The green transition urgently needs a rollout and sharing of climate technologies – which is also a huge economic opportunity. Yet we see big business and powerful economies hoarding the licences and the instruction manuals. This forces the global South to pay those most responsible for causing the climate crisis in order to access the technologies needed to survive it, and limits the South’s ability to benefit from the economic potential.

Trade rules on intellectual property play a key role in keeping the status quo in place. Join us to learn more about what we need to do to tackle this.

When: Tuesday 17 September 2024, 15:00-16:30 CEST / 14:00-15:30 UK & Ireland

Where: zoom

Who: Clovis Freire (UNCTAD) and Cecilia Rikap (University College London)