Environmental and Economic Policies Affecting United States Competitiveness

This briefing consists of testimony provided by the Center for International Environmental Law to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding the relationship between United States economic and environmental interests and international competitiveness.

• The testimony addresses the intersection of U.S. economic and environmental policies and their impact on international competitiveness, specifically focusing on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Uruguay Round, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) supplemental environmental agreement, and the U.S. environmental technology (envirotech) industry.
• The author notes that the Clinton Administration sought an extension of fast-track negotiating authority for the GATT Uruguay Round and that the U.S. was negotiating supplemental labor and environmental agreements with NAFTA partners.
• The document asserts that increasing trade imbalances with various partners indicate significant flaws in how the United States conducts business in international markets.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (1993). Environmental and Economic Policies Affecting United States Competitiveness. https://www.ciel.org/reports/environmental-and-economic-policies-affecting-united-states-competitiveness-testimony-of-the-center-for-international-environmental-law-before-the-senate-committee-on-commerce-science-and-transporta-2/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Environmental and Economic Policies Affecting United States Competitiveness. 1993. https://www.ciel.org/reports/environmental-and-economic-policies-affecting-united-states-competitiveness-testimony-of-the-center-for-international-environmental-law-before-the-senate-committee-on-commerce-science-and-transporta-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw1993environmental, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Environmental and Economic Policies Affecting United States Competitiveness}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {1993}, month = may, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/environmental-and-economic-policies-affecting-united-states-competitiveness-testimony-of-the-center-for-international-environmental-law-before-the-senate-committee-on-commerce-science-and-transporta-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }