Along with renewed calls for action to address climate change at the WTO, APEC and the G20, the recently released U.S. 2021 trade agenda calls for new trade policies and initiatives to address the global climate crisis.
Please join WITA as our NextGenTrade® initiative brings together an expert panel to examine how we can increase trade in environmental goods, technologies and services through bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements.
Event to be held virtually on Zoom
WITA Webinar Featuring:
Maureen Hinman, Silverado Policy Accelerator, former Director for Environment and Natural Resources at the Office of the United States Trade Representative
Mark Linscott, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council/Senior Advisor, The Asia Group
Sarah Thorn, Senior Director, Global Government Affairs, Walmart
Ambassador Vangelis Vitalis, New Zealand Deputy Secretary Trade and Economic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
WITA is Grateful to our Trade & Environment Series Sponsors:
Please contact Diego Anez (DAnez@wita.org) if you wish to sponsor the series
Tentative Series Events List (order TBD)
Trading for Good
NextGenTrade® Agreements
Carbon Border Adjustment Measures
Beyond Paris (Regulatory/Systems focus)
Trade and the Circular Economy
Subsidies – the Good, the Green, and the Ugly
The Next Trade War: Trade in Natural Resources (fisheries, timber, critical minerals)