Speakers

Erika Watanabe Patriota will provide opening remarks followed by reflections from Chantal Line Carpentier, Vicente Paolo Yu, Christina Voight, Yasmin Ismail, and Andrei Marcu.

Erika Watanabe Patriota

Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the WTO

Chantal Line Carpentier

Head, Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Vicente Paolo Yu

Professorial Lecturer, University of the Philippines College of Law

Christina Voigt

Chair, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law

Yasmin Ismail

Senior Policy Advisor, Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development, Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (TESS)

Andrei Marcu

Executive Director, Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST)

About this session

This panel will provide an update on recent developments and trade-related initiatives on climate on the road to COP30. 

It will review the state of play and potential pathways for enhanced cooperation on trade and trade-related issues in the UNFCCC context and for connecting the dots between trade, climate, and sustainable development priorities and processes. Speakers will bring a diverse set of expertise and experiences on the UNFCCC process to share views on where and what kinds of trade related cooperation is most needed.

TCSD 2026 Programme

TCSD features public panels complemented by thematic brainstorming and interactive sessions to deepen dialogue and generate practical ideas for concrete outcomes, collaboration, and ways forward.

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