Free trade agreements

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. 

Trade agreements and sustainability: innovations and illusions in EU and US agreements

As the climate emergency deepens, governments, civil society, corporations and individuals must pursue multiple paths in order to meet or exceed the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. The Paris Agreement is not self-enforcing, and the commitments of the signatory governments are voluntary.