A DG Trade perspective on facing biodiversity loss and climate change

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A DG Trade perspective on facing biodiversity
loss and climate change

• Gareth Steel

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(selected)Conference conclusions

• Improve coherence between EU policies and
  economic partnership agreements in relation to
  environment and development, trade,
  agriculture...
• Act on the demand side, especially by means of
  legislation, to reduce the ecological footprint
  of trade and European consumption on the world's
  forests and ocean resources.  

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perspective

• Trade ?growth
• growth ?negative side effects
• Ignore them? No
• Forget growth? No
• So broaden vision and take into account
• Take the opportunities

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Opportunities?

• Multilateral - DDA
• Bi-lateral - EPAs
• SIAs

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Demand management

• WTO constraints
• Fair and ethical trade a public role?

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Conclusion

• Trade optimisation / maximisation
• Beware perverse effects