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FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDY REFORM (FFSR)  
CONVENING NOTICE  
The following convening notice, dated 2 8 September 2022, is being circulated at the request of 
New Zealand.  
 
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1.1.  The F ossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (F FSR) initiative will hold its meeting in hybrid mode on 
Monday, 3 October 2022 , from 15:00 (Geneva /CEST) . All WTO Members are invited to attend the 
meeting. Please see technical arrangements in Annex I.  
DRAFT AGENDA  
1. Introductory remarks by the Coordinator  
2. Stocktake  of current  activities related to FFSR by WTO Members and international bodies 
relevant for further discussion under the WTO, including on definitions and understanding of relevant 
concepts  
a. International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) will introduce their Policy Brief 
and Stocktake of International Efforts Related to FFSR  
b. Presentation of the report "Subsidies, Trade, and International Cooperation" prepared 
jointly by the IMF, OECD, World Bank, and WTO  
c. Overview of APEC  FFSR Transparency Template and Voluntary Standstill Mechanism  
d. Overview of the state of play on FFSR under the United Nations Framework Convention on 
Climate Change (UNFCCC) following the Glasgow Climate Pact  
3. Stocktake and assessment of existing evidence of environmental harms from fossil fuel 
subsidies and gaps in the evidence base  
a. Update by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on reporting under 
Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.c  
4. Follow -up discussion by delegations  
a. Open discussion by de legations on the presentations under the first two agenda items 
above, including drawing on the following guiding questions. Delegations may also send 
written replies to these guiding questions:  
i. What cross -government mechanisms are used to establish an eco nomy -wide 
understanding of support measures relevant to fossil fuel subsidies? What tools are 
available to cosponsors to assess the fiscal and environmental impacts of various 
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  ii. Recalling the commitment in WT/MIN(21)/9/Rev.2  to shar e information and 
experience to advance discussion in the WTO, what areas of focus and processes for 
information sharing, technical workshops or presentations would assist cosponsors in 
advancing domestic reform efforts, as well as work to advance multilat eral action?  
iii. What existing avenues at the WTO can be utilised to better understand the trade, 
economic and environmental impacts of fossil fuel subsidies, and what additional 
information is needed to better evaluate these? For example,  could the 
WTO Secret ariat compile examples of questions related to FFS raised in  the Trade 
Policy Review Body and the Subsidies and Countervailing Duties Committee  for use by 
cosponsors to improve transparency on FFSR via these tools and potential for 
coordination among cospo nsors? Any other suggestions for use of existing 
WTO avenues?  
iv. What opportunities exist for collaboration with other international processes relevant 
to FFSR? e.g. UNFCCC, APEC, G20  
5. Interventions by other stakeholders  
a. Other stakeholders are invited to provi de updates on areas of work relevant to FFSR and 
offer any reflections on options for advancing this work at the WTO  
b. Closing and information on the next meeting  
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  ANNEX I  
Technical Arrangements  
Please note that this meeting will be held in hybrid mode ( Room E and via Zoom).  
 
REMOTE PARTICIPATION  
Delegates wishing to participate virtually via the Zoom platform, including capital -based officials, 
must register through this link:  
 
https://worldtradeorganization.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdeGvqToqEtZfcKTgaLjmfsJKDVesaZ_g  
 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the 
meeting.  
 
If prompted for the following information when accessing the meeting, please enter:  
 
Meeting ID  – 842 2877 1082  
Meeting Passcode  – 031022  
 
Before the meeting : 
 
• We are available 30 minutes  before the meeting to test your connection with you.  
During the meet ing: 
 
• If technical difficulties result in delegations being unable to intervene virtually under a 
given agenda item, the opportunity to take the floor will be given at an appropriate 
juncture before the meeting closes. Should the technical problem persist,  delegations may 
contact the meeting coordinators ( ffsr@wto.org ) during the course of the meeting, either 
to send their statement for it to be read out during the meeting, or to request that the 
attendees be informed of their interest in the item under consideration and their intention 
to circulate their written statement after the meeting.  
 
ATTENDANCE IN THE MEETING ROOM  
For the health protection of all, and to respect the sanitary measures in place, masks remain 
recomm ended in common areas and meeting rooms.  
 
STATEMENTS  
To facilitate interpretation, delegations are strongly encouraged to send their written statements to 
the Secretariat ( ffsr@wto.org ) before the meeting starts. Stateme nts will also be gratefully received 
during the meeting ( ffsr@wto.org ). 
 
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