WTO at the Climate Change COP28

Event Title E-Commerce Event Title
COP28   Trade House Pavilion

Trade House Pavilion Programme

1 - 12 December - Thematic Arena 3, Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Leaders conversation
Stakeholders' dialogue
Launchpad

1 December

Live webcasting

Global Leaders Join Forces on Trade and Climate Change: The Opening of the Trade House Pavilion

Session partners: ICC, ITC, UNCTAD and WTO

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Pavilion opening reception

2 December

Live webcasting

Session info will be announced later.
Session host: ITC
A Positive Agenda for Trade, Climate and Development Goals
Session host: UNCTAD

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Trade Policy Tools for Climate Action
Session host: WTO

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3 December

Live webcasting

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Session host: ICC
It is time for action: Putting small business first for a just and inclusive green transition
Session host: ITC

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Expanding South-South Trade in Low Carbon Technologies for development and resilience
Session host: UNCTAD
Session partners: IRENA, South Centre and TESS

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Enabling a “Green Seize” of New Trade Opportunities for LDCs: Learning from the Covid-19 response to address the climate emergency
Session host: WTO
Session partners: ODI and EIF

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The Future of Trade in a Net Zero World
Session host: WTO
Session partner: European Climate Foundation

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4 December

Live webcasting

Stock Exchanges and climate action: financing the net zero transition
Session host: UNCTAD
Session partner: Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initaitive

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Decarbonizing shipping and logistics: What role for trade policy?
Session host: WTO

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Accelerating Zero Emission Maritime Shipping through Corporate Demand Lunch
Session host: ICC
Session partner: Amazon

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Leveraging sustainable finance for trade to create a sustainable future for all
Session host: ICC
Session partners: UAE Ministry of Economy and COP28 Presidency
Shaping Ministerial Leadership and Collective Action for Trade and Climate Change
Session partners: ICC, ITC, UNCTAD, WTO

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Climate Transition for SIDS, LLDCs and LDCs - role of trade and small businesses
Session host: ITC
Session partner: UN-OHRLLS

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Trade Day reception

5 December

Live webcasting

Towards a robust global carbon market: Addressing Leakage and Linkage
Session host: ICC

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Protecting the world's forests: small businesses learnings on deforestation-free Global Value Chains. How to adapt to changing frameworks?
Session Host: ITC

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Mitigating Climate Change with trade-related regulations
Session host: UNCTAD
Session partners: WTO, IISD and TESS Forum

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Key elements of a just transition that leave no one behind
Session host: UNCTAD

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Launch of the Steel Standards Principles: Unlocking Trade and the Global Market
Session host: WTO
Session partners: UNIDO/IDDI, Breakthrough Agenda

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Steel Standards Principles Reception

6 December

Live webcasting

Harnessing services trade for energy transition
Session host: UNCTAD

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Border Carbon Fees: Trade, Economic Development, and Global Emissions
Session host: WTO
Session partners: Silverado Policy Accelerator, Resources for the Future, and Climate Action Platform for Africa

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How can sustainable and inclusive finance accelerate gender equality and climate action in trade?
Session host: ITC
Session partners: Caribbean Development Bank and Asian Development Bank

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Driving small business climate action through skills and networks: the voices of ecosystem enablers and youth entrepreneurs
Session host: ITC

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Circular Economy – the Key to a Net-Zero World
Session host: ICC

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8 December

Live webcasting

How sustainable trade and waste management can support climate mitigation through addressing plastic pollution
Session host: UNCTAD
Session partners: BRS Convention and WTO
Trade and Fiscal Space: The Finance Question
Session host: UNCTAD

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The Trade, Climate, and Development Triangle: A call to action
Session host: WTO
Session partners: Europe Jaques Delors; Barbados (Office of the Prime Minister); TradeMark Africa

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Keeping cool at 1,5 degrees: Intergenerational Dialogues for the Future We Want
Session host: ITC

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Launch of ITC’s Green Performance Toolkit
Session host: ITC

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9 December

Live webcasting

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Session host: ICC
Restoring our Oceans: How WTO tackles harmful fisheries subsidies
Session host: WTO

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Decarbonizing ocean-based sectors through trade, investment, and technology policies
Session host: UNCTAD
Session partners: FAO, IMO, OECS and IOI

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Unlocking inclusion on Nature and Bioeconomy - the role of of trade
Session host: ITC Session partner: UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative

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Launch of IRENA-WTO publication on Trade Policies for Green Hydrogen
Session host: WTO
Session partner: IRENA

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10 December

Live webcasting

Global green deal: how would it fit the global south? How can the agroecology transition play a role in it?
Session host: ITC
Session partners: Fairtrade International and UNEP

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Trade and investment policy to advance the implementation of climate goals
Session host: UNCTAD
Session partner: WTO

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Shaping Sustainable Food Systems: Trade Dynamics and Agricultural Policies
Session host: WTO
Session partner: Clim-Eat

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Remaking the Global Trade System for a Sustainable Future: From COP28 to MC13
Session host: UNCTAD
Trading safely: Why stronger SPS systems matter for climate change resilience?
Session host: WTO
Session partner: Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)

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11 December

Live webcasting

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Session host: ICC
International Dimensions of the EU CBAM and Climate Related Trade Measures
Session host: WTO
Session partner: European Roundtable for Climate Change and sustainable transition (ERCST)

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The contribution of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) to the SDGs: the role of trade policy
Session host: UNCTAD

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Session host: ITC
Session info will be announced later.
Session host: WTO

12 December

Live webcasting

Session info will be announced later.
Session host: ITC
Session info will be announced later.
Session host: WTO