A win-win agenda for Climate, Development and Trade: How an inclusive Climate Club and trade policy can be part of the solution
Please note that the start and end time for this meeting is Central European Time (CET).
This event is public and can be joined via Zoom or in person upon registration via the links on the WTO Trade & Environment Week webpage.
As countries are coming together to strengthen climate ambition in the run up to COP27, a stronger policy agenda at the intersection of climate, development and trade will be crucial to ensure a credible transition towards net-zero.
Building on the recent proposal by the German G7 Presidency for an inclusive international Climate Club, this panel will bring together leading representatives from think-tanks, academia and international organisations to discuss how international cooperation can accelerate climate action and how trade can be part of the solution. The panellists will deliberate on how trade rules can be strengthened to address the climate emergency by ensuring open markets for clean technologies, harmonisation of standards and carbon accounting as well as lowering trade barriers for environmental goods and services. High-profile panellists from key countries will contribute their perspectives on how partnerships on trade, innovation and finance can pave the way for an inclusive Climate Club that takes into account different countries priorities and circumstances.
Agenda
Welcome and introduction by moderators:
- Roberta Pierfederici, Grantham Research Institute on Climate and the Environment, LSE
- Michael Jakob, Ecologic Institute, Berlin
Icebreaker inputs
- Madelaine Tuininga, Head of the Trade and Sustainable Development Unit at the European Commission’s DG TRADE
- Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade Organization (tbc)
- David Kleimann, Visiting Fellow, Bruegel and Senior Associate, E3G
- Danae Kyriakopoulou, Senior Policy Fellow, Grantham Research Institute – London School of Economics
- Andrew Lang, Professor of International Law and Global Governance, University of Edinburgh
- Kuki Soejachmoen, Executive Director, Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization
Moderated discussion
Q&A
This event is organized by The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science and Ecologic Institute and Ecologic Institute.
This event is public and can be joined via Zoom or in person upon registration via the links on the WTO Trade & Environment Week webpage.