BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5916cc7396f DTSTART:20251115T153000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251115T163000Z LOCATION:Belem\, Brazil SUMMARY:COP30 side event: Trade and investment for transformation in develo ping countries – decarbonization\, economic diversification and sustaina ble value chains CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Trade\, finance\, and investment are central to achieving a low -carbon global transformation. Trade plays a key role in spreading clean t echnologies\, strengthening supply chains and lowering the cost of climate action. Aligning trade and climate policies can deliver greater emissions reductions per dollar spent by facilitating access to renewable energy go ods and services and repurposing environmentally harmful subsidies. Trade policies can also be leveraged to reduce distortions\, promote pro-climate goods and services\, and accelerate the deployment of green technologies through investment\, technology transfer and capacity-building. These comb ined efforts demonstrate that coherent trade\, finance and investment poli cies are essential to make climate goals achievable and to ensure that the transition supports inclusive and sustainable development.Continuing thes e broader efforts to align finance\, investment\, trade and climate agenda s\, a high-level session is being organized to showcase how low-carbon and green value chains can support emissions reduction goals\, foster climate -resilient growth and unlock trade and investment opportunities in develop ing countries. With the SDG investment gap exceeding $4 trillion annually - much of it linked to renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure - b ridging this financing gap is essential to deliver on Nationally Determine d Contributions (NDCs)\, advancing structural transformation and building competitive low-carbon sectors.The session will present initiatives that p romote decarbonization\, economic diversification and the development of s ustainable value chains in developing countries. These initiatives are led or supported by international organizations — including UNCTAD and UNDP \, as part of their contribution to the Baku Initiative on Climate Finance and Investment for Trade (BICFIT)\, launched in 2024 under the COP29 Pres idency (Azerbaijan)\, as well as the World Trade Organization (WTO)\, Inte rnational Trade Centre (ITC)\, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)\, a nd other partners. The discussion will also highlight how strategic partne rships — such as public–private partnerships (PPPs)\, multilateral dev elopment banks (MDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) — can mobilize private capital and accelerate progress toward sustainable develo pment.The session will conclude by highlighting concrete examples of how s ustainable value chains can advance the implementation of NDC targets and support the transition to low-carbon\, climate-resilient economies and SDG s. It will showcase pathways for greener production\, economic diversifica tion\, and greater inclusion of SMEs in sustainable trade. Participants wi ll also discuss practical mechanisms to scale up investment in sustainable sectors\, strengthen technology transfer and capacity-building\, and enha nce international cooperation. In doing so\, the session will illustrate h ow trade-led approaches can translate climate commitments into tangible de velopment turning trade into an enabler of the Paris Agreement and the Sus tainable Development Goals.  <\;p>\;Trade\, finance\, and investment are central to achieving a low-carbon global transformation. Trade plays a key role in spreading clean technologies\, strengthening supply chains a nd lowering the cost of climate action. Aligning trade and climate policie s can deliver greater emissions reductions per dollar spent by facilitatin g access to renewable energy goods and services and repurposing environmen tally harmful subsidies. Trade policies can also be leveraged to reduce di stortions\, promote pro-climate goods and services\, and accelerate the de ployment of green technologies through investment\, technology transfer an d capacity-building. These combined efforts demonstrate that coherent trad e\, finance and investment policies are essential to make climate goals ac hievable and to ensure that the transition supports inclusive and sustaina ble development.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Continuing these broader efforts to align finance\, investment\, trade and climate agendas\, a high-level ses sion is being organized to showcase how low-carbon and green value chains can support emissions reduction goals\, foster climate-resilient growth an d unlock trade and investment opportunities in developing countries. With the SDG investment gap exceeding $4 trillion annually - much of it linked to renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure - bridging this financi ng gap is essential to deliver on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC s)\, advancing structural transformation and building competitive low-carb on sectors.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The session will present initiatives tha t promote decarbonization\, economic diversification and the development o f sustainable value chains in developing countries. These initiatives are led or supported by international organizations — including UNCTAD and U NDP\, as part of their contribution to the Baku Initiative on Climate Fina nce and Investment for Trade (BICFIT)\, launched in 2024 under the COP29 P residency (Azerbaijan)\, as well as the World Trade Organization (WTO)\, I nternational Trade Centre (ITC)\, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)\ , and other partners. The discussion will also highlight how strategic par tnerships — such as public–private partnerships (PPPs)\, multilateral development banks (MDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) — c an mobilize private capital and accelerate progress toward sustainable dev elopment.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The session will conclude by highlighting concrete examples of how sustainable value chains can advance the implemen tation of NDC targets and support the transition to low-carbon\, climate-r esilient economies and SDGs. It will showcase pathways for greener product ion\, economic diversification\, and greater inclusion of SMEs in sustaina ble trade. Participants will also discuss practical mechanisms to scale up investment in sustainable sectors\, strengthen technology transfer and ca pacity-building\, and enhance international cooperation. In doing so\, the session will illustrate how trade-led approaches can translate climate co mmitments into tangible development turning trade into an enabler of the P aris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.<\;/p>\;<\;p> \;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;img src="\;/sites/default/files/inline- images/picture1_2.png"\; data-entity-uuid="\;ae810e10-2a44-4811-82 ae-900f6e5631e3"\; data-entity-type="\;file"\; alt="\;&quo t\; width="\;791"\; height="\;92\n\nView meeting on unctad.org \nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cop30-side-event-trade-and-investment-transfo rmation-developing-countries-decarbonization DTSTAMP:20260716T173716Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR