Bernardo Arce

Research Officer, International Economic Development Group, ODI Global

Bernardo Arce is a Research Officer in the International Economic Development Group at ODI, supporting the trade and environment workstream. He is an international trade lawyer with extensive experience as a trade negotiator on economic integration issues.

Articles by Bernardo Arce

1. Trade at a turning point: why COP30’s new climate-trade forum could reshape global action

   Bernardo Arce, Mia Calle

   Climate — Global

   With trade measures rising and global warming accelerating, COP30 in Belém, Brazil, introduced a new forum to rebuild trust between climate and trade communities. Its promise – and its challenges – will shape the next phase of global climate cooperation

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   25 November 2025

   SDGs: 7 9 10 12 13 17

   

2. How carbon markets can deliver climate investment for developing nations

   Jodie Keane, Bernardo Arce

   Financing — Global

   The Paris Agreement’s long-debated Article 6 is now in place, opening the door to trade in carbon between nations. Could this finally turn carbon trading into a tool for sustainable development as well as decarbonization?

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   17 September 2025

   SDGs: 9 10 13 15 17