Number 22 19th December 2011
- US Pushes Conservation Initiatives for Proposed Trans-Pacific Pact
- Trade Issues on the Backburner in Final Regional Prep Meeting for Rio+20
- Special Section
- Bridges Daily Update #1 | WTO: Mixed Expectations as Delegations Arrive for Eighth Ministerial Conference
- Bridges Daily Update #2 | Government Procurement Deal Heralds Start of WTO Ministerial
- Bridges Daily Update #3 | After Eighteen Year “Marathon,” Russia Crosses WTO Finish Line
- Bridges Daily Update #4 | WTO Ministerial Conference: Chair Gavels Decisions, Maps Out Future
- Bridges Durban Update #3 | Tone of Urgency Escalates as Time Runs Short in Durban
- Bridges Durban Update #4 | Eleventh Hour Deal Emerges from Protracted Durban Climate Meet
- In Brief
- Lack of Clarity on Aviation Emissions Persists as ETS Deadline Looms
- Australia, New Zealand Plan to Link Emissions Trading Schemes
- US-China Solar Panel Conflict Moves to Next Level
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Number 21 5th December 2011
- US, China Renewable Energy Trade Row Heats Up
- Canada, Mexico Defeat US Country of Origin Label at WTO
- Brussels Launches Probe into US Bioethanol Imports
- Appeal of WTO Tuna-Dolphin Ruling Likely
- Mixed Response on New Protection for Atlantic Tuna, Other Species
- Analysis
- Bridges Durban Update #2 | Uncertainty Lingers on Big-Ticket Items as Durban Prepares for Ministers’ Arrival
- In Brief
- FAO: Land, Water Scarcity Pose Growing Danger to Food Security
- Events
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Number 20 14th November 2011
- APEC Leaders Pledge to Increase Cooperation on EGS Trade
- G-20 Backs Climate Financing Efforts
- Aviation Body Pushes for Exemptions under EU Emissions Scheme
- In Brief
- Australian Carbon Tax Plan Moves Forward
- Bluefin Tuna Poachers Find Opportunity in Libyan Crisis: Reports
- UN Development Report Calls for “Bold” Action on Environment
- Events
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Number 19 31st October 2011
- US Bill Complicates EU Aviation Emissions Initiative
- US to Push for Progress on Environmental Goods, Services outside WTO
- Largest Rare Earths Producer Implements One Month Production Freeze
- Green Economy Generates Trade Concerns in Run-Up to Rio+20
- In Brief
- Business Community Pushes for Robust Climate Package in Durban
- Green Ag Reform Debate Heats Up at European Council
- High Ambitions for China’s Desalinated Water Industry
- Events
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Number 18 17th October 2011
- ECJ Opinion Delivers a Blow to Aviation Emissions Plan Opponents
- Panama Climate Meet Sets Stage for Outcomes in Durban
- EU’s Green Farm Policy Proposals Spark Mixed Response
- Chinese Solar Subsidies Come Under Fire from US Lawmakers
- Proposed Sustainable Energy Trade Scheme Gets Traction at Copenhagen Meet
- US Swaps Debt with Indonesia to Preserve Borneo Forests
- In Brief
- Australian Vote Paves Way for Carbon Tax
- China Timber Imports from Canada, US Surge in 2011
- Events
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Number 17 3rd October 2011
- EU Aviation Emission Levy Critics Join Forces at New-Delhi Meeting
- India Proposes Discussion of Trade Issues for Durban Climate Meet
- EU Carbon Market Proposal Colours UN Climate Talks
- Too Many Strings Attached to Chinese Electric Car Subsidy: GM
- In Brief
- Washington Pushes for Environmental Goods and Services Negotiations under APEC
- US Congressmen Expected to Propose Biofuel Reforms
- Events
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Number 16 19th September 2011
- Mixed Victory for Mexico as WTO Rules on “Dolphin Safe” Labelling
- Major Economies to Meet in Washington over Rare Earth Restrictions
- Leaked Texts Suggest EU Farm Policy Going “Green”
- PM Gillard Pushes Hard for Aussie Carbon Tax
- In Brief
- Short-Term Emissions Fix Buys Time for EU Biofuels Producers
- UN Chief Calls for Increased Efforts to Fight Climate Change
- Global Fisheries Flouting Deep Seas Fishing Regulations: Report
- Vacancies
- RESEARCH OFFICER, GLOBAL SUBSIDIES INITIATIVE (GSI), Geneva, Switzerland.
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Number 15 5th September 2011
- BASIC Ministers Push Kyoto as Focus of Durban Climate Meet
- No Surprises as China Appeals WTO Raw Materials Decision
- EU Joins Japan in Contesting Ontario Renewable Energy Plan
- Opinion
- The Price of Export Quotas: Sino-European Relations and China’s WTO raw material case
- In Brief
- Malaysia under Scrutiny as Illegal Ivory Seizures Spike in August
- Events
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Number 14 25th July 2011
- Japan-Canada Climate-Related Case a First for WTO
- IMO Adopts Mandatory Energy Efficiency Standards
- Tensions Build over Chinese Rare Earth Quotas
- Brussels Unveils Long-Awaited Plan to Overhaul Fisheries
- WIPO Members Extend Mandate on TK, Genetic Resources, Cultural Expressions
- WIPO Meeting Tackles Climate-Friendly Technologies
- Opinion
- The Brazilian Forest Code: Exploitation and Preservation
- In Brief
- WTO Sides with Mexico in Tuna-Dolphin Case: Sources
- Australian Government to Tackle Carbon Emissions with Tax on Polluters
- Significance of Forests as Carbon Sinks Underestimated, Study Shows
- Peru’s GMO Moratorium not WTO Compatible: President
- Tit-for-Tat in Ukraine-Moldova WTO Row?
- US Ethanol Subsidies, Import Tariffs under Fire
- Events
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Number 13 11th July 2011
- Climate Change Takes Centre Stage at WTO Environment Committee
- China Flouts Ruling as WTO Rejects Environmental Defence in Raw Materials Case
- Brussels Supports Decentralised GM Crop Proposal
- Special Section
- Opinion | The High Cost of Cheap Energy: Russia’s Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Undermine Sustainable Development
- In Brief
- Aviation Emissions Case Hits European Court of Justice
- US Mulls Ambitious Emissions Standards
- Washington Struggles to Clarify Approach to National Climate Policy
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Number 12 27th June 2011
- Canada Slammed for Stance on Asbestos Trade
- Bonn Climate Meet Spawns Autumn Session
- Ministers Voice Concern over European 2050 Emissions Goals
- Peru Revamps Environment Law in Line with Trade Obligations
- Biofuels Remain Key Obstacle to Food Price Challenge: Study
- In Brief
- Canada-Japan Renewable Energy Spat Arrives at WTO
- WTO Dispute Panel Established in East Europe Enviro Trade Row
- Events
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Number 11 13th June 2011
- China to End Challenged Subsidies in Wind Power Case
- Slow Start to Bonn Climate Talks Gives Way to Progress
- Brussels Targets Aviation, Trucking in Emissions Clampdown
- In Brief
- Nagoya Protocol Implementation Moves Forward as Committee Meets
- Tainted Veggies Spark EU-Russia Trade Row
- Sustainable Tropical Forest Initiatives Receive Mixed Report
- Events
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Number 10 30th May 2011
- Libyan Unrest Prompts Sustainable Fishing Concerns
- Jakarta Approves Moratorium on Primary Forest Clearing
- WIPO Patent Committee Looks at Public Health, Tech Transfer
- Special Section
- Analysis | ICTSD Brief on Trade and Climate Change Linkages
- In Brief
- Questions Raised over Implementation of EU Biofuel Sustainability Criteria
- Ukraine, Moldova Environment Spat Hits WTO
- President-Designate for Durban Climate Talks Named
- Events
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Number 9 16th May 2011
- “Disclosure of Origin” Source of Contention in WIPO Negotiations
- Indonesia, Liberia Sign Timber Trade Pact with EU
- Rio+20 Expectations Unclear as CSD 19 Ends on Sour Note
- Food Price Swings Prompt Calls for Biofuel Reform
- Analysis
- Meaningful Technology Transfer to the LDCs: A Proposal for a Monitoring Mechanism for TRIPS Article 66.2
- In Brief
- UK Latest to Help Fund Developing Country Carbon Markets
- New Study finds LDCs Better Equipped for Green Economy
- Uruguay Study Intensifies Debate around GM Crops
- Events
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Number 8 2nd May 2011
- EU, US Downplay Expectations for Durban Climate Meet
- WTO Keeps Eye on Prize Despite Lacklustre Progress
- Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Mass Deforestation: Report
- Special Section
- Analysis | WTO Seal Dispute Begins in Earnest
- In Brief
- Mexico Green Climate Fund Meet Yields Progress
- Potential for Biofuels in Cutting Transport Sector Emissions?
- Authorities in Asia Seize Wildlife Contraband
- Agriculture Forum Urges African Countries to Share Knowledge
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Number 7 18th April 2011
- Bangkok Meeting Recalibrates Pace of Climate Talks
- Delegates Tackle Technology Mechanism at Bangkok Climate Talks
- WTO Negotiators Eye “Soft Landing”
- Special Section
- Analysis | The Climate Technology Mechanism: Issues and Challenges
- In Brief
- Environment Included as Grounds for European GM Crop Bans
- EU, Colombia, Peru FTA to Slash Fisheries Tariffs, Promote Sustainable Development
- US Senate Rejects Efforts to Quash EPA Authority over GHGs
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Number 6 4th April 2011
- WTO Fisheries Chair Pauses for Reflection on Easter Text
- With Easter Looming, WTO Members Acknowledge “Huge Gaps” on Doha
- Washington Announces Plans to Dramatically Slash Oil Imports
- Organic Farmers Take Monsanto to Court
- In Brief
- WTO Establishes Dispute Settlement Panel on EU Seal Ban
- Sustainability Criteria for Biofuels Up and Running
- Fisheries Liberalisation Closer as EU, Colombia, Peru Initial FTA
- US Senators Prepare to Vote on EPA Climate Authority
- EU Green Fuel Debate Back on Agenda: Hedegaard
- Events
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Number 5 21st March 2011
- Easter Revised Text Likely as Fisheries Subsidies Talks Trudge Forward
- TRIPS Council: Members Debate Biodiversity, Access to Medicine
- UN Reports Urge More Sustainable Approach to Agriculture
- In Brief
- Liability and Redress Protocol Opens for Signing
- Norway Joins Canada in WTO Dispute over EU Seal Import Ban
- US Environment Agency Proposes National Standards for Power Plants
- Poor Countries Continue to Raise Concerns over Sustainability Financing
- Britain Joins Chorus against Decentralised GM Policy
- Events
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Number 4 7th March 2011
- Clean Energy Issue Rattles Canada-EU FTA Discussions
- Amid Discord, WTO Members Explore Compromises on Environmental Goods
- EC Proposes Shift Away from Zero Tolerance on Biotech Imports
- UNEP Tackles Green Economy, Environmental Governance in Nairobi
- In Brief
- BASIC Ministers Disappointed with Progress on Climate Commitments
- Beijing Boosts Priority of Environment in Development Plan
- India Slashes Duties on Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
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Number 03 21st February 2011
- Fisheries Negotiations Surge Ahead as Easter Deadline Looms
- Obama Administration Signals High Priority of Renewable Energy
- Chevron to pay Billions in Damages, Ecuadorian Court Rules
- Special Section
- Opinion | Geographical Indications, in Situ Conservation and Traditional Knowledge
- In Brief
- Canada Calls for WTO Panel in Seal Dispute with EU
- Trillions in Global Investments at Risk Due to Climate Change: Study
- EU Leaders Pledge to Step-Up Renewable Energy Efforts
- Activists Bring an Early End to Japanese Whale Hunt
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Number 2 7th February 2011
- EC Draft Outlines Possible Grounds for GM Crop Bans
- Davos: Ministers Target Doha Accord by End-2011; Experts Call for ‘Absolute Deadline’
- UN Inaugurates Year of Forests
- Satellite Imagery Reveals Malaysian Peatland Destruction
- In Brief
- CBD’s Access and Benefit Sharing Protocol Opens for Signing
- Food Prices Continue Rise as Weather Disasters Strike
- Environmentalists say Canada-EU Trade Pact bad for Climate Change
- South Asian Countries Establish Network to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade
- Events
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Number 1 24th January 2011
- Beijing, Washington Lock Horns over Chinese Wind Power Fund
- WTO Environmental Goods Talks Find Way Forward
- Future of Forest Deal Unclear as Indonesia Fails to Meet Deadline
- Special Section
- Opinion|Proposals for a New Round of Reform for the EU CAP: An analysis of the EC’s November 2010 Communication
- In Brief
- US Mulls DSU as Chinese Rare Earth Exports Clawed Back Further
- Trade Concerns Highlighted at UN Sustainable Development Meeting
- Study Predicts EU Will Exceed 2020 Targets
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