This side event at the WTO's Trade and Environment Week was hosted by Colombia in the context of its proposal for discussion in the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment on principles and parameters that should guide trade and environment discussions in the WTO, and for discussions with experts and stakeholders on this topic.

The event was hosted in cooperation with TESS and featured an advance discussion of a forthcoming report on Principles for consideration in the design and implementation of trade-related climate measures and policies, produced by a diverse group of international experts on international trade law and climate law convened by TESS.

At the event, several of the expert group members provided insights from the forthcoming report. This was followed by remarks from a number of ambassadors and senior government representatives who were invited to share their reflections and views on the importance and relevance of such principles to international cooperation on climate, trade, and sustainable development and how to advance dialogue around these considerations.

Speakers

H.E. Ambassador Mauricio Alberto Bustamante Garcia, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the WTO

Peter Van Den Bossche, Director of Studies, World Trade Institute

Makane Moise Mbengue, Professor of International Law, University of Geneva

Jan Yves Remy, Director, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, the University of the West Indies

Discussants

Jake Werksman, EU Principal Adviser DG CLIMA

H.E. Ambassador Alparslan Acarsoy, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the World Trade Organization

H.E. Ambassador Li Chenggang, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of China to the World Trade Organization

H.E. Ambassador Usha Chandee Dwarka-Canabady, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

H.E. Ambassador George Mina, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the World Trade Organization

Moderator

Dr. Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Director, TESS