environmental-groups-urge-conferees-to-reject-anti-climate-provision-in-house-customs-bill-671928a18940e278.pdf

A joint statement from eleven environmental organizations urging conferees to reject a provision in the Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644) that would restrict the ability of the United States to address climate change in trade agreements.

• Eleven environmental organizations oppose a provision in the House version of the Customs Act (H.R. 644) that would modify the negotiating objectives of the Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. This provision seeks to "ensure that trade agreements do not require changes to U.S. laws or obligate the United States with respect to global warming or climate change."
• The signatories argue that the proposed provision would limit the ability of the United States to protect climate policies from trade attacks, create uncertainty in UNFCCC negotiations, and hinder the fulfillment of commitments such as the US-China agreement to facilitate clean-energy technology trade and global efforts to phase out fossil fuel subsidies.
• The document asserts that the Customs Bill language would prevent U.S. negotiators from including climate change provisions in agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), despite interest from other participating countries and the European Commission.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2015). environmental-groups-urge-conferees-to-reject-anti-climate-provision-in-house-customs-bill-671928a18940e278.pdf. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Environmental-groups-urge-Conferees-to-reject-anti-climate-provision-in-House-Customs-Bill.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. environmental-groups-urge-conferees-to-reject-anti-climate-provision-in-house-customs-bill-671928a18940e278.pdf. 2015. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Environmental-groups-urge-Conferees-to-reject-anti-climate-provision-in-House-Customs-Bill.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2015environmentalgroupsurgeconfereestorejectanticlimateprovisioninhousecustomsbill671928a18940e278pdf, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{environmental-groups-urge-conferees-to-reject-anti-climate-provision-in-house-customs-bill-671928a18940e278.pdf}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2015}, month = jul, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Environmental-groups-urge-Conferees-to-reject-anti-climate-provision-in-House-Customs-Bill.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }