We support efforts to promote sustainability, adapt and build resilience against the climate emergency.
Our work on trade and climate change aims to enhance the understanding of the inter-linkages between trade and climate change policies, as well as the impact of trade-related climate policies on developing countries. It also supports developing countries in using trade to advance their national climate plans, including Nationally Determined Contributions, and in developing sustainable products and value chains.
UNCTAD activities on trade and climate respond to the mandates outlined in paragraphs 127 (ll) and (mm) of the Bridgetown Covenant:
- (ll) Support developing countries in identifying relevant trade and investment policies to contribute to the attainment of the climate and environmental goals of the 2030 Agenda with due cooperation with relevant international organizations.
- (mm) Promote, from a trade and development perspective, extensive use of renewable and low-emission energy sources and technologies that generate a more diverse and sustainable energy mix and facilitate cooperation on technology and identification of finance in this field, in collaboration with other agencies, where appropriate.
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Podcast
COP29: Por qué el comercio y la inversión son clave para un futuro más verde
Mientras se celebra la cumbre mundial sobre el clima COP 29, The Weekly Tradecast analiza con Chantal Line Carpentier, de ONU Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD), el papel del comercio y la inversión en el logro de un futuro más ecológico.
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Documents and Publications
Aligning carbon markets with Sustainable Development Goals in the least developed countries
UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 116
UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2024/2 - 02 dic. 2024
Energy transition of fishing fleets: Opportunities and challenges for developing countries
UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2023/5 - 22 enero 2024
Mapping Trade-related Measures in the Nationally Determined Contributions
Technical note
UNCTAD/DITC/MISC/2023/15 - 04 dic. 2023
Taking responsibility: Towards a fit-for-purpose Loss and Damage Fund
UNCTAD/TCS/GDS/INF/2023/1 - 03 nov. 2023