CIEL Senior Attorney Melissa Blue Sky’s statement on the outcome of the #BeyondNAFTA summit in Mexico City

A statement by CIEL Senior Attorney Melissa Blue Sky regarding the #BeyondNAFTA summit in Mexico City, where a diverse coalition of social and environmental groups called for a new North American trade agreement that prioritizes human rights, environmental protection, and climate obligations over corporate profits.

• The #BeyondNAFTA summit in Mexico City brought together a diverse coalition including social movements, trade unions, environmentalists, farmers, indigenous peoples, migrants, and human rights groups to advocate for a trade system that prioritizes people and the planet over profits.
• Participants from numerous organizations expressed unified support for several specific trade agreement requirements: enforceable labor and environmental protections, rights for indigenous people and migrant workers, binding obligations to combat climate change, and the removal of Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS).
• Melissa Blue Sky asserts that a trade system protecting the environment and promoting economic equality requires making human rights, economic equality, and a safe environment integral to its objectives, while demanding that NAFTA negotiations be democratic, transparent, and informed by the public.

APA

Sky'], [. B. (2017). CIEL Senior Attorney Melissa Blue Sky’s statement on the outcome of the #BeyondNAFTA summit in Mexico City. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-senior-attorney-melissa-blue-skys-statement-outcome-two-day-beyondnafta-summit-mexico-city/

Chicago

Sky'], ['Melissa Blue. CIEL Senior Attorney Melissa Blue Sky’s statement on the outcome of the #BeyondNAFTA summit in Mexico City. Center for International Environmental Law, 2017. https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-senior-attorney-melissa-blue-skys-statement-outcome-two-day-beyondnafta-summit-mexico-city/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{sky2017ciel, author = {Sky'], ['Melissa Blue}, title = {{CIEL Senior Attorney Melissa Blue Sky’s statement on the outcome of the \#BeyondNAFTA summit in Mexico City}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {https://www.ciel.org/news/ciel-senior-attorney-melissa-blue-skys-statement-outcome-two-day-beyondnafta-summit-mexico-city/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }