Achim Steiner - WTO / UNEP Report on trade and climate change

http://www.wto.org/ 26.06.09

WTO and UNEP launch a report explaining for the first time the connections between trade and climate change.
The world cannot continue with business as usual and there is a profound need for a successful conclusion to the current negotiations on both climate change and trade opening.

The WTO and UNEP are partners in the pursuit of sustainable development and this report is the outcome of collaborative research between the WTO and UNEP.

Both Steiner and Lamy urge the international community to seal an equitable and decisive deal at the crucial UN climate convention meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009. They also urge nations to conclude the Doha trade round which includes opening trade in environmental goods and services, a complementary track towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions to scientifically-defensible levels.

Find out the press release on the WTO website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres09_e/pr559_e.htm

More video clips about trade and environment are available:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8A82516096ACA6AF

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