Aik Hoe Lim

Director, Trade and Environment Division, @WTO. Tweets, posts and opinions are personal.

[WTO @wto]

Trade that is supportive of climate change is an opportunity, especially in Asia and the Pacific, WTO DG @NOIWeala said in virtual opening remarks at the ADB-WTO Trade Forum 2024 titled "Leveraging trade to address climate change in Asia and the Pacific" ongoing on 20-22 March.

[Aik Hoe Lim @Hoe__Lim]

#WTOMC13AbuDhabi The first ever TBT Ministerial Declaration adopted at MC13. Finally getting the recognition it deserves, WTO’s Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement quietly solves and avoids trade disputes, aligns standards and regulations, enables regulatory cooperation !

[Ana Laura Lizano @AnaLauraLizano]

🇨🇷 leadership reflected at #WTOMC13AbuDhabi
@Manuel_Tovar_R @JaimeCoghiArias
@comexcr

[WTO @wto]

Ministerial statement at MC13 outlines concrete action to tackle plastics pollution #WTOMC13AbuDhabi https://t.co/Nr2KkmL2uf

[WTO @wto]

Members of 3 environmental initiatives presented at #WTOMC13AbuDhabi the next steps to advance work on plastics, environmental sustainability, and fossil fuel subsidy reform. See 3 summaries here:

➡️ https://t.co/75jafeUcEz
➡️ https://t.co/B4FVCI6uAE
➡️ https://t.co/5Ct18PQe7F

[Violeta Glez Behar @VioGlezBehar]

Canada and Costa Rica welcome Barbados #WTOMC13AbuDhabi as a new Member to a @wto coalition committed to advance discussions on trade and environmental sustainability - stress they are bringing the evidence base needed to inform discussions and action

[Violeta Glez Behar @VioGlezBehar]

Trade Ministers meet at #WTOMC13AbuDhabi. A critical time for the global economy and trade when #multilateralism needed the most @wto Members work hard to deliver on reforming fisheries subsidies, launching agricultural negotiations, reforming @wto dispute settlement function

[Aik Hoe Lim @Hoe__Lim]

With my good WTO colleagues @VioGlezBehar and Malika Gonin at the opening of #MC13

[WTO @wto]

At #WTOMC13AbuDhabi, MC13 chair @ThaniAlZeyoudi highlights the WTO's pivotal role in enhancing people's lives through international trade.

[WTO @wto]

Happening soon: Green hydrogen is recognised as a key pillar in the energy transition to replace fossil fuels. Learn more from the new IRENA-WTO joint publication being launched at #TradeHouseCOP28. Livestream: https://t.co/imc4UZMd4u

[Aik Hoe Lim @Hoe__Lim]

Check out our new joint publication launched with IRENA @cop28 #cop28 on why trade is needed to help scale up green hydrogen and what barriers need to be dealt with.

[WTO @wto]

IRENA-WTO report highlights role of trade in developing green hydrogen markets #WTOPublications #COP28 https://t.co/27PEZZhgcx

[WTO @wto]

Sessions at #TradeHouseCOP28 are available for livestream and replay. More info: https://t.co/3xG33YnQ2e

[Nature Positive @NatureDeal]

@PRI_News @AniDasguptaWRI @IUCN @NaturePosUni @Regions4SD @WorldYMCA @Hoe__Lim @wto @AmitabhBehar @4Post2020BD There is no 1.5 degrees without nature. Definitions matter - nature positive means something specific.

~ @AniDasguptaWRI at the event.

[Violeta Glez Behar @VioGlezBehar]

We @wto @iccwbo @ITCnews @UNCTAD put trade on the agenda for #COP28 with #TradeHouseCOP28 - a pavilion that hosted 39 events to spur dialogue, new tools and partnerships for trade action for climate - check out https://t.co/5ZpLdHxt7l

[Rachel Kyte @rkyte365]

Despite the weakness of draft final texts at @COP28 #COP28 one of the important stories of this summit has been ⁦@wto⁩ advancing a trade and climate discussion critical for the green trade and investment needed. Impt leadership from ⁦@NOIweala⁩ https://t.co/3Sl5lszmDX

[Aik Hoe Lim @Hoe__Lim]

After many months of work pleased to share the #tradehousecop28 programme. Please come and join if at COP28

[WTO @wto]

The Trade House web portal is now live! See what sessions await at the first ever #COP28 pavilion dedicated to trade solutions for climate action. More about this pioneering collaboration with @ICCWBO, @ITCNews, @UNCTAD and WTO here: https://t.co/3xG33YonRM #TradeHouseCOP28

[WTO @wto]

The Trade House web portal is now live! See what sessions await at the first ever #COP28 pavilion dedicated to trade solutions for climate action. More about this pioneering collaboration with @ICCWBO, @ITCNews, @UNCTAD and WTO here: https://t.co/3xG33YonRM #TradeHouseCOP28

[Aik Hoe Lim @Hoe__Lim]

Very proud of Serra Ayral in Trade and Environment Division winning this award for her work and that of the team on ePing alert for standards and regulations, TBT and SPS

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

Many thanks @USTradeRep for your recognition of MaryAnn and Serra’s excellent work on @wto ePing alert an important contribution to #Transparency.Thanks to Serra and the Secretariats small but versatile ePing alert team!

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

Many thanks @USTradeRep for your recognition of MaryAnn and Serra’s excellent work on @wto ePing alert an important contribution to #Transparency.Thanks to Serra and the Secretariats small but versatile ePing alert team!

[Matthew Wilson @Matthewbarbados]

Join @CKellyNZ @Nadia_Theodore @SimonManleyFCDO @ronald_saborio & I on 28 Sep @wto- MSMEs WG, Trade & Gender, & TESSD partner in a solutions lab on women MSMEs & #climateChange. @NOIweala will be opening & we have a panel of excellent #women entrepreneurs https://t.co/KjZe7ZR7Lr