This roundtable aims to provide an opportunity for reflection on recent policy developments in regard to trade and green subsidies, sustainable development considerations, and priorities and opportunities for international cooperation on financing sustainability.
Agenda
13:00 - 13:05 Welcome
Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, TESS
13:05 – 13:15 Opening Remarks
State of play on financing sustainability: challenges, opportunities and where cooperation is most needed.
13.15- 13.45 Discussion starters (invited)
David Kleimann, Overseas Development Institute
Daniel Esty, Yale University and Elena Cima, University of Geneva
Saliem Fakir, African Climate Foundation
Mark Wu, Harvard University
Nicolas Lockhart, Sidley Austin
13:45 – 14:55 Open discussion
Questions for discussion among participants:
- What is the role of green subsidies in addressing the triple environmental crises?
- What are the key challenges and opportunities associated with growing use of green subsidies in advanced and emerging economies?
- Are current trade disciplines providing the right balance between the environmental benefits that may result from green subsidies and the potential negative economic externalities for third countries? If not, how could a balance be better achieved?
- What are the priorities & prospects for enhanced international cooperation on subsidies and how does this connect to wider cooperation on trade, climate and sustainable development, and financing sustainability?
14:55 – 15:00 Wrap up and concluding remarks