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LOCATION:Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
SUMMARY:Trade House event at COP28: Harnessing services trade for the energ
 y transition
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Services are integral to all stages of energy transition projec
 ts on the ground\, from engineering\, legal\, and financial services to co
 nstruction\, operation and maintenance\, and recycling services.The availa
 bility of high quality\, and cost-effective services is therefore a key de
 terminant of the success of these projects. Consequently\, it is critical 
 to foster strong capabilities in domestic service suppliers.At the same ti
 me\, not all countries could be proficient in all the required service sec
 tors. They need to procure services from foreign suppliers\, including tho
 se operating locally.Trade and investment policy regimes thus critically a
 ffect the outcomes of energy transition projects.  This session will prov
 ide an opportunity for representatives from governments\, regional organiz
 ations and the private sector to share insights and experiences in leverag
 ing trade-in services to promote an inclusive low-carbon transition.  The
  expected outcome is an overview of some of the critical elements in stren
 gthening the domestic service sectors through trade.It will be guided by t
 he following questions:Which services are critical for energy transition? 
  What are some of the most pressing challenges faced by countries in supp
 lying these services?How can trade address these challenges?What’s the s
 cope for regional and international cooperation?  What are some of the in
 novative examples? This event will be live streamedJoin us onlineProgramm
 eModerator:Ms. Miho Shirotori\, Acting Director\, Division on Internationa
 l Trade and Commodities\, United Nations Conference on Trade and Developme
 ntPanelists:Mr. Aik Hoe Lim\, Director\, Trade and Environment Division\, 
 World Trade Organization secretariatMr. Bernardo Busel Niedmann\, Special 
 Advisor\, Centre for Global Cooperation\, Danish Energy Agency\, DenmarkMs
 . Trudi Hartzenberg\, Executive Director\, Trade Law Centre for Southern A
 frica\, South AfricaMr. Lucas Ferraz\, Secretary International Affairs of 
 the State of São Paulo\, BrazilMr. Abdelmuti Ahmed Murad\, Head\, Energy 
 Strategies and Policies Division\, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure\,
  United Arab Emirates &lt\;p&gt\;Services are integral to all stages of e
 nergy transition projects on the ground\, from engineering\, legal\, and f
 inancial services to construction\, operation and maintenance\, and recycl
 ing services.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The availability of high quality\, and
  cost-effective services is therefore a key determinant of the success of 
 these projects. Consequently\, it is critical to foster strong capabilitie
 s in domestic service suppliers.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;At the same time\, 
 not all countries could be proficient in all the required service sectors.
  They need to procure services from foreign suppliers\, including those op
 erating locally.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Trade and investment policy regimes
  thus critically affect the outcomes of energy transition projects. &amp\;
 nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This session will provide an opportunity for 
 representatives from governments\, regional organizations and the private 
 sector to share insights and experiences in leveraging trade-in services t
 o promote an inclusive low-carbon transition. &amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\
 ;p&gt\;The expected outcome is an overview of some of the critical element
 s in strengthening the domestic service sectors through trade.&lt\;/p&gt\;
 &lt\;p&gt\;It will be guided by the following questions:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;o
 l&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Which services are critical for energy transition? &amp\
 ;nbsp\;What are some of the most pressing challenges faced by countries in
  supplying these services?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;How can trade address t
 hese challenges?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;What’s the scope for regional a
 nd international cooperation? &amp\;nbsp\;What are some of the innovative 
 examples?&lt\;br&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ol&gt\;&lt\;h4 class=&
 quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/
 meeting/trade-house-event-cop28-harnessing-services-trade-energy-transitio
 n
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