USTR Targets TPP Environment Chapter that Maintains Trade Facilitation

U.S. negotiators are eyeing an environmental chapter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that will facilitate trade but build on existing conservation efforts in the region, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said on Nov. 19 in a press release. The release followed remarks delivered by USTR Ambassador Michael Froman at a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) event. “Over the past decades, the United States has been a pioneer in leveraging comprehensive trade agreements to promote and enhance environmental protection on the ground in our partner countries,” said Froman, according to the release. The WWF did not respond for comment.