Washington, DC -- Earlier today, Donald Trump tweeted about his calls for a border wall and sought to save face from his constant claims that Mexico would pay for it by falsely claiming they will through the proposed trilateral trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA -- Today, the Trump Administration will sign its NAFTA 2.0 trade agreement with Canada and Mexico during the annual G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires. The deal includes weak environmental terms that have enabled outsourcing of pollution and jobs, fail to even mention climate change, roll back environmental standards from past trade deals, and include special handouts to oil and gas corporations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Trump administration released the text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. The administration has notified Congress of Trump’s intent to sign the proposed deal later this year, setting the stage for a potential fight over the deal in the next Congress. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal includes weak environmental terms that have historically enabled outsourcing of pollution and jobs, fails to make any mention of climate change, and includes special handouts to oil and gas corporations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Trade Representative announced that it is moving forward without Canada on a proposed U.S.-Mexico trade agreement announced earlier this week. USTR announced that they will notify Congress of Trump’s intent to sign the new deal later this year, and noted that Canada will still be able to join the deal “if it is willing.” The draft deal reportedly includes weak environmental enforcement terms, fails to make any mention of climate change, and even offers special handouts to oil and gas corporations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, various outlets are reporting that negotiators from the United States and Mexico announced they reached a preliminary agreement on a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that excludes Canada. Both Mexico and Canada have said that they will not finalize a bilateral deal with the U.S. but rather all three countries will need to agree to a trilateral agreement.
Today, the nation’s top environmental organizations released a joint statement pledging opposition to Donald Trump’s NAFTA deal if it prioritizes the interests of polluters over the needs of communities across borders.
Today, the nation’s top environmental organizations released a joint statement pledging opposition to Donald Trump’s NAFTA deal if it prioritizes the interests of polluters over the needs of communities across borders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced May 17 as the deadline for the U.S. Trade Representative to reach a final agreement on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico and send Congress the final text to review. Ryan said that without the final text by May 17, Congress will not be able to vote on NAFTA this year.
PALM BEACH, FL -- Today, when asked about rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump responded, “I don’t want to go back into TPP, but if they offered us a deal that I can’t refuse on behalf of the United States, I would do it. But I like bilateral [trade deals] better.” Just yesterday, Trump said he “doesn’t like the deal for the United States,” and incorrectly cited South Korea as a TPP member.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club, the Council of Canadians, and Greenpeace Mexico released a new report, NAFTA 2.0: For People Or Polluters? In the trinational report, leading economists from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico present original research on the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) obstacles to climate progress and quantify the climate pollution locked in by the controversial trade deal. As talks to renegotiate NAFTA intensify, the report reveals how the Trump administration’s NAFTA 2.0 agenda poses even greater climate threats. In contrast, the report lays out a…