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
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. 🌱
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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📅 2 July
🕟 11:45
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: bit.ly/4lt4GLR
For the full #TradeandEnvironment program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
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🕟 11:45
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: bit.ly/4lt4GLR
For the full #TradeandEnvironment program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
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July 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
📅 2 July
🕟 11:45
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: bit.ly/4lt4GLR
For the full #TradeandEnvironment program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
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🕟 11:45
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: bit.ly/4lt4GLR
For the full #TradeandEnvironment program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
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Join us today at @wto.org #TradeandEnvironment for a session organized by Barbados, Chad & Pakistan with the cooperation of @tessforum.bsky.social to hear from a range of developing countries on “Trade, Climate Resilience and Development”.
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July 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Join us today at @wto.org #TradeandEnvironment for a session organized by Barbados, Chad & Pakistan with the cooperation of @tessforum.bsky.social to hear from a range of developing countries on “Trade, Climate Resilience and Development”.
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Join us during @wto.org #TradeandEnvironment week to hear from a range of developing countries on “Trade, Climate Resilience and Development” at a session organized by Barbados, Chad & Pakistan with the cooperation of
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July 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Join us during @wto.org #TradeandEnvironment week to hear from a range of developing countries on “Trade, Climate Resilience and Development” at a session organized by Barbados, Chad & Pakistan with the cooperation of
@tessforum.bsky.social
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📅 1 July
🕟 13:30
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: chk.me/VreI51Y
For the full program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
🕟 13:30
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: chk.me/VreI51Y
For the full program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
July 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📅 1 July
🕟 13:30
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: chk.me/VreI51Y
For the full program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
🕟 13:30
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: chk.me/VreI51Y
For the full program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
Join us during @wto.org #TradeandEnvironment week where @tessforum.bsky.social Head of Policy Analysis & Strategy, Christophe Bellmann, will be moderating a session on “Pathways to Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform” at a session organized by New Zealand, #FFSR Coordinator.
July 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Join us during @wto.org #TradeandEnvironment week where @tessforum.bsky.social Head of Policy Analysis & Strategy, Christophe Bellmann, will be moderating a session on “Pathways to Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform” at a session organized by New Zealand, #FFSR Coordinator.
📅 30 June
🕟 16:30
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: chk.me/Qf2PJ1E
For the full program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
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🕟 16:30
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: chk.me/Qf2PJ1E
For the full program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
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June 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
📅 30 June
🕟 16:30
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: chk.me/Qf2PJ1E
For the full program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
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🕟 16:30
📍 WTO, Room D & Online
For more on the session: chk.me/Qf2PJ1E
For the full program: t.co/fxzz5yzRNu
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Alongside the World Health Assembly, we were delighted to work with great partners to co-host a side event on human health as a central issue for the plastics treaty.
I invite you to watch a short video: bit.ly/454sjFM
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I invite you to watch a short video: bit.ly/454sjFM
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June 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Alongside the World Health Assembly, we were delighted to work with great partners to co-host a side event on human health as a central issue for the plastics treaty.
I invite you to watch a short video: bit.ly/454sjFM
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I invite you to watch a short video: bit.ly/454sjFM
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🌐 Join us at the International Environment House with a diverse array of organisations & great speakers committed to collective solutions to #BeatPlasticPollution.
📅 5 June 2025
Register now 👉 bit.ly/43ck0q6 🔗 Learn more about our work on plastics & plastic pollution: bit.ly/3Smm4Wo
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📅 5 June 2025
Register now 👉 bit.ly/43ck0q6 🔗 Learn more about our work on plastics & plastic pollution: bit.ly/3Smm4Wo
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June 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
🌐 Join us at the International Environment House with a diverse array of organisations & great speakers committed to collective solutions to #BeatPlasticPollution.
📅 5 June 2025
Register now 👉 bit.ly/43ck0q6 🔗 Learn more about our work on plastics & plastic pollution: bit.ly/3Smm4Wo
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📅 5 June 2025
Register now 👉 bit.ly/43ck0q6 🔗 Learn more about our work on plastics & plastic pollution: bit.ly/3Smm4Wo
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🌍🌿 This World Environment Day is calling for collective action to #BeatPlasticPollution On #WorldEnvironmentDay, TESS will be joining the @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org High-Level Dialogue focused on ending plastic pollution and the negotiations for a new global treaty.
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June 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
🌍🌿 This World Environment Day is calling for collective action to #BeatPlasticPollution On #WorldEnvironmentDay, TESS will be joining the @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org High-Level Dialogue focused on ending plastic pollution and the negotiations for a new global treaty.
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🌍🍽️ Our existing food systems drive 30% of global emissions & are linked to poor health, biodiversity loss, & climate vulnerability.
🌾🌍 As climate impacts intensify, aligning agricultural trade with health & sustainability goals is more urgent than ever.
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🌾🌍 As climate impacts intensify, aligning agricultural trade with health & sustainability goals is more urgent than ever.
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June 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🌍🍽️ Our existing food systems drive 30% of global emissions & are linked to poor health, biodiversity loss, & climate vulnerability.
🌾🌍 As climate impacts intensify, aligning agricultural trade with health & sustainability goals is more urgent than ever.
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🌾🌍 As climate impacts intensify, aligning agricultural trade with health & sustainability goals is more urgent than ever.
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🌍Proud to be co-organizing a workshop in Cape Town, on “Reimagining Cooperation on Trade and Sustainability: An African Perspective” hosted by the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance Governance, in collaboration with the Remaking Trade Project & the @idos-research.bsky.social.
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May 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🌍Proud to be co-organizing a workshop in Cape Town, on “Reimagining Cooperation on Trade and Sustainability: An African Perspective” hosted by the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance Governance, in collaboration with the Remaking Trade Project & the @idos-research.bsky.social.
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📅 Join us on 21 May from 12.30 - 14.00 at the Geneva Graduate Institute & online for a #WHA78 side event, "Protecting People and Planet: Supporting Implementation of the Future Plastics Treaty"
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May 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
📅 Join us on 21 May from 12.30 - 14.00 at the Geneva Graduate Institute & online for a #WHA78 side event, "Protecting People and Planet: Supporting Implementation of the Future Plastics Treaty"
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🌍 Thank you to Ambassador José Valencia & Ambassador Matthew Wilson, along with experts from the World Customs Organization, The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions & all esteemed guests for joining us at the #BRSCOPs side event on tackling #plasticpollution! 🌍
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May 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🌍 Thank you to Ambassador José Valencia & Ambassador Matthew Wilson, along with experts from the World Customs Organization, The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions & all esteemed guests for joining us at the #BRSCOPs side event on tackling #plasticpollution! 🌍
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🌍📊 Discover the latest insights on the agricultural sector's impact on greenhouse gas emissions. 📊🌍
This briefing note by Anthony Cox delves into social, economic, & environmental trade-offs, & discusses priorities for reforming environmentally harmful agricultural subsidies. 📈🌱
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This briefing note by Anthony Cox delves into social, economic, & environmental trade-offs, & discusses priorities for reforming environmentally harmful agricultural subsidies. 📈🌱
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May 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🌍📊 Discover the latest insights on the agricultural sector's impact on greenhouse gas emissions. 📊🌍
This briefing note by Anthony Cox delves into social, economic, & environmental trade-offs, & discusses priorities for reforming environmentally harmful agricultural subsidies. 📈🌱
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This briefing note by Anthony Cox delves into social, economic, & environmental trade-offs, & discusses priorities for reforming environmentally harmful agricultural subsidies. 📈🌱
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📍 Domaine de la Pastorale, Route de Ferney 106, 1202 Geneva
🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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April 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
📍 Domaine de la Pastorale, Route de Ferney 106, 1202 Geneva
🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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Pleased to share this briefing note by Scott Vaughan on approaches to climate policy interoperability. Dive into examples of equivalency and converging international standards in response to the proliferation of climate mitigation measures.
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April 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Pleased to share this briefing note by Scott Vaughan on approaches to climate policy interoperability. Dive into examples of equivalency and converging international standards in response to the proliferation of climate mitigation measures.
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📍 Domaine de la Pastorale, Route de Ferney 106, 1202 Geneva
🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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April 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
📍 Domaine de la Pastorale, Route de Ferney 106, 1202 Geneva
🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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Hear from governments and experts on the imperative for a legally binding obligation to phase out the most harmful chemicals in plastics in the future plastics treaty & on the pathways being explored to make that a reality. 🌱
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April 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hear from governments and experts on the imperative for a legally binding obligation to phase out the most harmful chemicals in plastics in the future plastics treaty & on the pathways being explored to make that a reality. 🌱
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🌍 Join Us tomorrow for a crucial discussion on plastic pollution!
Many chemicals widely used in plastics pose risks to our health & the environment. This year, governments have a unique opportunity to tackle these issues in the #plasticstreaty. 🌐
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Many chemicals widely used in plastics pose risks to our health & the environment. This year, governments have a unique opportunity to tackle these issues in the #plasticstreaty. 🌐
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April 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🌍 Join Us tomorrow for a crucial discussion on plastic pollution!
Many chemicals widely used in plastics pose risks to our health & the environment. This year, governments have a unique opportunity to tackle these issues in the #plasticstreaty. 🌐
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Many chemicals widely used in plastics pose risks to our health & the environment. This year, governments have a unique opportunity to tackle these issues in the #plasticstreaty. 🌐
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📍 Domaine de la Pastorale, Route de Ferney 106, 1202 Geneva
🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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April 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
📍 Domaine de la Pastorale, Route de Ferney 106, 1202 Geneva
🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏰1:30-2:30pm CEST
📝Register here: bit.ly/3EBvpGq
For more on the event: bit.ly/42qS8OE
#PlasticPollution #SustainableFuture #EnvironmentalHealth
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Hear from governments and experts on the imperative for a legally binding obligation to phase out the most harmful chemicals in plastics in the future plastics treaty & on the pathways being explored to make that a reality. 🌱
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April 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hear from governments and experts on the imperative for a legally binding obligation to phase out the most harmful chemicals in plastics in the future plastics treaty & on the pathways being explored to make that a reality. 🌱
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🌍 Join Us for a Crucial Discussion on Plastic Pollution!
Many chemicals widely used in plastics pose risks to our health & the environment. This year, governments have a unique opportunity to tackle these issues in the #plasticstreaty. 🌐
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Many chemicals widely used in plastics pose risks to our health & the environment. This year, governments have a unique opportunity to tackle these issues in the #plasticstreaty. 🌐
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April 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🌍 Join Us for a Crucial Discussion on Plastic Pollution!
Many chemicals widely used in plastics pose risks to our health & the environment. This year, governments have a unique opportunity to tackle these issues in the #plasticstreaty. 🌐
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Many chemicals widely used in plastics pose risks to our health & the environment. This year, governments have a unique opportunity to tackle these issues in the #plasticstreaty. 🌐
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🌍 New Article Alert! 🌍
In this Synergies article Caroline Dommen @slowfish22
shares her views on why:
➡️ women workers in the countries threatened with the highest US tariffs are highly vulnerable
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In this Synergies article Caroline Dommen @slowfish22
shares her views on why:
➡️ women workers in the countries threatened with the highest US tariffs are highly vulnerable
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April 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🌍 New Article Alert! 🌍
In this Synergies article Caroline Dommen @slowfish22
shares her views on why:
➡️ women workers in the countries threatened with the highest US tariffs are highly vulnerable
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In this Synergies article Caroline Dommen @slowfish22
shares her views on why:
➡️ women workers in the countries threatened with the highest US tariffs are highly vulnerable
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