#WTO Berita
Karbon & Cuaca
In landmark deforestation case, WTO finds EU discriminated against palm oil in setting biofuel rules
The international trade body backed the EU’s decision to impose rules against palm oil as a biofuel due to emission risks but said the bloc failed to properly implement them, validating complaints by trade partner Malaysia.
Pembuatan
EU carbon border levy could hurt Asian developing countries, yet do little to cut emissions: ADB
India's key export industries such as steel could be hit by the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which are designed to make sure Europe’s decarbonisation efforts are not undermined by trade partners with weaker pollution standards.
Polisi & Kewangan
Will the EU’s deforestation law keep forests standing?
Many welcome the EU’s new regulation for deforestation-free commodities, but concerns over the impact on small-scale farmers abound.
Polisi & Kewangan
World needs global carbon price and tax reform for carbon-heavy trade – or will miss 2030 climate goals, warns WTO chief
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, told the World Economic Forum that decarbonising global trade and supply chains must occur in a way that does not disadvantage the Global South.
Makanan & Pertanian
Restoring nature could depend on how countries help farmers
Polisi & Kewangan
FAO calls for ‘blue transformation’ as seafood production swells
Polisi & Kewangan
7 trends that will shape sustainability in 2022
#WTO Pendapat
Engaging the world’s largest polluter on climate solutions has not been smooth sailing. Supply chains are highly inter-connected and businesses find that they need to tread along a tightrope between China and the West, even on climate.
Polisi & Kewangan
The case for free trade in environmental goods
Liberalising cross-border flows of green products and services could be the key to saving the planet.
Makanan & Pertanian
Governing the right to food
By emphasising a multi-stakeholder approach to political decision-making, international institutions have enabled corporate actors to dominate the conversation about how and what we eat. But addressing hunger and malnutrition requires a strategy that focuses on human rights and government accountability.
It can provide a wider choice of green products such as energy saving appliances, e-vehicles, and sustainable building materials. Government departments can be mandated to purchase such products, and the aggregation of demand can nudge manufacturers to reduce the carbon footprint of their products and seek green certification.
Makanan & Pertanian
Food security is national security
Makanan & Pertanian
Fixing our failing food systems
Polisi & Kewangan
The 'mutation' of vaccine apartheid
Karbon & Cuaca
How to avert a climate catastrophe
