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Global Leaders Reach Consensus on Zero-Tariff Environmental Technology Exchange Treaty
Developing and industrialized nations agree on patent-sharing frameworks for climate adaptation and disaster-resistant infrastructure.
Published Saturday, 3 October 2026 · 11:00 am IST
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GENEVA — Following twenty days of intense behind-the-scenes negotiation, delegates from both the global North and the developing South concluded the Environmental Technology Access Compact (ETAC).
The treaty’s cornerstone is the elimination of border duties on essential clean transition hardware, including grid-scale flow batteries, membrane water desalination systems, and energy-efficient agricultural cooling units.
Indian trade negotiators played a central bridging role throughout the talks, successfully defending the rights of regional manufacturing hubs to participate in localized production partnerships without facing exclusionary intellectual property barriers.
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