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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
News - News Item

Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate Publishes a Brochure of Collaborative Actions by Members

Alongside COP30, the coalition announced the publication of the brochure.

14 November 2025
News - News Item

TESS Head of Policy Analysis Joins Study Group on Reforming Subsidy and Industrial Policy Rules for a Sustainable Future

Expert-led initiative on aligning subsidies and industrial policy with sustainable development.

16 July 2025
Publication - Report

Identifying Environmentally Harmful Agricultural Subsidies at the International Level

Report of an International Expert Group with possible approaches and options for international cooperation.

International Expert Group on Environmentally Harmful Agricultural Subsidies 04 June 2025
Expert Group

International Expert Group on Environmentally Harmful Agricultural Subsidies

TESS mobilized a group of international experts for guidance on environmentally harmful agriculture subsidies.

04 June 2025
Publication - Briefing Note

Identifying and Tackling Environmentally Harmful Agricultural Subsidies in the WTO - Note on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Overview of the main impacts of the agricultural sector on greenhouse gas emissions.

Anthony Cox 06 May 2025
Publication - Policy Brief

Enhancing Sustainability Through Reforming Subsidies for Agriculture

T20 Brasil policy brief by members of the task force on trade and investment for sustainable and inclusive growth.

Christophe Bellmann, Clara Brandi, Umberto Celli, Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, & Peter Draper 28 November 2024
Publication - Compilation

Reviving Multilateralism: From Vision to Action on Trade and Sustainability at the WTO

A compilation of expert views published in Synergies and curated by TESS.

TESS 12 September 2024
News

New Statement from 35 WTO Members on Addressing Fisheries Subsidies: Remarks by Minister Symmonds of Barbados

The statement affirms support for the entry into force of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies as soon as possible.

28 June 2024
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Expert Views

Next Generation Trade Arrangements

On future models of trade cooperation committed to the principles of sustainability.

Perspectives From Africa

Perspectives from Africa on trade and sustainability priorities and interests.

Climate and Trade

Where can the trading system contribute to addressing the climate crisis and supporting climate-resilient development?

US Tariffs and Sustainability

What are the impacts of US tariffs on developing countries and sustainable development?

Reviving Multilateralism

From vision to action on trade and sustainability at the WTO.