#WTO News
Delivering his address at the World Economic Forum, vice-premier Ding Xuexiang said China’s green pursuits are long-term and not “an act of expediency”. He is the first senior Chinese leader to address concerns over an imminent tariff war since US president Donald Trump kicked off his second term.
Carbon & Climate
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.
Manufacturing
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.
Policy & Finance
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.
Food & Agriculture
Restoring nature could depend on how countries help farmers
Policy & Finance
FAO calls for ‘blue transformation’ as seafood production swells
Policy & Finance
7 trends that will shape sustainability in 2022
#WTO Opinion
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.
Policy & Finance
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.
Food & Agriculture
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.
Food & Agriculture
Food security is national security
Food & Agriculture
Fixing our failing food systems
Policy & Finance
The 'mutation' of vaccine apartheid
Carbon & Climate
How to avert a climate catastrophe
