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Our dialogues, publications, and other activities on evolving and emerging policy developments in the area of subsidies.

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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.

Expert View

Reforming Financial Systems and the Transition to an Economy That Values Nature

Fundamental reforms are needed to tilt financial incentives towards nature's protection and restoration.

Ruth Davis 01 October 2024
Expert View

Revitalizing International Fossil Fuel Subsidy Phase-Out Commitments Through Roadmaps, Closing Loopholes, and Support

A new approach is needed to ensure commitments help overcome domestic barriers to fossil fuel subsidy reform.

Jakob Skovgaard, Harro van Asselt, Christopher Beaton, Evan Drake, Natalie Jones, Neil McCulloch, Ronald Steenblik, & Peter Wooders 25 September 2024
Expert View

Trade and Climate in the WTO: What Can We Learn From Preferential Trade Agreements?

Preferential trade agreements can be used as a policy tool to promote climate action with lessons for WTO discussions.

Jean-Frédéric Morin & Clara Brandi 17 September 2024
Dialogue

WTO Public Forum Session - Addressing Environmentally Harmful Agricultural Subsidies Through the WTO

The public forum session explored options to tackle environmentally harmful agriculture subsidies through the WTO.

12 September 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 - 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
Dialogue

Fostering International Trade Cooperation on Environmentally Harmful Agricultural Subsidies

The dialogue explored possible approaches and pathways to address environmentally harmful agricultural subsidies.

21 June 2024
Expert View

Promoting Sustainability Through Reforming Subsidies for Agriculture in the WTO

The WTO can catalyse momentum towards a more sustainable and equitable global agricultural system.

Clara Brandi, Christophe Bellmann, Umberto Celli Junior, Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, & Peter Draper 13 June 2024
Expert View

Practical First Steps Towards Comprehensive Subsidy Reform

There is an urgent need for WTO members to embrace subsidy reform, starting with generating a robust analytical base.

Ken Ash, Anthony Cox, & Peter Draper 29 May 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?