Jan 24, 2016
In the third and final episode in our Trans-Pacific Partnership series, we take a look at the TPP Environment Chapter; would the treaty actually improve enforcement of environmental laws around the world?
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TPP Issue Analysis - Environment Chapter, House Ways and Means Committee (Democrats), November 17, 2015.
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Article 20.6: Governments "shall cooperate to address matters" related to pollution from ships
Article 20.7: Each government "shall" create sanctions for violations of environmental law that "may include" a right to bring action against the violator for damages or injunctive relief.
Article 20.10: "Corporate Social Responsibility": Each government "should encourage" companies to "adopt voluntarily" standards to protect the environment.
Article 20.13: Each government "shall promote and encourage the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity"
Article 20.15: "Transition to a Low Emissions and Resilient Economy"
Article 20.16: Each government "shall seek to operate a fisheries management system that regulates marine wild capture fishing and that is designed to prevent overfishing and overcapacity..."
Article 20.17: The governments "commit to promote conservation and to combat the illegal take of, and illegal trade in, wild fauna and flora.
Article 20.23: Environmental issues are eligible for the Investor State Dispute Settlement tribunals
Article: TransCanada is suing the U.S. over rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. The U.S. Might Lose. by Todd Tucker, Washington Post, January 8, 2016.
Article: White House Releases Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal by Vicki Needham, The Hill, November 5, 2015.
Article: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Accord Explained by Kevin Granville, New York Times, October 5, 2015.
Report: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations and Issues for Congress by Ian Fergusson, Mark McMinimy, and Brock Williams, Congressional Research Service, March 20, 2015.
Article: Geo-engineering: Climate fixes could harm billions by David Shukman, BBC News, November 26, 2014.
Article: Michael Froman and the Revolving Door by Felix Salon, Reuters, December 11, 2009.
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