Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
@carolyndeere.bsky.social
Executive Director & Founder
Forum on Trade, Environment & SDGs @tessforum.bsky.social
Housed at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Forum on Trade, Environment & SDGs @tessforum.bsky.social
Housed at the Geneva Graduate Institute
♻️Proud to share this new TESS publication series on Net Zero Pathways & Implications for Developing Countries, offering:
➡️ Excellent expert analysis on sectoral transformations shaping net-zero pathways & implications for developing countries.
➡️ Concrete suggestions on priorities for cooperation.
➡️ Excellent expert analysis on sectoral transformations shaping net-zero pathways & implications for developing countries.
➡️ Concrete suggestions on priorities for cooperation.
🌍 Discussions during COP30 have highlighted the wide range of transformations taking place on the road to net zero, from agriculture, & industry, to oceans, forests, & finance.
Contributions to the series examine issues relevant to many of COP30’s thematic areas.
🔗Full Series: bit.ly/4o7qayI
Contributions to the series examine issues relevant to many of COP30’s thematic areas.
🔗Full Series: bit.ly/4o7qayI
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
♻️Proud to share this new TESS publication series on Net Zero Pathways & Implications for Developing Countries, offering:
➡️ Excellent expert analysis on sectoral transformations shaping net-zero pathways & implications for developing countries.
➡️ Concrete suggestions on priorities for cooperation.
➡️ Excellent expert analysis on sectoral transformations shaping net-zero pathways & implications for developing countries.
➡️ Concrete suggestions on priorities for cooperation.
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
🌿 TESS is delighted to welcome Dominic Coppens as Senior Fellow on Trade, Climate & Sustainable Development.
Dominic is a Professor of International Economic Law at Maastricht University and brings extensive experience in international trade and environmental law.
Welcome on board!
Dominic is a Professor of International Economic Law at Maastricht University and brings extensive experience in international trade and environmental law.
Welcome on board!
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🌿 TESS is delighted to welcome Dominic Coppens as Senior Fellow on Trade, Climate & Sustainable Development.
Dominic is a Professor of International Economic Law at Maastricht University and brings extensive experience in international trade and environmental law.
Welcome on board!
Dominic is a Professor of International Economic Law at Maastricht University and brings extensive experience in international trade and environmental law.
Welcome on board!
These Synergies articles offer timely contributions to today’s #COP30 discussions on agriculture, food systems & security, & fisheries. The Synergies series has brought together an impressive range of expert voices exploring how international cooperation on trade can support climate & SDGs. 🌍
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🌱 Today’s COP30 thematic focus on agriculture, food systems, food security, and fisheries offers a timely opportunity to build on insights from our Synergies series directly relevant to today’s discussions.
🌱 Today’s COP30 thematic focus on agriculture, food systems, food security, and fisheries offers a timely opportunity to build on insights from our Synergies series directly relevant to today’s discussions.
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
These Synergies articles offer timely contributions to today’s #COP30 discussions on agriculture, food systems & security, & fisheries. The Synergies series has brought together an impressive range of expert voices exploring how international cooperation on trade can support climate & SDGs. 🌍
These @tessforum.bsky.social briefing notes from the Trade, Climate & Net Zero Pathways series offer insights on how climate impacts are reshaping agriculture and fisheries & what this means for trade and resilience – issues at the heart of today’s thematic discussions at @cop30brazil.bsky.social. 🌱
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
These @tessforum.bsky.social briefing notes from the Trade, Climate & Net Zero Pathways series offer insights on how climate impacts are reshaping agriculture and fisheries & what this means for trade and resilience – issues at the heart of today’s thematic discussions at @cop30brazil.bsky.social. 🌱
🌍 #COP30 is putting the global spotlight on the urgent need for accelerated action on the climate crisis.
In this Synergies article C Bellmann & I outline a seven-point global cooperation agenda on trade, climate, & sustainable development.
@tessforum.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social @wto.org
In this Synergies article C Bellmann & I outline a seven-point global cooperation agenda on trade, climate, & sustainable development.
@tessforum.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social @wto.org
🌿 At #COP30 a key task for governments & stakeholders will be to forge a global cooperation agenda on trade, climate, & sustainable development.
This Synergies article outlines a seven-point agenda that could be pursued at the WTO, UNFCCC, & other international fora.
Article: bit.ly/47OfIpK
This Synergies article outlines a seven-point agenda that could be pursued at the WTO, UNFCCC, & other international fora.
Article: bit.ly/47OfIpK
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🌍 #COP30 is putting the global spotlight on the urgent need for accelerated action on the climate crisis.
In this Synergies article C Bellmann & I outline a seven-point global cooperation agenda on trade, climate, & sustainable development.
@tessforum.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social @wto.org
In this Synergies article C Bellmann & I outline a seven-point global cooperation agenda on trade, climate, & sustainable development.
@tessforum.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social @wto.org
🌿 This short video captures the energy and shared purpose that shaped TCSD 2025 — and that continues to guide our work at #COP30. Trade cooperation is central to achieving ambitious, fair, and effective climate action, and to building the trust and partnerships needed for progress.
🌿 As #COP30 in Belém reaches the halfway point, a key challenge is for the trade and climate architectures to work together to drive climate action, resilience, and justice.
This short video captures the spirit and messages of our TCSD panel on COP30.
🎥 bit.ly/4nURVKQ
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
This short video captures the spirit and messages of our TCSD panel on COP30.
🎥 bit.ly/4nURVKQ
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
TESS message for COP30
On building bridges across trade and climate communities!
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November 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🌿 This short video captures the energy and shared purpose that shaped TCSD 2025 — and that continues to guide our work at #COP30. Trade cooperation is central to achieving ambitious, fair, and effective climate action, and to building the trust and partnerships needed for progress.
Hot off the press, @trademinclimate.bsky.social just released a brochure highlighting a sample of collaborative actions taken by Coalition Members to advance cooperation at the nexus of trade, climate, and sustainable development.
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/3LL5QWt
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/3LL5QWt
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hot off the press, @trademinclimate.bsky.social just released a brochure highlighting a sample of collaborative actions taken by Coalition Members to advance cooperation at the nexus of trade, climate, and sustainable development.
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/3LL5QWt
Read it here 👉 bit.ly/3LL5QWt
Affordable access to climate technologies will be decisive for achieving global climate goals — and for ensuring a just transition. Delighted that TESS will join colleagues from UNCTAD, IISD, and Youth Negotiators at #COP30 for this important exchange on how trade cooperation can contribute. 🌍
🌍 Alongside COP30, TESS, UN Trade & Development (UNCTAD), International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), & Youth Negotiators will host a session “Affordable Access to Technologies Vital to Achieving Climate Goals.”
🗓️ 15 November 2025 | 09:00-09:45 (BRT)
More information: bit.ly/47CXglo
🗓️ 15 November 2025 | 09:00-09:45 (BRT)
More information: bit.ly/47CXglo
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Affordable access to climate technologies will be decisive for achieving global climate goals — and for ensuring a just transition. Delighted that TESS will join colleagues from UNCTAD, IISD, and Youth Negotiators at #COP30 for this important exchange on how trade cooperation can contribute. 🌍
🌾 Delighted that @tessforum.bsky.social is collaborating with FACT Dialogue at #COP30 on this event on ways cooperation on trade can support sustainable agriculture, inclusive agri-food systems, and climate goals.
🌿 Alongside COP30, TESS and the FACT Dialogue will host a session on “Fostering International Cooperation on Trade, Sustainable Agriculture, & Deforestation: The Importance of Smallholder Inclusion in Sustainable Agri-Food Chains.”
🗓️ 15 November | 15:30–16:30 (BRT)
More information: bit.ly/3WTF8gO
🗓️ 15 November | 15:30–16:30 (BRT)
More information: bit.ly/3WTF8gO
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🌾 Delighted that @tessforum.bsky.social is collaborating with FACT Dialogue at #COP30 on this event on ways cooperation on trade can support sustainable agriculture, inclusive agri-food systems, and climate goals.
Delighted to be speaking today at a webinar co-hosted by ODI Global & Trade Negotiations Investment Forum on “Bridging climate and trade policy: Africa’s road from ACS2 to COP30 and MC14”.
Our Executive Director @carolyndeere.bsky.social will be speaking today at a webinar co-hosted by ODI Global & Trade Negotiations Investment Forum on “Bridging climate and trade policy: Africa’s road from ACS2 to COP30 and MC14”.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Delighted to be speaking today at a webinar co-hosted by ODI Global & Trade Negotiations Investment Forum on “Bridging climate and trade policy: Africa’s road from ACS2 to COP30 and MC14”.
🌿So pleased that TESS Forum is working again with great colleagues at LeadIT on this #COP30 event on how trade & international cooperation can help deliver the technologies & partnerships needed for faster, equitable industrial decarbonization.
@tessforum.bsky.social @leadit.bsky.social
@tessforum.bsky.social @leadit.bsky.social
⚙️ Join us live at #COP30 with LeadIT
Alongside COP30, TESS and the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) will host a session on industrial decarbonisation.
🗓️ 14 November | 15:00–16:00 (BRT)
More information: bit.ly/4867wCB
@leadit.bsky.social @wipo.int @afphafrica.bsky.social l
Alongside COP30, TESS and the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) will host a session on industrial decarbonisation.
🗓️ 14 November | 15:00–16:00 (BRT)
More information: bit.ly/4867wCB
@leadit.bsky.social @wipo.int @afphafrica.bsky.social l
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🌿So pleased that TESS Forum is working again with great colleagues at LeadIT on this #COP30 event on how trade & international cooperation can help deliver the technologies & partnerships needed for faster, equitable industrial decarbonization.
@tessforum.bsky.social @leadit.bsky.social
@tessforum.bsky.social @leadit.bsky.social
🌍 In this latest Synergies article Christophe Bellmann, Yasmin Ismail, Brian Kelly Nyaga, and I review options on how enhanced international cooperation could help foster coherence, transparency, and equity in the design and implementation of trade–climate measures.
@wto.org @tessforum.bsky.social
@wto.org @tessforum.bsky.social
🌍 In this latest Synergies article Christophe Bellmann, Carolyn Birkbeck, Yasmin Ismail, & Brian K. Nyaga review options on how international cooperation could help foster greater coherence, transparency, & equity in the design and implementation of trade-climate measures.
💡 Article: bit.ly/4qOztpZ
💡 Article: bit.ly/4qOztpZ
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 AM
🌍 In this latest Synergies article Christophe Bellmann, Yasmin Ismail, Brian Kelly Nyaga, and I review options on how enhanced international cooperation could help foster coherence, transparency, and equity in the design and implementation of trade–climate measures.
@wto.org @tessforum.bsky.social
@wto.org @tessforum.bsky.social
🌱 In this latest Synergies article, Marit Y. Kitaw and Yasmin Ismail share their views on how Africa can leverage its growing strategic importance in the critical minerals market to promote value addition, regional economic diversification, and green industrialization.
🌍 In this latest Synergies article, Marit Y. Kitaw & Yasmin Ismail share their views on how Africa can leverage its growing strategic importance in the critical minerals market to promote value addition, regional economic diversification, & green industrialization.
Read the article: bit.ly/47CTQ0B
Read the article: bit.ly/47CTQ0B
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
🌱 In this latest Synergies article, Marit Y. Kitaw and Yasmin Ismail share their views on how Africa can leverage its growing strategic importance in the critical minerals market to promote value addition, regional economic diversification, and green industrialization.
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
🌿 In this latest Synergies article, Alfonso Medinilla of ECDPM shares his views on how developing countries can navigate the EU’s evolving green trade architecture, & engage more proactively to shape their implementation.
💡 Article: bit.ly/47socCP
@amedinil.bsky.social @ecdpm.org @ec.europa.eu
💡 Article: bit.ly/47socCP
@amedinil.bsky.social @ecdpm.org @ec.europa.eu
October 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
🌿 In this latest Synergies article, Alfonso Medinilla of ECDPM shares his views on how developing countries can navigate the EU’s evolving green trade architecture, & engage more proactively to shape their implementation.
💡 Article: bit.ly/47socCP
@amedinil.bsky.social @ecdpm.org @ec.europa.eu
💡 Article: bit.ly/47socCP
@amedinil.bsky.social @ecdpm.org @ec.europa.eu
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
🌿 That’s a wrap on TCSD 2025!
TCSD 2025 brought together a wide range of experts, policymakers, & partners for two days of rich exchanges.
A big thank you to all speakers, participants, & partners for contributing to an inspiring conference. 🌍
Panel recordings bit.ly/47nZeV5
Photos bit.ly/4obEgQK
TCSD 2025 brought together a wide range of experts, policymakers, & partners for two days of rich exchanges.
A big thank you to all speakers, participants, & partners for contributing to an inspiring conference. 🌍
Panel recordings bit.ly/47nZeV5
Photos bit.ly/4obEgQK
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🌿 That’s a wrap on TCSD 2025!
TCSD 2025 brought together a wide range of experts, policymakers, & partners for two days of rich exchanges.
A big thank you to all speakers, participants, & partners for contributing to an inspiring conference. 🌍
Panel recordings bit.ly/47nZeV5
Photos bit.ly/4obEgQK
TCSD 2025 brought together a wide range of experts, policymakers, & partners for two days of rich exchanges.
A big thank you to all speakers, participants, & partners for contributing to an inspiring conference. 🌍
Panel recordings bit.ly/47nZeV5
Photos bit.ly/4obEgQK
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
🌿 In this latest Synergies article, drawing on insights from LeadIT and SEI's recently published report, Aaron Maltais & Timothy Suljada explore how cooperation on industrial policy can build shared opportunities for green transformation.
Synergies article bit.ly/4owSM5b
SEI report bit.ly/47DTTKI
Synergies article bit.ly/4owSM5b
SEI report bit.ly/47DTTKI
October 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🌿 In this latest Synergies article, drawing on insights from LeadIT and SEI's recently published report, Aaron Maltais & Timothy Suljada explore how cooperation on industrial policy can build shared opportunities for green transformation.
Synergies article bit.ly/4owSM5b
SEI report bit.ly/47DTTKI
Synergies article bit.ly/4owSM5b
SEI report bit.ly/47DTTKI
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
🌍 The first edition of the TESS Annual Conference on Trade, Climate, & Sustainable Development (TCSD) will take place next week (23–24/10). Several sessions will be open to the public, see details below.
Panel 1
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Panel 2
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Panel 3
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Panel 4
bit.ly/3LkUqZe
Panel 1
bit.ly/42Pv1wT
Panel 2
bit.ly/4hjCdqU
Panel 3
bit.ly/3Jdmu0a
Panel 4
bit.ly/3LkUqZe
October 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🌍 The first edition of the TESS Annual Conference on Trade, Climate, & Sustainable Development (TCSD) will take place next week (23–24/10). Several sessions will be open to the public, see details below.
Panel 1
bit.ly/42Pv1wT
Panel 2
bit.ly/4hjCdqU
Panel 3
bit.ly/3Jdmu0a
Panel 4
bit.ly/3LkUqZe
Panel 1
bit.ly/42Pv1wT
Panel 2
bit.ly/4hjCdqU
Panel 3
bit.ly/3Jdmu0a
Panel 4
bit.ly/3LkUqZe
🌍 New TESS Publication Series on Trade, Climate, and Net Zero Pathways
🌍 During Geneva Trade Week 2025, TESS launched a compilation of sectoral briefing notes: “Trade, climate, and net zero pathways: Scenarios and implications for developing countries and climate-resilient development.”
🔗 Explore the series here: bit.ly/3IFbjx7
#TradeAndSustainability #NetZero #GTW25
🔗 Explore the series here: bit.ly/3IFbjx7
#TradeAndSustainability #NetZero #GTW25
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🌍 New TESS Publication Series on Trade, Climate, and Net Zero Pathways
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
🌍 Join us at the WTO Public Forum (17–18 Sep) & Geneva Trade Week (15–18 Sep), where TESS will be organizing and participating in a range of events on trade and sustainability!
📑 Full programme details, including registration information, are available on our website:
tessforum.org/latest/tess-...
📑 Full programme details, including registration information, are available on our website:
tessforum.org/latest/tess-...
TESS at the WTO Public Forum and Geneva Trade Week 2025
tessforum.org
September 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🌍 Join us at the WTO Public Forum (17–18 Sep) & Geneva Trade Week (15–18 Sep), where TESS will be organizing and participating in a range of events on trade and sustainability!
📑 Full programme details, including registration information, are available on our website:
tessforum.org/latest/tess-...
📑 Full programme details, including registration information, are available on our website:
tessforum.org/latest/tess-...
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
🌍 TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Opening Plenary
On Monday 15 September, TESS will open #GenevaTradeWeek 2025 with the plenary:
Taking the Pulse on the Trade and Sustainability Agenda: Where to Next for International Cooperation?
📖 Event details: bit.ly/466NrtO
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nkzwan
On Monday 15 September, TESS will open #GenevaTradeWeek 2025 with the plenary:
Taking the Pulse on the Trade and Sustainability Agenda: Where to Next for International Cooperation?
📖 Event details: bit.ly/466NrtO
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nkzwan
September 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🌍 TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Opening Plenary
On Monday 15 September, TESS will open #GenevaTradeWeek 2025 with the plenary:
Taking the Pulse on the Trade and Sustainability Agenda: Where to Next for International Cooperation?
📖 Event details: bit.ly/466NrtO
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nkzwan
On Monday 15 September, TESS will open #GenevaTradeWeek 2025 with the plenary:
Taking the Pulse on the Trade and Sustainability Agenda: Where to Next for International Cooperation?
📖 Event details: bit.ly/466NrtO
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nkzwan
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
🌱 TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Expert Roundtable on Agriculture & Trade
On Monday 15 September, TESS will convene the expert roundtable:
Fostering Opportunities for Cooperation on Sustainable Agriculture and Trade: So, How Do We Get There?
📖 Event details: bit.ly/4mi8Lmo
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4m9n8cC
On Monday 15 September, TESS will convene the expert roundtable:
Fostering Opportunities for Cooperation on Sustainable Agriculture and Trade: So, How Do We Get There?
📖 Event details: bit.ly/4mi8Lmo
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4m9n8cC
September 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
🌱 TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Expert Roundtable on Agriculture & Trade
On Monday 15 September, TESS will convene the expert roundtable:
Fostering Opportunities for Cooperation on Sustainable Agriculture and Trade: So, How Do We Get There?
📖 Event details: bit.ly/4mi8Lmo
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4m9n8cC
On Monday 15 September, TESS will convene the expert roundtable:
Fostering Opportunities for Cooperation on Sustainable Agriculture and Trade: So, How Do We Get There?
📖 Event details: bit.ly/4mi8Lmo
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4m9n8cC
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
♻️ TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Expert Roundtable on Circular Economy (16/09)
TESS, UNCTAD, WEF, Circular Innovation Lab, & the Ellen MacArthur Foundation are convening a session on key aspects of the trade & circular economy interface.
📖 Event details: bit.ly/4gfBYgj
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3HS8zvX
TESS, UNCTAD, WEF, Circular Innovation Lab, & the Ellen MacArthur Foundation are convening a session on key aspects of the trade & circular economy interface.
📖 Event details: bit.ly/4gfBYgj
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3HS8zvX
September 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
♻️ TESS at Geneva Trade Week, Expert Roundtable on Circular Economy (16/09)
TESS, UNCTAD, WEF, Circular Innovation Lab, & the Ellen MacArthur Foundation are convening a session on key aspects of the trade & circular economy interface.
📖 Event details: bit.ly/4gfBYgj
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3HS8zvX
TESS, UNCTAD, WEF, Circular Innovation Lab, & the Ellen MacArthur Foundation are convening a session on key aspects of the trade & circular economy interface.
📖 Event details: bit.ly/4gfBYgj
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3HS8zvX
Reposted by Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
📢 Launch of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics
On August 4, a new report will offer an up-to-date assessment of the links between health and plastic pollution.
Find out more and register ⤵️ tessforum.org/latest/launc...
On August 4, a new report will offer an up-to-date assessment of the links between health and plastic pollution.
Find out more and register ⤵️ tessforum.org/latest/launc...
TESS - Launch Event: Announcing The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics
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July 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📢 Launch of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics
On August 4, a new report will offer an up-to-date assessment of the links between health and plastic pollution.
Find out more and register ⤵️ tessforum.org/latest/launc...
On August 4, a new report will offer an up-to-date assessment of the links between health and plastic pollution.
Find out more and register ⤵️ tessforum.org/latest/launc...
Pleased to share the 12th edition of the TESS Quarterly Update! 🌍✨
☀️The update provides a brief review of some key activities that TESS has pursued over the past months to help connect the dots & foster inclusive cooperation at the nexus of trade, environment, & sustainable development. 🌱
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☀️The update provides a brief review of some key activities that TESS has pursued over the past months to help connect the dots & foster inclusive cooperation at the nexus of trade, environment, & sustainable development. 🌱
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July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Pleased to share the 12th edition of the TESS Quarterly Update! 🌍✨
☀️The update provides a brief review of some key activities that TESS has pursued over the past months to help connect the dots & foster inclusive cooperation at the nexus of trade, environment, & sustainable development. 🌱
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☀️The update provides a brief review of some key activities that TESS has pursued over the past months to help connect the dots & foster inclusive cooperation at the nexus of trade, environment, & sustainable development. 🌱
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