#WTO 新闻
Many welcome the EU’s new regulation for deforestation-free commodities, but concerns over the impact on small-scale farmers abound.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, told the World Economic Forum that decarbonising global trade and supply chains must occur in a way that does not disadvantage the Global South.
Climate experts say agricultural subsidies are harming biodiversity as the issue gains traction ahead of the UN COP15 summit.
Fisheries and aquaculture production rose around 3 per cent since 2018, to an all-time high of 214 million metric tons in 2020, with a first-sale value of around $406 billion, an FAO report found.
#WTO 观点
要与中国这个世界第一碳排放大国进行气候相关磋商不容易，但企业也认识到全球供应链高度交织。针对各项议题，包括气候，它们都必须在中国与西方国家之间找到适当的平衡。
Liberalising cross-border flows of green products and services could be the key to saving the planet.
By emphasising a multi-stakeholder approach to political decision-making, international institutions have enabled corporate actors to dominate the conversation about how and what we eat. But addressing hunger and malnutrition requires a strategy that focuses on human rights and government accountability.
It can provide a wider choice of green products such as energy saving appliances, e-vehicles, and sustainable building materials. Government departments can be mandated to purchase such products, and the aggregation of demand can nudge manufacturers to reduce the carbon footprint of their products and seek green certification.
