The fifth edition of Trade and Environment Week, to be held from 7 to 11 October at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) headquarters in Geneva and virtually, will feature a high-level event on the theme "Trade for Clean Energy Transition for All", in addition to 15 side events organized by WTO members on various environmental topics.
The week also includes a regular meeting of the WTO's Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE), a book talk and an art exhibition.
Complementing the regular work of the CTE, the Trade and Environment Week fosters discussions around trade-related environmental issues between the WTO and trade and environment stakeholders, providing an opportunity for WTO members to meet with business representatives, international organizations, academics, leading experts and civil society encouraging the exchange of concrete ideas.
The high-level event organized by the WTO Secretariat will feature Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Celeste Saulo, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization; Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency; Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (via video message); Bruce Gosper, Vice President of the Asian Development Bank; Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transition Commission; Ambassador Erwin Bollinger of Switzerland, Chairperson of the CTE; and Bertrand Piccard, Founder of Solar Impulse Foundation.