State Dept. Seeking Supply Chain Recommendations to Combat Deforestation
The State Department is seeking public comments on steps it can take to combat international deforestation, including by removing commodities grown on deforested lands from agricultural supply chains. The agency hopes the recommendations lead to proposed legislation as it looks to implement an executive order on strengthening the U.S.’s forests. Comments, requested this week, are due Dec. 2.
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The State Department, along with the Office of U.S. Trade Representative and other agencies, will submit a report to the president within one year on the effort. The agency is looking for feedback on whether the removal of “specific commodities” -- including those grown on deforested lands -- from supply chains would have an “effect” on U.S. industry. It’s also exploring whether tax cuts and other incentives should be offered to dissuade U.S. companies from using those commodities and whether it should introduce trade restrictions on any commodities “after a specific cut-off date.”