Augmenting the Ministerial-level dialogue, so that trade and trade policies can assist the Paris climate goals, sustainable development, and environmental sustainability from a diverse group of countries to initiate dialogue and enhance international cooperation climate and its contribution to environmental sustainability and trade.
European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, said: “I am proud to be working together with the Ministers of Ecuador, Kenya, and New Zealand on this inclusive platform to strengthen collaboration on trade and climate and environmental sustainability. Fighting climate change is an EU priority. We know that trade plays an important role in tackling this generational challenge, which is why our new EU trade strategy is the greenest ever. But climate change is a global problem and only by working together we can find truly global solutions. This Coalition will build a joint action to tackle the climate crisis in a fair manner through trade policy.”
