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

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Synergies

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

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
Dialogue

Affordable Access to Technologies Vital to Achieving Climate Goals

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

15 November 2025
Dialogue

Technology, Transition, and Trust: The Role of Trade and International Cooperation for Just and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization

COP30 event co-hosted by TESS and LeadIT.

14 November 2025
Dialogue

Trade and the Transition to Net Zero: Scenarios and Pathways for Climate Resilient Development in Key Sectors

Public session during Geneva Trade Week 2025.

16 September 2025
Publication - Briefing Note

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

On the implications of the twin digital and green transitions for trade and climate-resilient development.

Yasmin Ismail & Nadira Bayat 08 September 2025
Expert View

Why the EU’s Clean Industrial Policy Cannot Work Without Real Partnerships

The EU's Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships aim to offer a more integrated and strategic approach to partnerships.

Sarah Jackson 30 June 2025
News - News

Geneva Dialogue Forges Pathways for LDCs in Climate-Resilient Trade

Solutions emerge to bolster trade cooperation and harness technologies for climate-resilience in vulnerable countries.

Angela Kolongo 19 June 2025
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

Delivering Technology Where It’s Needed

A summary of key takeaways from a LeadIT/TESS roundtable on technology co-development for a just climate transition.

11 June 2024
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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.