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🎥 What were the key takeaways from last week’s #WTOPublicForum?

@alicetipping.bsky.social explains that excitement surrounded the entry into force of the @wto.org Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, but concerns are rising about the growing politicization of trade policy.

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If you’re at @genevatrade-gtp.bsky.social Geneva Trade Week or the @wto.org Public Forum next week, come say hi!

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After more than two decades of negotiations, members of the World Trade Organization concluded an Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies in June 2022. This new tre... The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: What it means and why it matters

Why does the @WTO fisheries agreement matter? And what does it mean for #SustainableDevelopment? 🎣 📃

This video from @alicetipping.bsky.social breaks it down.

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🐟 Ongoing #FisheriesSubsidies negotiations at the @wto.org are building on the 2022 Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies – known as “Fish 1”.

#Fish1 bans subsidies when they are the most harmful to marine life & coastal communities’ livelihoods. 🪸 🏝️

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Just 1️⃣5️⃣ more ratifications for the @WTO 🐟 deal to enter into force!

With Moldova's acceptance, 96 members are on board to curb harmful fishing subsidies. Let’s keep pushing forward to protect fish stocks & coastal communities. 🌏

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Last week, we hosted the final Global Stakeholder Dialogue on Border Carbon Adjustments, bringing together experts to shape fair & effective #BCA guidelines. 🌎

Guidance is 🔑 to avoiding regulatory fragmentation, protecting developing countries & preventing protectionism.

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In the lull between one set of major tariff announcements and the next, here is how I think we can think about it all.

Looking forward to this exchange on exactly the question that’s not getting enough airtime this week: what does a trade war mean for those not (yet) in it, in particular for developing countries?

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My sense is also that a number of governments want to put both texts (the 2022 agreement and the second part) up for approval at once. And because that second part feels so close, they keep waiting and the numbers slow down.

How to stop Donald Trump exporting trade wars [FREE TO READ] Distortions from US tariffs need not be disastrous

My Trade Secrets today. There’s a widespread fear that Trump protectionism will make China Shock 2.0 worse and export trade wars round the globe.

Continuing my irrepressible optimism, I think there’s a good chance we can avoid it.

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Hello new Bluesky followers! Here’s some solid, useful trade work my colleagues @ibarsauskaite.bsky.social and Tristan Irschlinger published recently: how to tackle plastic pollution (which we can and should) without annoying trading partners….

I’m still not sure I got this totally right, so call it a conversation starter. How do you all think we need to think about the year ahead in trade?

This deserved to be re-upped for Bluesky folks….

This is what happens when your comms team is so good they don’t need to ask you what to do. @mariabarral.bsky.social @carlysikina.bsky.social

Cairns and African groups in novel effort to break WTO farm talks’ deadlock Will unprecedented collaboration shake off long-standing blockages and sterile arguments over process?

Will unprecedented collaboration shake off long-standing blockages in the WTO agriculture negotiations and sterile arguments over process?

The Cairns and African groups report progress in their first-ever dialogue, starting with domestic subsidies, but a lot still lies ahead.

Thanks Markus!

The WTO and Fisheries Subsidies: Where are we, exactly? What are the latest developments in WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations, focusing on marine conservation, community impact, and sustainable fishing practices? Tristan Irschlinger offers a comprehensi...

For the ocean crowd here, an update on the WTO talks on fisheries subsidies. We are very very close! www.iisd.org/articles/dee... @ubcoceans.bsky.social @wwf.de and others!

YouTube video by iisdvideo Understanding Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs)

A first offering: my brilliant colleague @aaroncosbey.bsky.social explains border carbon adjustments and what governments need to cooperate on, here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=XnqK...

Thanks Ieva! Happy Friday everyone :)

Thanks Jonathan and hello Bluesky folks!