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Energy Conference
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Global Challenges at the Intersection of Trade, Energy and the Environment
Thursday, 22nd October to Friday, 23rd October 2009
Venue World Trade Organisation, 154, rue de Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
Thursday, 22nd October, Room CR
Friday, 23rd October, Room W
Organised and coordinated by Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI) at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, with the collaboration of the World
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| Conference Goals |
| The goal of this conference is to gather energy industry experts, trade policy specialists and environmental policy authorities to review current rules of international cooperation, both within and outside the WTO framework, as they are gaining new relevance within the triangle of trade, energy and the environment. The conference seeks to identify practical issues faced by policy makers and businesses within this system of interaction and to determine where further clarification, research, changes or novel approaches are required to address current and future challenges. |
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| A core objective of this exploratory conference is to initiate a dialogue between trade, energy and environmental experts whereby energy and environmental experts obtain better insight into the relevance and operation of international rules, WTO or otherwise, and trade experts gain a clearer understanding of the main concerns and outstanding debates in the energy and environment fields. |
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| The key outcome of the conference will be the identification of core questions for further research and to construct a clearer framework to pursue future debates and cooperation at the intersection of trade, energy and the environment. |
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 The Landscape of Existing International Cooperation; |
| Import, Export and Production Restrictions on Energy Goods & Services; |
| Transport and Transit; |
| Environmental Issues in the Trade and Energy Context; |
| Subsidies and Pricing in energy markets; |
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