Alongside COP29, the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate held a roundtable on priorities and opportunities for collective trade action and cooperation to achieve climate goals.
Participants shared their experiences and perspectives on concrete trade-related actions and collaborations that can advance climate goals and support inclusive cooperation on trade, climate and sustainable development.
The Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate brings together 64 Ministers of a diversity of countries from different regions with varying levels of development, climate vulnerabilities and trade circumstances.
The event took place on 15 November 2024 at 14h00 - 15h00 AZT in the COP 29 Trade and Investment House Pavilion (Blue Zone).
Moderator: Bernice Lee OBE, Hoffmann Distinguished Fellow, Chatham House
Coalition Ministers and representatives
H.E. Luis Alberto Jaramillo, Minister for Production, Trade, Investment, and Fisheries, Ecuador, Coalition co-lead (video message)
H.E. Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President & Commissioner for Trade, European Union, Coalition co-lead (video message)
Rachel Kyte CMG, UK Special Envoy on Climate, United Kingdom
H.E. James Baxter, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the WTO
Senior Leaders from multilateral organizations
H.E. Selwin Charles Hart, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition
Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
Roundtable participants
H.E. Mohamed Nasheed, Secretary-General, Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)
Ben Backwell, CEO, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Chair Elect, Global Renewables Alliance (GRA)
Saliem Fakir, Founder and Executive Director of the African Climate Foundation (ACF)
Marit Kitaw, Interim Director, African Minerals Development Center (AMDC)
Dominic Waughray, Executive Vice President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Andrew Wilson, Deputy Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Theo Mitchell, Director, Climate - Europe and International, Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
Hans Verolme, Senior Strategic Advisor, Forest, Agriculture & Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue
Closing remarks
H.E. Erwin Bollinger, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the WTO, Switzerland, Chair of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE)
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