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Fostering inclusive international cooperation on trade and trade policies to advance climate mitigation and adaptation, climate-resilient development, and fair transitions.

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Synergies

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

Publication - Briefing Note

Textiles and Garments – Trade, Climate, and Net Zero Pathways: Scenarios and Implications for Developing Countries and Climate-Resilient Development

The textile and garment sector has a critical role to play in both climate mitigation and climate-resilient development.

Patrick Schröder 19 November 2024
Expert View

Ambitious Climate Action Urgently Needs International Cooperation Across Clean Energy Value Chains

The rapid transition to clean energy relies on resilient international supply chains.

Peter Wooders & Tom Moerenhout 19 November 2024
Dialogue

More and More and More: An All-Consuming History of Energy

Jean-Baptiste Fressoz will share his concerns about the green transition and the links between major energy sources.

19 November 2024
Dialogue

Climate, Trade, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems: Opportunities for International Cooperation That Is Ambitious, Effective and Fair

This roundtable is part of the COP29 thematic day on Food, Agriculture & Water.

19 November 2024
Expert View

Can the International Maritime Organization Incentivize an Equitable Transition Away From Fossil Fuel Use?

The IMO has committed to new and upgraded climate targets in its 2023 revised strategy on GHG reduction.

Tristan Smith 15 November 2024
Dialogue

Trade Meets Climate: Priorities for Collective Trade Action and Cooperation To Achieve Climate Goals

COP29 event hosted by the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate with the support of TESS as the Secretariat.

15 November 2024
News - Newsletter

TESS at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference

At COP29, TESS is supporting crucial trade-related cooperation on climate and sustainable development.

13 November 2024
Publication - Briefing Note

Fisheries – Trade, Climate, and Net Zero Pathways: Scenarios and Implications for Developing Countries and Climate-Resilient Development

The fisheries sector is deeply interlinked with the climate crisis in significant ways.

U. Rashid Sumaila 12 November 2024
Expert View

From Tension to Cooperation on Trade-Related Climate Measures: Six Principles to Bolster International Cooperation

Key principles of international law can serve as guidance to bolster cooperation around trade-related climate measures.

International Legal Expert Group on Trade-Related Climate Measures and Policies 10 November 2024
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Synergies Series

Reviving Multilateralism

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

Climate and Trade

Trade Cooperation and the Climate Crisis: Where Can the Trading System Contribute?