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Transatlantic coalition calls for consultation, transparency and sustainability in U.S.-EU regulatory dialogues

The past as prologue.

TACD Recommendations for the EU-U.S. cooperation agenda

Introduction After years of tensions, a new cooperation agenda between the EU and the U.S. is welcomed by the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), a coalition of over 75 leading European and U.S.-based organisations representing the consumer interest.

[Watch] Disparity to Parity to Solidarity: Justice in International Trade & Ag Policy

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A new trade vision for a Green New Deal

The following article was originally published on Business & Human Rights Resource Centre on November 9, 2021. 

Carbon tariffs and fertilizers: Wrong fit for purpose

One of the most vexing issues in international climate debates is how to balance each country’s ambitions and responsibility. Clearly, all nations need to pull out all the stops to reverse the deepening climate crisis.

UN climate talks must prioritize strong commitments to cut real emissions by 2030, not net zero promises

MINNEAPOLIS/BERLIN—On the eve of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) urges the United States and other governments to commit to major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, rather than weak 2050 “net zero” commitments.

United States farmers, food and trade justice advocates call on Biden administration to reorient approach to global food and agriculture issues

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, in advance of World Food Day, more than 65 United States-based farmers, food and trade justice advocates delivered a letter to the Biden administration urging the U.S.

Has the trade world gone nuts?

The following op-ed was originally published in The Hill on September 24, 2021. 

Enablers: Task Force on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets and Net Zero

The following article was published originally as part of the Climate Land Ambition and Rights Alliance (CLARA)'s Net Zero Files. 

Will the CFTC greenlight a carbon emissions’ offset market boom (and bust)?

A recent series of meetings of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC) highlighted the risks of a forecast boom in offset emissions futures contract trading. The underlying assets of offset futures are projects to reduce, avoid or that claim to permanently remove greenhouse gas emissions.