Add to Calendar 2024/04/15 12:00 AM 2024/05/01 12:00 AM America/New_York The Relationship Between Climate Change and International Trade https://www.wita.org/events/climate-trade-2024/ WITA Partner
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The Relationship Between Climate Change and International Trade

Monday, April 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM - Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM (EST)
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WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS DEEP DIVE?

This deep dive is for people working on:

  • Domestic decarbonization strategies and policy
  • International trade and/or international climate policy
  • Finance and political risk analysts 
  • International development 

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Analyze how climate policies interact with trade commitments in the WTO and in FTAs  
  • Understand the implications of the Paris Climate Change Agreement for trade and learn about the key trade policy reforms aimed at supporting climate policies.
  •  Learn about emerging tensions on climate change policies between the US, EU and China, and implications for global supply chains.

MEET YOUR EXPERT: DR EMILY LYDGATE

Dr. Emily Lydgate is a Professor in Law at Sussex University and Deputy Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory.  She is a Specialist Advisor to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament and has provided expert testimony for a number of Parliamentary Committees. Emily is also an instructor for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Advanced Diplomatic Academy. Emily holds a PhD from King’s College London and an MSc (with distinction) from Oxford University. She was a Marie Curie Researcher at Bocconi University and has consulted at the United Nations Environment Programme.  

ABOUT POLICYWARE

Policyware provides short courses (called Deep Dives) into cutting edge public policy issues affecting international trade and investment. Each Deep Dive is taught by experts from top universities and think tanks, including from the Brookings Institution, Yale University, Berkeley Law School and University College London, to name a few.