The World Trade Organization Committee on Trade and Environment held its final annual meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on the 4th. At the meeting, the Chinese delegation officially submitted a proposal on Strengthening Discussion on Carbon-related Stan

25 members and member groups participated in the discussion, including African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries group, least developed member group, as well as the United States, European Union, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, etc. All parties genera

The representative from China pointed out that with the accelerated global green transformation process, the role of carbon-related standards in responding to climate change and regulating international trade is becoming increasingly prominent. The p

China emphasizes that a green and low-carbon transformation is the trend of the times. Green standards should serve as a bridge for countries to strengthen international coordination on green technologies and industries, rather than as a new trade ba

The representatives of African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries pointed out that the fragmentation of carbon standards poses significant challenges to developing countries, especially the least developed ones. They support reducing compliance costs

Moreover, during the meeting, the Chinese delegation co-hosted a developing member seminar with the Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development Goals Forum (TESS) of a Geneva think tank to share China's latest thinking and policy recommendations o