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Welcome to Synergies, the TESS online platform dedicated to promoting inclusive policy dialogue at the intersection of trade, environment, and sustainable development.
 

News - Quarterly update

Quarterly Update Issue 13

Eight ways we made a difference in 2025

19 December 2025
Expert View

Regulating Food and Agricultural Trade: Time for a Radical New Approach

The Agreement on Agriculture Re-Imagined initiative proposes a new set of rules to govern food and agricultural trade.

Caroline Dommen 15 December 2025
Publication - Compilation

Addressing the Climate Crisis and Supporting Climate-Resilient Development: Where Can the Trading System Contribute?

Compilation of expert views published in Synergies on a proactive, forward-looking, and inclusive trade-climate agenda.

Compilation of Expert Views 11 December 2025
Expert View

Opportunities for Trade Policy and Cooperation to Shift Course on Climate Change and Nature Loss

Trade policy and cooperation are major levers to make adequate progress on nature and climate.

Daudi Sumba 08 December 2025
Expert View

For a Just Transition, Trade Cooperation Should Focus on Areas of Highest Impact for Both Climate and Development

The intersection of trade and climate is the new frontier of our global economic system.

Amina Mohamed 04 December 2025
Expert View

Trade Cooperation Pathways for Climate Action, Resilience, and Justice

International trade must be leveraged as an instrument for low-carbon transformation and inclusive and just transitions.

Arunabha Ghosh 02 December 2025
Dialogue

Positive Psychology and Ecology

Lisa Garnier presented her latest work on the intersection of positive psychology and biodiversity conservation.

01 December 2025
Expert View

Trade is the World’s Untapped Climate Accelerator

By exploiting green comparative advantages and powershoring, countries can reduce emissions rapidly and at lower cost.

Jorge Arbache 20 November 2025
Dialogue

Affordable Access to Technologies Vital to Achieving Climate Goals

COP30 event co-hosted by UNTCAD, IISD, TESS, and Youth Negotiators.

15 November 2025
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Synergies Series

Reviving Multilateralism

From Vision to Action on Trade and Sustainability at the WTO.

Climate and Trade

Addressing the Climate Crisis and Supporting Climate-Resilient Development: Where Can the Trading System Contribute?

US Tariffs and Sustainability

The impacts of US tariffs on developing countries and sustainable development.