Event Virtual
WTO Trade and Environment Week 2020
The WTO Trade and Environment Week 2020 is taking place from 16 to 20 November. This global forum will explore issues at the forefront of the trade and environment agenda; showcase successful experiences on how to make global trade more sustainable, resilient and inclusive; and exchange concrete ideas on the role of trade and the WTO in building back greener from the COVID-19 crisis.
During the WTO Trade and Environment Week 2020, a series of events and workshops will be led by WTO Members, along with a high-level session co-hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme and the WTO Secretariat. Events throughout the week are held in conjunction with the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE), whose second meeting of the year will start on 16 November and resume on 20 November 2020.
Monday 16 November
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Meeting of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) | WTO | 10:00-13:00 CET
- WTO-UNEP High Level Event: Environment and Trade for a Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery from COVID-19 | WTO and UNEP | 15:00-16:30 CET
- A Stakeholder Perspective on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development | IISD | 17:00-18:00 CET
Tuesday 17 November
- Launch of the Structured Discussions on Trade and Environmental Sustainability | Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, European Union, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and Chinese Taipei | 9:30-11:00 CET
- WTO Informal Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade | China and Fiji | 11:15-12:45 CET
- Sustainable Living and International Trade: Achieving mutual supportiveness – Costa Rica’s portrayal of sustainable economic recovery post COVID-19 | Costa Rica | 16:15-17:45 CET
Wednesday 18 November
- Roundtable: Stakeholder Priorities for a Forward-looking WTO Agenda on Environmental Sustainability and Trade | The Geneva Trade Platform, UNEP Environment and Trade Hub, and The Graduate Institute’s Global Governance Center and Chatham House Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy | 9:15-10:45 CET
- Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Recovery Efforts: Tapping into trade facilitation as an effective response tool | Barbados, The Commonwealth Secretariat, Newcastle University and The University of West Indies | 11:00-12:30 CET
- Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform as Part of a Green COVID-19 Recovery | New Zealand | 12:45-14:15 CET
- The Global Plastic Action Partnership – Lessons Learned | United Kingdom and Global Plastic Action
Partnership | 14:45-16:15 CET - E-commerce and Climate Change in the COVID-19 Era: A game changer for the green economic recovery? | Canada, France and the International Chamber of Commerce | 16:30-18:00 CET
Thursday 19 November
- Fight Against Plastic Pollution and Role of Trade Policy: A stakeholder’s view | France and the Netherlands | 9:30-11:00 CET
- The Future of Trade and Environment: Interactions with Geneva’s Youth | Barbados and Germany | 12:00-13:30 CET
Friday 20 November
- Meeting of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) | WTO | 10:00-13:00 CET
- Meeting of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) | WTO | 15:00-18:00 CET