Sustainable development and the protection and preservation of the environment are fundamental objectives of the World Trade Organization (WTO). However, these areas have become complex with the impacts of climate change. Plastic pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, as well as the need to improve energy efficiency, are some of the challenges that present a new opportunity for the international community to act once again.
In that line, of the November 16 to 20, will be held virtually WTO Trade and Environment Week. The event will bring together governments, international organisations and the wider community working in trade and the environment to discuss many of these issues.
The meeting will focus on how to use trade policies as catalysts for a green and sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. It will also explore how to make global supply chains greener and more resilient.
Workshops will be held on issues such as plastic pollution and trade, climate change and natural disasters, fossil fuel subsidies and the role of e-commerce in enabling an ecologically sustainable economic recovery.
WTO members will formally present their joint proposal for structured discussions on trade and environmental sustainability. The inaugural meeting of an informal exchange on plastic pollution and environmentally sustainable plastics trade will also take place this week.
There will also be other meetings on stakeholder perspectives, the environment and sustainable development, as well as a dialogue with Geneva students on the future of trade and the environment.
The high-level activity and workshops will be open to the public, for which prior registration is required.
The full programme of the Trade and Environment Week can be accessed via the link below. here.
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