WTO system prerequisite to achieving steel decarbonization, climate goals

In a keynote speech delivered at the opening of the world steel annual Open Forum in Brussels on 11 June, Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam underlined the importance of the WTO and the multilateral trading system in achieving global climate change objectives. A "fragmented system of uncoordinated environment-related trade policies will only hinder decarbonization efforts, contrary to our shared goals," he declared. … READ MORE