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EU ambassador says Mercosur trade deal unaffected by Amazon wildfires
26-Aug-2019 Euractiv
The trade deal between Europe and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) provides a clear commitment to the Paris Agreement in combatting climate change, the new EU ambassador in Brasilia said.
EU vs. Indonesia: Is it really a trade war?
17-Aug-2019 DW
The European Union has slapped countervailing tariffs on imports of subsidized biodiesel from Indonesia. The southeast Asian country has threatened to retaliate but experts say counter tariffs could be self-destructive.
EU-Vietnam trade deal shows EU will bend human rights standards if the price is right
17-Aug-2019 ASEAN Today
The new EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (FTA) shows the EU will look past human rights violations to push a trade agenda. But as FTAs with ASEAN states don’t offer the EU the same economic benefits, it’s unlikely the bloc will pen more in the near future.
UN warned corporate courts could thwart climate efforts
24-Jul-2019 Climate Home News
Campaigners are urging reform of an obscure system that allows coal, oil and gas companies to sue governments if climate policies hit their profits.
Connecting the dots: Insane trade and climate chaos
19-Jun-2019 Economics of Happiness
The connection between global trade and the climate crisis is clear. Much of global trade is unnecessary and wasteful - and yet, somehow, it continues to be profitable.
UN reform needed to stop companies fighting climate rules: Nobel laureate Stiglitz
29-May-2019 Reuters
Multinational companies will increasingly file massive cases against host countries when climate change policies affect their profits, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said.
Climate change, CAFTA and forced migration
25-May-2019 IATP
Climate change and the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) have destabilized the economies and lives of many in Central America and are driving migration.
Pressure mounts on EU to curb Brazilian deforestation, human rights abuses
10-May-2019 Mongabay
A new report by more than 20 NGOs is calling on the EU to include provisions in trade agreements now under negotiation, such as the EU/MERCOSOR agreement, that would fully protect forests and indigenous rights.
Trade pact with Europe could be hurt by climate action infighting: McKenna
6-May-2019 Chronicle Journal
Canadian dithering about climate action could put France’s support for the Canada-Europe free trade agreement at risk, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says.
How trade agreements stand in the way of an international green new deal
23-Apr-2019 In These Times
To reduce emissions abroad, the US must renegotiate its trade agreements.
Experts warn: As G-20 tariffs drop, carbon emissions skyrocket
12-Apr-2019 Mongabay
Tariff reductions by G-20 countries will sharply increase global carbon dioxide emissions. The lowering of tariffs through trade agreements has facilitated this offshoring of emissions.
France to vote no to trade talks between US and Europe
12-Apr-2019 The Local
France will vote against the start of trade talks between the European Union and the United States, the French presidency has said, despite EU members agreeing in principle to begin the discussions.
Australian faces free trade agreement pressure to cut emissions
26-Mar-2019 Australian Financial Review
Australia is set to come under increased pressure on climate change after French officials insisted the Morrison government’s carbon emissions targets are not ambitious enough to fully comply with the Paris agreement.
How insane is global trade?
26-Mar-2019 Local Futures
The way trade works in the global economy can be insane – it wastes resources, worsens climate change, and undermines the livelihoods of millions of small-scale producers worldwide.
TTIP rises from the grave?
25-Feb-2019 The Ecologist
There should be no trade negotiations with countries that are not even willing to sign up to the minimal commitments of the Paris Agreement. Global commitments towards stopping climate change must come before the interests of the car industry lobbyists.
Russel Norman – climate change and free trade
21-Feb-2019 Daily Blog
The panel on a sustainable world at the hui in October 2018 on What an Alternative and Progressive Trade Strategy for New Zealand argued for major changes to address pressing environmental issues.
EU committee shelves climate concerns to open US trade talks
20-Feb-2019 Climate Home News
The committee of the European Parliament for international trade endorsed opening trade talks with the US.
EU trade with Trump would undermine international climate commitments
18-Feb-2019 Friends of the Earth Europe
Three years ago, widespread protests took place across Europe against a planned trade deal between the EU and the US. It was eventually halted. EU governments are now planning to agree terms to start negotiating a new transatlantic trade deal.
Trumped-up: EU-US trade deal spells climate disaster
5-Feb-2019 EU Observer
The EU now imports 112 percent more US soy than a year ago, flooding the market to feed EU factory farms. Bad news for animal welfare, bad news for the environment.
The fossil fuel era is coming to an end, but the lawsuits are just beginning
19-Dec-2018 The Conversation
Westmoreland Coal is suing Canada because it did not receive a transition payment following Alberta’s coal phaseout plan. For the province, coal mining companies have no role to play in the energy transition.