📢 New research from @pewtrusts.org says that #plasticpollution will more than double in 15 years without global action.
TESS is committed to supporting a fair, effective, balanced, and ambitious #plasticstreaty. #UNEA #UNEA7
📘 Read: Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025: www.pew.org/en/research-...
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📢 NEW PUBLICATION: Ten years after the Paris Agreement, it is clear that there are no credible pathways to tackle the climate crisis without trade and trade policies aligned with the Paris Agreement objectives.
🔗 Read the full report: tessforum.org/latest/addre...
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In this latest Synergies article Arunabha Ghosh of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) shares his views on how international trade can support climate action, resilience, & justice.
💡 Read here: bit.ly/4owvdJA
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🌐 How can int. trade be leveraged as a driver of low-carbon transformation & as an instrument for inclusive & just transitions?
As global trade & climate policy become increasingly interconnected the need for inclusive, transparent, & science-based frameworks & cooperation is more urgent than ever.
Grateful for the FACT Dialogue that partnered with TESS on this event, and to all participating experts for their thoughtful contributions.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/48dJYMl
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Key priorities identified by speakers highlighted the need for cooperation across levels – domestic, regional, and international – and for approaches that connect governments, producers, civil society, and the private sector in support of sustainable and inclusive agri-food systems.
🌱 Alongside #COP30, TESS and the FACT Dialogue co-hosted an event on the role international cooperation on trade, sustainable agriculture, & deforestation has to play in fostering inclusive and sustainable agri-food supply chains.
Many thanks to LeadIT for partnering with TESS on this event, and to all participating experts for their great contributions.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/44y3TDn
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⚙️ Industrial decarbonization is essential for achieving global climate goals.
During our #COP30 session with LeadIT, speakers reflected on how to strengthen cooperation in support of the participation of developing countries in low-carbon industrial value chains.
🌍 In case you missed it, the co-leads of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate (Ecuador, the EU, Kenya, & New Zealand) issued a message for this COP30.
TESS is proud to serve as the Coalition's Secretariat!
🌍 Trade and climate policy were long treated as distinct, incompatible domains, yet international trade can serve as a powerful accelerator of global decarbonization.
In this Synergies article Jorge Arbache shares his views on how trade can help accelerate global climate mitigation.
bit.ly/4pp8cJh
🌍 Discussions during COP30 have highlighted the wide range of transformations taking place on the road to net zero, from agriculture, & industry, to oceans, forests, & finance.
Contributions to the series examine issues relevant to many of COP30’s thematic areas.
🔗Full Series: bit.ly/4o7qayI
🌿 TESS is delighted to welcome Dominic Coppens as Senior Fellow on Trade, Climate & Sustainable Development.
Dominic is a Professor of International Economic Law at Maastricht University and brings extensive experience in international trade and environmental law.
Welcome on board!
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🍎 Using Market Mechanisms to Make the Global Food System More Sustainable and Resilient - Jason Clay
🔗https://bit.ly/4ohCNaU
🥦 Enhancing Coherence Between Agricultural, Trade, and Health Policy Objectives in the Climate Crisis Context - Anne Marie Thow, Dori Patay
🔗https://bit.ly/3XCHYXI
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🌾 Climate & Agriculture: Looking Beyond Agricultural Subsidy Reform - Anthony Cox
🔗https://bit.ly/47Qn2CJ
🌍 Turning Tides: How the New Geopolitics Is Undermining Global Sustainability Goals - Valeria Piñeiro, Joseph Glauber, Juan Pablo Gianatiempo
🔗https://bit.ly/486DTjk
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❗Stay tuned: To support post-COP reflections on ways forward, TESS will publish the full Synergies compilation, bringing together over 30 expert contributions exploring how the trading system can contribute to addressing the climate crisis in ways that support sustainable development.
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🌱 Today’s COP30 thematic focus on agriculture, food systems, food security, and fisheries offers a timely opportunity to build on insights from our Synergies series directly relevant to today’s discussions.
🌱 As COP30 turns its focus to food, agriculture, fisheries, & equity, TESS highlights two sectoral briefing notes from our series on Trade, Climate & Net Zero Pathways.
🌾Agriculture by Christophe Bellmann
🔗 Read here: bit.ly/3JLhgJr
🐟Fisheries by U. Rashid Sumaila
🔗Read here: bit.ly/4oS7KU6
🌿 At #COP30 a key task for governments & stakeholders will be to forge a global cooperation agenda on trade, climate, & sustainable development.
This Synergies article outlines a seven-point agenda that could be pursued at the WTO, UNFCCC, & other international fora.
Article: bit.ly/47OfIpK
🌿 As #COP30 in Belém reaches the halfway point, a key challenge is for the trade and climate architectures to work together to drive climate action, resilience, and justice.
This short video captures the spirit and messages of our TCSD panel on COP30.
🎥 bit.ly/4nURVKQ
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Hot off the press, @trademinclimate.bsky.social just released a brochure highlighting a sample of collaborative actions taken by Coalition Members to advance cooperation at the nexus of trade, climate, and sustainable development.
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/3LL5QWt
🌍 Alongside COP30, TESS, UN Trade & Development (UNCTAD), International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), & Youth Negotiators will host a session “Affordable Access to Technologies Vital to Achieving Climate Goals.”
🗓️ 15 November 2025 | 09:00-09:45 (BRT)
More information: bit.ly/47CXglo
⏲️12:00-13:30 GMT
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📝Register here🔗 bit.ly/3XuO64d
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She will be highlighting some key developments and opportunities at the multilateral level to take forward cooperation at the nexus of climate & trade policy, rooted in what African experts and governments are highlighting in terms of their realities & sustainable development priorities.
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Our Executive Director @carolyndeere.bsky.social will be speaking today at a webinar co-hosted by ODI Global & Trade Negotiations Investment Forum on “Bridging climate and trade policy: Africa’s road from ACS2 to COP30 and MC14”.
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Looking forward to this important discussion at #COP30!
🌿 Alongside COP30, TESS and the FACT Dialogue will host a session on “Fostering International Cooperation on Trade, Sustainable Agriculture, & Deforestation: The Importance of Smallholder Inclusion in Sustainable Agri-Food Chains.”
🗓️ 15 November | 15:30–16:30 (BRT)
More information: bit.ly/3WTF8gO
⚙️ Join us live at #COP30 with LeadIT
Alongside COP30, TESS and the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) will host a session on industrial decarbonisation.
🗓️ 14 November | 15:00–16:00 (BRT)
More information: bit.ly/4867wCB
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