Alice Tipping
@alicetipping.bsky.social
Leads trade policy work at IISD. New Zealander, lawyer, ocean advocate, multilateralist in spite of everything. Realistic optimist.
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🐟 #Fish2 negotiations at the @wto.org are resuming & negotiators need context to make decisions on the path ahead.
In a recent webinar, @alicetipping.bsky.social & Tristan Irschlinger traced the evolution of #FisheriesSubsidies texts over two years.
🔗 Watch it here: www.iisd.org/events/fish-...
In a recent webinar, @alicetipping.bsky.social & Tristan Irschlinger traced the evolution of #FisheriesSubsidies texts over two years.
🔗 Watch it here: www.iisd.org/events/fish-...
Fish 2 Negotiations: A review of key steps in the process
A webinar to help negotiators get up to speed through a clear overview of the key steps in the "Fish 2" negotiations over the past 2 years.
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June 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM
🐟 #Fish2 negotiations at the @wto.org are resuming & negotiators need context to make decisions on the path ahead.
In a recent webinar, @alicetipping.bsky.social & Tristan Irschlinger traced the evolution of #FisheriesSubsidies texts over two years.
🔗 Watch it here: www.iisd.org/events/fish-...
In a recent webinar, @alicetipping.bsky.social & Tristan Irschlinger traced the evolution of #FisheriesSubsidies texts over two years.
🔗 Watch it here: www.iisd.org/events/fish-...
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🌍 Meanwhile in Brussels, @alicetipping.bsky.social spoke at World Steel's Open Forum.
There, she presented IISD guidance on how BCAs could be made both effective & fair and discussed the role of industry in advancing interoperability among measures. 4/5
There, she presented IISD guidance on how BCAs could be made both effective & fair and discussed the role of industry in advancing interoperability among measures. 4/5
June 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🌍 Meanwhile in Brussels, @alicetipping.bsky.social spoke at World Steel's Open Forum.
There, she presented IISD guidance on how BCAs could be made both effective & fair and discussed the role of industry in advancing interoperability among measures. 4/5
There, she presented IISD guidance on how BCAs could be made both effective & fair and discussed the role of industry in advancing interoperability among measures. 4/5
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📽️ Want to learn more about the interplay between data governance and trade policy?
Watch our recent webinar, featuring expert insights from @alicetipping.bsky.social, Marilia, Henry Gao & @nehamishra.bsky.social.
🔗: www.iisd.org/events/shapi...
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Watch our recent webinar, featuring expert insights from @alicetipping.bsky.social, Marilia, Henry Gao & @nehamishra.bsky.social.
🔗: www.iisd.org/events/shapi...
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Shaping the Global Data Economy: Trade rules, policy space, and development
This webinar explored the interplay between data governance and trade policy, focusing on emerging trade rules for cross-border data flows.
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April 13, 2026 at 8:34 AM
📽️ Want to learn more about the interplay between data governance and trade policy?
Watch our recent webinar, featuring expert insights from @alicetipping.bsky.social, Marilia, Henry Gao & @nehamishra.bsky.social.
🔗: www.iisd.org/events/shapi...
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Watch our recent webinar, featuring expert insights from @alicetipping.bsky.social, Marilia, Henry Gao & @nehamishra.bsky.social.
🔗: www.iisd.org/events/shapi...
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@alicetipping.bsky.social | @fcalvo.bsky.social | @ibarsauskaite.bsky.social | @wto.org | @economies.iisd.org | @pewtrusts.org | @bmz.de | @mfsarmiento.bsky.social | @trademarkafrica.bsky.social | @itcnews.bsky.social | @odi.global | @afphafrica.bsky.social
March 20, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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🔄️ What can we expect on #WTOReform at #MC14?
In a new video, @alicetipping.bsky.social Tipping explains how the shifting #Trade landscape is shaping the reform debate – and why getting @wto.org members together, matters.
👉 Learn what’s on the table at MC14: bit.ly/4rN2LFL
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In a new video, @alicetipping.bsky.social Tipping explains how the shifting #Trade landscape is shaping the reform debate – and why getting @wto.org members together, matters.
👉 Learn what’s on the table at MC14: bit.ly/4rN2LFL
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March 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
🔄️ What can we expect on #WTOReform at #MC14?
In a new video, @alicetipping.bsky.social Tipping explains how the shifting #Trade landscape is shaping the reform debate – and why getting @wto.org members together, matters.
👉 Learn what’s on the table at MC14: bit.ly/4rN2LFL
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In a new video, @alicetipping.bsky.social Tipping explains how the shifting #Trade landscape is shaping the reform debate – and why getting @wto.org members together, matters.
👉 Learn what’s on the table at MC14: bit.ly/4rN2LFL
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🧠 #WTOReform is top of mind for multilateral #trade policy-makers. But in a multipolar world, reform is no easy task.
🆕 In a new article, @alicetipping.bsky.social explores how the @wto.org system has evolved & why reform is a chance to rethink #GlobalTrade rules.
🔗 bit.ly/4hAQG24
🆕 In a new article, @alicetipping.bsky.social explores how the @wto.org system has evolved & why reform is a chance to rethink #GlobalTrade rules.
🔗 bit.ly/4hAQG24
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🧠 #WTOReform is top of mind for multilateral #trade policy-makers. But in a multipolar world, reform is no easy task.
🆕 In a new article, @alicetipping.bsky.social explores how the @wto.org system has evolved & why reform is a chance to rethink #GlobalTrade rules.
🔗 bit.ly/4hAQG24
🆕 In a new article, @alicetipping.bsky.social explores how the @wto.org system has evolved & why reform is a chance to rethink #GlobalTrade rules.
🔗 bit.ly/4hAQG24
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🎥 What were the key takeaways from last week’s #WTOPublicForum?
@alicetipping.bsky.social explains that excitement surrounded the entry into force of the @wto.org Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, but concerns are rising about the growing politicization of trade policy.
Catch her insights 👇
@alicetipping.bsky.social explains that excitement surrounded the entry into force of the @wto.org Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, but concerns are rising about the growing politicization of trade policy.
Catch her insights 👇
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🎥 What were the key takeaways from last week’s #WTOPublicForum?
@alicetipping.bsky.social explains that excitement surrounded the entry into force of the @wto.org Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, but concerns are rising about the growing politicization of trade policy.
Catch her insights 👇
@alicetipping.bsky.social explains that excitement surrounded the entry into force of the @wto.org Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, but concerns are rising about the growing politicization of trade policy.
Catch her insights 👇
If you’re at @genevatrade-gtp.bsky.social Geneva Trade Week or the @wto.org Public Forum next week, come say hi!
#IISD colleagues are participating in several events at @genevatrade-gtp.bsky.social's Geneva Trade Week and the @wto.org Public Forum.
➡️ Check out the full program here: www.iisd.org/inside-wto-p...
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➡️ Check out the full program here: www.iisd.org/inside-wto-p...
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Inside WTO Public Forum & Geneva Trade Week 2025
IISD will participate in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum and Geneva Trade Week 2025, contributing insights on sustainability, industrial policy, and digital trade in shaping the future...
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September 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you’re at @genevatrade-gtp.bsky.social Geneva Trade Week or the @wto.org Public Forum next week, come say hi!
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Why does the @WTO fisheries agreement matter? And what does it mean for #SustainableDevelopment? 🎣 📃
This video from @alicetipping.bsky.social breaks it down.
📽️: buff.ly/V0eQcVZ
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This video from @alicetipping.bsky.social breaks it down.
📽️: buff.ly/V0eQcVZ
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The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: What it means and why it matters
After more than two decades of negotiations, members of the World Trade Organization concluded an Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies in June 2022. This new tre...
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May 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Why does the @WTO fisheries agreement matter? And what does it mean for #SustainableDevelopment? 🎣 📃
This video from @alicetipping.bsky.social breaks it down.
📽️: buff.ly/V0eQcVZ
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This video from @alicetipping.bsky.social breaks it down.
📽️: buff.ly/V0eQcVZ
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🐟 Ongoing #FisheriesSubsidies negotiations at the @wto.org are building on the 2022 Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies – known as “Fish 1”.
#Fish1 bans subsidies when they are the most harmful to marine life & coastal communities’ livelihoods. 🪸 🏝️
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#Fish1 bans subsidies when they are the most harmful to marine life & coastal communities’ livelihoods. 🪸 🏝️
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May 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🐟 Ongoing #FisheriesSubsidies negotiations at the @wto.org are building on the 2022 Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies – known as “Fish 1”.
#Fish1 bans subsidies when they are the most harmful to marine life & coastal communities’ livelihoods. 🪸 🏝️
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#Fish1 bans subsidies when they are the most harmful to marine life & coastal communities’ livelihoods. 🪸 🏝️
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One for the policy starter packs out there: trade, tax, investment, all in one place @economies.iisd.org
👋 Welcome to IISD Economies!
Follow us for sharp analysis, expert voices, events & resources on trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, standards, tax and debt from a #SustainableDevelopment perspective. 🌍 Let’s get started!
➡️ Also join us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/showcase/iis...
Follow us for sharp analysis, expert voices, events & resources on trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, standards, tax and debt from a #SustainableDevelopment perspective. 🌍 Let’s get started!
➡️ Also join us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/showcase/iis...
May 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One for the policy starter packs out there: trade, tax, investment, all in one place @economies.iisd.org
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👋 Welcome to IISD Economies!
Follow us for sharp analysis, expert voices, events & resources on trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, standards, tax and debt from a #SustainableDevelopment perspective. 🌍 Let’s get started!
➡️ Also join us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/showcase/iis...
Follow us for sharp analysis, expert voices, events & resources on trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, standards, tax and debt from a #SustainableDevelopment perspective. 🌍 Let’s get started!
➡️ Also join us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/showcase/iis...
May 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
👋 Welcome to IISD Economies!
Follow us for sharp analysis, expert voices, events & resources on trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, standards, tax and debt from a #SustainableDevelopment perspective. 🌍 Let’s get started!
➡️ Also join us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/showcase/iis...
Follow us for sharp analysis, expert voices, events & resources on trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, standards, tax and debt from a #SustainableDevelopment perspective. 🌍 Let’s get started!
➡️ Also join us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/showcase/iis...
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Just 1️⃣5️⃣ more ratifications for the @WTO 🐟 deal to enter into force!
With Moldova's acceptance, 96 members are on board to curb harmful fishing subsidies. Let’s keep pushing forward to protect fish stocks & coastal communities. 🌏
💡 Learn more: buff.ly/Xc8XI2P
@alicetipping.bsky.social
With Moldova's acceptance, 96 members are on board to curb harmful fishing subsidies. Let’s keep pushing forward to protect fish stocks & coastal communities. 🌏
💡 Learn more: buff.ly/Xc8XI2P
@alicetipping.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Just 1️⃣5️⃣ more ratifications for the @WTO 🐟 deal to enter into force!
With Moldova's acceptance, 96 members are on board to curb harmful fishing subsidies. Let’s keep pushing forward to protect fish stocks & coastal communities. 🌏
💡 Learn more: buff.ly/Xc8XI2P
@alicetipping.bsky.social
With Moldova's acceptance, 96 members are on board to curb harmful fishing subsidies. Let’s keep pushing forward to protect fish stocks & coastal communities. 🌏
💡 Learn more: buff.ly/Xc8XI2P
@alicetipping.bsky.social
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Last week, we hosted the final Global Stakeholder Dialogue on Border Carbon Adjustments, bringing together experts to shape fair & effective #BCA guidelines. 🌎
Guidance is 🔑 to avoiding regulatory fragmentation, protecting developing countries & preventing protectionism.
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Guidance is 🔑 to avoiding regulatory fragmentation, protecting developing countries & preventing protectionism.
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April 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Last week, we hosted the final Global Stakeholder Dialogue on Border Carbon Adjustments, bringing together experts to shape fair & effective #BCA guidelines. 🌎
Guidance is 🔑 to avoiding regulatory fragmentation, protecting developing countries & preventing protectionism.
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Guidance is 🔑 to avoiding regulatory fragmentation, protecting developing countries & preventing protectionism.
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In the lull between one set of major tariff announcements and the next, here is how I think we can think about it all.
Unprecedented US trade policy decisions are causing global uncertainty.
Reminding us that the rules-based trading system, for all its faults, is a better structure than a purely power-based system, @alicetipping.bsky.social plots a way forward.
🔎 www.iisd.org/trump-tariff...
Reminding us that the rules-based trading system, for all its faults, is a better structure than a purely power-based system, @alicetipping.bsky.social plots a way forward.
🔎 www.iisd.org/trump-tariff...
March 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In the lull between one set of major tariff announcements and the next, here is how I think we can think about it all.
Looking forward to this exchange on exactly the question that’s not getting enough airtime this week: what does a trade war mean for those not (yet) in it, in particular for developing countries?
Join @inumanak.bsky.social @rajakorman.bsky.social @globalsarang.bsky.social and me for a webinar talk tomorrow at 10 AM ET on Trumpnomics, tariffs, and the Global South.
quincyinst.org/events/will-...
quincyinst.org/events/will-...
Will Trumponomics Shrink or Expand U.S. Influence in the Global South?
A discussion of the Trump administration's economic approach to the developing world.
quincyinst.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Looking forward to this exchange on exactly the question that’s not getting enough airtime this week: what does a trade war mean for those not (yet) in it, in particular for developing countries?
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At long last - We have a starter pack for @enb.iisd.org.
ENB shines a light on the confusing world of global environmental negotiations. Its strength is its people - super smart experts on climate, nature, plastics, land and more.
go.bsky.app/VfZ25cx
ENB shines a light on the confusing world of global environmental negotiations. Its strength is its people - super smart experts on climate, nature, plastics, land and more.
go.bsky.app/VfZ25cx
February 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
At long last - We have a starter pack for @enb.iisd.org.
ENB shines a light on the confusing world of global environmental negotiations. Its strength is its people - super smart experts on climate, nature, plastics, land and more.
go.bsky.app/VfZ25cx
ENB shines a light on the confusing world of global environmental negotiations. Its strength is its people - super smart experts on climate, nature, plastics, land and more.
go.bsky.app/VfZ25cx
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Applications are now open for the Sustainable Ocean Alliance x Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy Ocean Leaders Fellowship!
Selected Fellows will receive expert mentorship, collaborate with peers, attend high-impact ocean events, and more!
Join the Fellowship
→ Apply by Feb 23 at bit.ly/olf-25
Selected Fellows will receive expert mentorship, collaborate with peers, attend high-impact ocean events, and more!
Join the Fellowship
→ Apply by Feb 23 at bit.ly/olf-25
SOA Ocean Leaders Fellowship
The Ocean Leaders Fellowship is an annual program designed to empower young professionals in the ocean sector, in partnership with Sustainable Ocean Alliance and Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy
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February 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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My Trade Secrets today. There’s a widespread fear that Trump protectionism will make China Shock 2.0 worse and export trade wars round the globe.
Continuing my irrepressible optimism, I think there’s a good chance we can avoid it.
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Continuing my irrepressible optimism, I think there’s a good chance we can avoid it.
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How to stop Donald Trump exporting trade wars
[FREE TO READ] Distortions from US tariffs need not be disastrous
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January 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
My Trade Secrets today. There’s a widespread fear that Trump protectionism will make China Shock 2.0 worse and export trade wars round the globe.
Continuing my irrepressible optimism, I think there’s a good chance we can avoid it.
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Continuing my irrepressible optimism, I think there’s a good chance we can avoid it.
on.ft.com/40uTKEQ
Hello new Bluesky followers! Here’s some solid, useful trade work my colleagues @ibarsauskaite.bsky.social and Tristan Irschlinger published recently: how to tackle plastic pollution (which we can and should) without annoying trading partners….
🧵 As the world works toward a #plasticstreaty, we need to consider #globaltrade and cooperation 🌐🤝
Explore 6️⃣ principles to help trade partners prepare and adapt to the new plastics policy measures.
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Explore 6️⃣ principles to help trade partners prepare and adapt to the new plastics policy measures.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Hello new Bluesky followers! Here’s some solid, useful trade work my colleagues @ibarsauskaite.bsky.social and Tristan Irschlinger published recently: how to tackle plastic pollution (which we can and should) without annoying trading partners….
I’m still not sure I got this totally right, so call it a conversation starter. How do you all think we need to think about the year ahead in trade?
📺 As 2025 begins, we're rolling up our sleeves and asking our experts what's ahead in their work areas.
Hear what our Trade and Sustainable Development Director, @alicetipping.bsky.social, has to say on Border Carbon Adjustments, agriculture, fisheries and more 👇
Hear what our Trade and Sustainable Development Director, @alicetipping.bsky.social, has to say on Border Carbon Adjustments, agriculture, fisheries and more 👇
January 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I’m still not sure I got this totally right, so call it a conversation starter. How do you all think we need to think about the year ahead in trade?
This deserved to be re-upped for Bluesky folks….
A first offering: my brilliant colleague @aaroncosbey.bsky.social explains border carbon adjustments and what governments need to cooperate on, here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=XnqK...
Understanding Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs)
YouTube video by iisdvideo
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December 24, 2024 at 11:17 AM
This deserved to be re-upped for Bluesky folks….
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Will unprecedented collaboration shake off long-standing blockages in the WTO agriculture negotiations and sterile arguments over process?
The Cairns and African groups report progress in their first-ever dialogue, starting with domestic subsidies, but a lot still lies ahead.
The Cairns and African groups report progress in their first-ever dialogue, starting with domestic subsidies, but a lot still lies ahead.
Cairns and African groups in novel effort to break WTO farm talks’ deadlock
Will unprecedented collaboration shake off long-standing blockages and sterile arguments over process?
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December 8, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Will unprecedented collaboration shake off long-standing blockages in the WTO agriculture negotiations and sterile arguments over process?
The Cairns and African groups report progress in their first-ever dialogue, starting with domestic subsidies, but a lot still lies ahead.
The Cairns and African groups report progress in their first-ever dialogue, starting with domestic subsidies, but a lot still lies ahead.
Thanks Markus!
Two times #OceanOptimism in one post:
🌊 Excellent update, incl. some progress in negotiations.
🌊 Found @alicetipping.bsky.social here (most knowledgable person on 🐟subsidies out there).
🌊 Excellent update, incl. some progress in negotiations.
🌊 Found @alicetipping.bsky.social here (most knowledgable person on 🐟subsidies out there).
For the ocean crowd here, an update on the WTO talks on fisheries subsidies. We are very very close! www.iisd.org/articles/dee... @ubcoceans.bsky.social @wwf.de and others!
November 17, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Thanks Markus!