Advancing a just green trade and industrial transition

Prof Faizel Ismail, director at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, was a panel member at a webinar that explored the challenges and opportunities of greening production, trade, and industrial development in the African context.

Can South Africa lead the way for a more equitable green trade agenda as it prepares to assume the G20 presidency?

This critical question took centre stage at the ODI recent high-level webinar, hosted in collaboration with, Trade Negotiations Investment Forum and the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea).

The panel, featuring Sara Pantuliano (Chair), Ambassador Amina Mohamed, Prof Faizel Ismail, Fabio Veras Soares, Fernando Ribeiro and Jodie Keane, explored:

• Challenges and opportunities of greening production and trade
• Africa's vision for a just transition and the potential of hashtag#G20SouthAfrica's leadership
• T20 Brasil perspectives on trade and sustainability
• Principles for fairness and equity for developing nations
• The trade-climate-development nexus and its implications for COP29 Azerbaijan

Watch the full discussion here: