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Analysis and news on trade and environment from the
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (@ICTSD).

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Odell says it is far too alarming to continue postponing legal unilateral or plurilateral border carbon adjustments: https://t.co/078Cf9u3vq

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“Our alarming #ClimateCrisis demands border adjustments now.” - John S. Odell: https://t.co/078Cf9u3vq

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“We know the environment and the economy go hand in hand, so we’re committed to making that transition a fair one for coal workers and communities” - (@cathmckenna: https://t.co/2LfuWFeapV

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European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström has highlighted references to the #ParisAgreement in recent EU agreements and in planned ones: https://t.co/Xppkh4BWja

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"The news that Hong Kong will ban the sale of #ivory is a breakthrough moment in the battle to save elephants from extinction” - @ErikSolheim : https://t.co/rXnQ7UKqYI

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#Trade isn’t an obstacle to #climateaction. It can be a crucial means of fighting #climatechange: https://t.co/aHfMyOq7S9

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The #G20 can advance the #2030Agenda by triggering an essential transition in the #WTO to reconcile #trade rules with the rapidly enveloping reality of #ClimateChange: https://t.co/aHfMyOq7S9

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Economically, environmentally, & legally under international law, #Trade & #Climate are intertwined: https://t.co/aHfMyOq7S9

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#Trade rules must facilitate #carbonpricing to enable the shift to a low-carbon economy: https://t.co/aHfMyOq7S9

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Trade experts have noted that the growing application of #trade remedies in the #solar sector can have a dampening effect on investment in renewables: https://t.co/aLpW1WymK6

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The world’s biggest emitter of #ghg #emissions announced the start of its long-awaited emissions trading scheme (ETS) in December: https://t.co/70ok6jmZS1

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How #fisheries negotiations can inform the #WTO to carry forward #FossilFuelSubsidies reform: https://t.co/HdZIHsrcWH

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A ministerial declaration at #MC11 acknowledged the need for global action, including by the #WTO, aimed at reforming inefficient #FossilFuelSubsidies: https://t.co/HdZIHsrcWH

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Heloisa Pereira says it is time for the #WTO to effectively reflect today’s global reality: https://t.co/HdZIHsrcWH

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Improved notifications at the #WTO, & support outside the WTO for collection of fisheries data, would support efforts to meet the #SDGs: https://t.co/ydBm6XT2QZ

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#Trade policy can support #ClimateAction & reduction of #AirPollution by enabling diffusion/deployment of EVs and presuming steady progress towards #decarbonisation of electricity supplies: https://t.co/LZyD8MBlRT

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Coherent Domestic & #trade policy measures can ensure cost-effective scale up of #Electric Vehicles:. https://t.co/LZyD8MBlRT

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#Decarbonisation of transport is essential not only for #ClimateChange mitigation efforts but also in tackling the growing problem of air pollution: https://t.co/LZyD8MBlRT

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#FossilFuelSubsidies harm the environment, add to health hazards caused by #AirPollution & delay the #CleanEnergy transition: https://t.co/5LO2TemGlZ

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.@dr_marhold says #WTO members wishing to take action against dual-pricing policies maintained by other members could explore bringing a case to dispute settlement on the basis of specific provisions under the GATT) the ASCM &/or the ADA: https://t.co/5LO2TemGlZ