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Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
The @GENetwork is at the TCSD Conference 2026 for the high-level plenary "The @UNFCCC, #COP31 & Beyond", exploring how the trading system can better support global climate priorities and processes. #TCSD2026
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=RwQ09L73…
▶️ tcsdconference.org/programme…
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
"#FossilFuels need to be approached not only as a climate issue, but also as a development one."
Setting the scene, Carolyn Deere Birkbeck of @TESSForum highlights that transitioning away from fossil fuels is among the most urgent and challenging issues of today.
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The event underscored key messages from the 1st Conference on Transitioning Away from #FossilFuels to the trade community:
🔸 Across the Conference pillars, trade was transversal
🔸 Climate ambition & development must advance together
🔸 Transition must be gradual & planned
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In the margins of #WHA79, join experts at this #HealthDiplomacyHouse session in #GENeva, highlighting the need to communicate clearly, consistently & effectively about the health impacts of #PlasticPollution.
🗓️ 21 May, Résidence Rothschild
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN21May26
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Carolyn Deere Birkbeck of @TESSForum highlights sustainability standards in mineral value chains are fundamentally trade issues, shaping global supply chains. They often act as de facto market conditions, making trade cooperation essential to ensure fairness & inclusiveness.
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
📢Message from New Zealand alongside the 3rd Ministerial of @TradeMinClimate.
Co-lead H.E. @toddmcclaymp, Minister of Trade🇳🇿 emphasizes:
▶️role of trade to accelerate the global transition to a climate-resilient future, &
▶️value of the Coalition to guide this collective work.
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
With #WTOMC14 on Day 3, the message from TESS & global stakeholders to Trade Ministers is clear:
Sustainable development priorities must embedded at the core of the @wto reform agenda.
See the multi-stakeholder statement⬇️bit.ly/3Pp066O
Just Released! Sustainable Development and the WTO Reform Agenda: A Call to Action for Ministers at MC14
In the lead up to the @wto’s 14th Ministerial Conference #WTOMC14, TESS is pleased to circulate this message to trade ministers on behalf of a diverse group of leading stakeholders from business, civil society, and research communities.
The call is clear: Ministers should seize MC14 as a critical opportunity to put #sustainabledevelopment firmly at the heart of ongoing WTO reform discussions.
🔗 Read the Statement: bit.ly/3Pp066O
@AFPHAfrica @BfNCoalition @CitdGeorgetown @cpdbd1993 @bdplatform4sdgs @ConservationOrg @CUTS_Inter @e3g @IIED @IISD_News @ODI_Global @remakingtrade @tradenif @TradeLawCentre @WMBtweets @WWF @NOIweala @PetterOlberg @Matthewbarbados
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
Today the coordinators of the Dialogue of Plastics Pollution at the @wto held a press conference at #MC14 to share the outcomes of our work- 🇧🇧 🇦🇺 🇫🇯 🇨🇳 🇲🇦 🇪🇨
wto.org/english/tratop_e/ppe…
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
Coalition Co-lead @MarosSefcovic🇪🇺shares a message ahead of the @TradeMinClimate's 3rd Ministerial:
“When guided by sustainability, trade becomes a powerful engine for climate action. By working together, we can build a greener, more sustainable, & more resilient world for all."
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
Message from @Senator_Farrell Australia’s Minister for Trade & Tourism🇦🇺ahead of the 3rd Ministerial meeting of @TradeMinClimate noting the
👉need to ensure that our trade settings are right for meeting climate targets
👉value of the Coalition to support international cooperation
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
Members of the @TradeMinClimate are gearing up for their 3rd Ministerial meeting on 27 March in📍Yaoundé, alongside @wto #MC14.
Representatives from the full diversity of the Coalition membership will join.
📄Stay tuned for the Ministerial Communiqué!
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
📣Message from Ecuador
Coalition Co-lead Minister @LuisJaramilloOK 🇪🇨highlights the need for Ministerial-level leadership on:
➡️inclusive cooperation on climate, trade & sustainable development
➡️access to clean technologies, financing & capacity building for developing countries
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
📢Alongside @WTO #MC14, @TradeMinClimate will host its 3rd Ministerial meeting, bringing together over 60 Ministers from various regions, development levels, climate vulnerabilities & trade circumstances.
Preparations are underway!
🗓27 March, 8h15-9h45
📍Yaoundé, Cameroon
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
📢 Ahead of @wto #WTOMC14, SAIIA is convening an invitation-only high-level workshop with partners @remakingtrade, ODI Global, @tradenif, the International Relations Institute of Cameroon and @TESSForum.
Bringing together policymakers, regional institutions and leading trade experts, the discussions will explore how Africa can shape #WTO reform to advance sustainability, equity and development priorities.
Insights from the discussions will inform engagement on the Africa #tradeagenda in the #G20 and other global forums.
ℹ️ Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4ru3ISo
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On the sidelines of #UNGA80, Minister @Dr_Arakwiye co-chaired a High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution (@HACplastic) meeting.
"If we focus on common ground, maintain ambition and approach the task with pragmatism and resolve, we can achieve the treaty we seek."
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
"Opportunities do not just lie in having raw materials but in how we advance to produce value-added."
Stressing trade can't be 'climate-blind', Kekeletso Mashigo of #SouthAfrica stresses cross-cutting challenges experienced by developing countries in transitioning to net-zero.
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
The @GENetwork is at the opening of the #GenevaTradeWeek 2025!
Bringing together experts & ambassadors to the @WTO, this event will spur discussion on a proactive, forward-looking agenda on trade & sustainability and how to advance it.
▶️ genevatradeweek.ch/agenda/tr…
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
"Sustainability, benefit-sharing & supply security are not in opposition. We can achieve them only in combination."
@WRFSwitzerland President Bruno Oberle closes the #WRF25, stressing key messages include the need for transparency in governance based on science & data.
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
Countries are negotiating a global #PlasticsTreaty to help #BeatPlasticPollution.
We need a fair deal that tackles the full life-cycle of plastics, reflects the @CIJ_ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change & supports a shift away from fossil fuels.
Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs retweeted
This week, @antonioguterres delivered a major address on the world’s climate, stressing that renewable energy is the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century.
“This is our moment of opportunity,” he said.
More on the Secretary-General's speech: un.org/en/climatechange/mome…
