1. A DG Trade perspective on facing biodiversity loss and climate change
Gareth Steel

2. (selected)Conference conclusions
Improve coherence between EU policies and economic partnership agreements in relation to environment and development, trade, agriculture...
Act on the demand side, especially by means of legislation, to reduce the ecological footprint of trade and European consumption on the world's forests and ocean resources.  

3. perspective Trade →growth growth →negative side effects
Ignore them? No
Forget growth? No
So broaden vision and take into account
Take the opportunities

4. Opportunities?
Multilateral - DDA
Bi-lateral - EPAs
SIAs

5. Demand management WTO constraints
Fair and ethical trade – a public role?

6. Conclusion
Trade optimisation / maximisation
Beware perverse effects