Des résultats pour l’environnement à la CM12

The briefing outlines key environmental priorities for the WTO's MC12, focusing on fisheries subsidies, climate policy alignment with the Paris Agreement, and several member-led initiatives. It highlights the 'Structured Discussions on Trade and Environmental Sustainability' (TESSD), a ministerial declaration on plastic pollution, and a proposal for fossil fuel subsidy reform. The author emphasizes that success depends on integrating the needs of developing countries through enhanced 'Aid for Trade' and inclusive dialogue to avoid a two-speed global green economy.

• A primary environmental goal for ministers at MC12 is to reach a balanced and significant agreement on fisheries subsidies to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, as well as overcapacity and overfishing, which deplete global fish stocks and damage marine ecosystems.
• The Structured Discussions on Trade and Environmental Sustainability (TESSD), launched in November 2020 by 53 WTO members and co-sponsored by Canada and Costa Rica, provides an informal space to align trade policies with the Paris Agreement, biodiversity restoration, and circular economies.
• Over 65 WTO members intend to issue a ministerial declaration on plastic pollution at MC12, building on the Informal Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Trade in Plastics (DIP) initiated in November 2020 by 16 members, including China and Fiji.
• A group of 43 WTO members, including the US, Japan, the UK, and the EU, plan to issue a declaration to reform fossil fuel subsidies, aiming for ambitious disciplines on inefficient subsidies and improved transparency before the 13th Ministerial Conference.
• The document argues that environmental progress at the WTO requires significant support for developing countries through financing, capacity building, and technical assistance, specifically by expanding 'Aid for Trade' to include environmental objectives.
• The main obstacle to multilateral environmental efforts is the challenge of combining environmental ambition with an approach that treats developing countries as partners, ensuring their trade priorities and sustainable development interests are met to prevent a 'two-speed' global green economy.

APA

Birkbeck, C. D. (n.d.). Des résultats pour l’environnement à la CM12. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/fr/node/16158

Chicago

Birkbeck, Carolyn Deere. Des résultats pour l’environnement à la CM12. International Institute for Sustainable Development, n.d. https://www.iisd.org/fr/node/16158.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{birkbecknddes, author = {Birkbeck, Carolyn Deere}, title = {{Des résultats pour l’environnement à la CM12}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/fr/node/16158}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }