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Unlike the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement does not contain provisions specifying how climate policy and trade rules relate to each other. For harmonious interaction between trade agreements and climate agreements, the following harmonization measures are presented. First, the WTO legal reform is to develop an authoritative interpretation of Articles 20(b), (g) and Chapeau of the GATT, despite the lack of political support. Second, the dispute settlement system according to the WTO can further support the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Third, the negotiation of RTAs is a promising way to introduce and test new rules on climate and trade. Fourth, the adoption of climate-related multilateral trade agreements in Annex 4 of the WTO Agreement provides the WTO options for setting rules for trade and climate policy. Fifth, the WTO and UNFCCC organizations can increase transparency and accountability.