergies

Local Content Requirements Can Facilitate, Assist, and Support Sustainable Development: From New Safeguards, Schedules, and (Re-)Negotiations to Technology Transfer

This note explores a central policy dilemma facing the multilateral trading system in a new geopolitical context.

Gabrielle Marceau 20 October 2026

Synergies

Claims Settlement: How Proactive Diplomacy Can Redress Climate Damages

This article proposes three building blocks for a climate claims settlement regime.

Kennedy Mbeva 15 October 2026

Our work is organized around four core themes, reflecting the triple planetary crises of climate change, nature loss, and pollution, with a cross-cutting emphasis on inclusive trade-related cooperation that supports sustainable development.

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Climate Crisis

Nature, Food, and Resources

Plastic Pollution

Circular Economy

Our work responds to evolving and emerging policy developments, both through and alongside our thematic work. Here is a sample of the policy areas we currently focus on.

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Subsidies and Green Industrial Policies

Trade and Finance

Standards and Regulations

Environmental Goods, Services, and Technologies

Initiatives

Alongside our work on thematic priorities and policy areas, we are engaged in several initiatives that reflect cross-cutting priorities or respond to strategic policy opportunities.

Multilateral Trading System

Multilateral Trading System

TESS supports inclusive cooperation for environment and sustainable development in the multilateral trading sytstem.

Plastics Treaty Negotiations

Plastics Treaty Negotiations

TESS supports cooperation towards a fair, effective, balanced, and ambitious plastics treaty.

International Expert Groups

International Expert Groups

TESS mobilizes international expert groups for guidance on critical issues at the interface of trade and sustainability.

Projects

Projects

TESS manages and engages in multi-level projects on trade and sustainability with a range of partners and stakeholders.

Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate

TESS hosts the Secretariat of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate.

Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade

TESS serves as the anchor organization of the joint Secretariat of the IFCCT.

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