U.S. Makes New Push For WTO Talks On Climate Measure’s Interoperability

As more governments implement trade-related climate measures to lower carbon emissions, the World Trade Organization should ensure member discussions on such measures are focused on facilitating interoperability and working through how to calculate “embodied emissions” of goods, the United States said in a new submission in Geneva last week. The U.S. put forward the new communication in the WTO’s Trade and Environment Committee and the Council for Trade in Goods. The paper notes that countries already are imposing climate measures...