среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

EU, U.S. trade chiefs say climate change goals should not block foreign trade

Trade chiefs from the European Union and the United States warned Monday that tackling climate change should not become an excuse for throwing up new barriers to foreign trade.

It was a sharp riposte to French President Nicolas Sarkozy who last week called for a carbon tax on imports from countries that refuse to cap their greenhouse gas emissions.

EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab told reporters after a meeting in Brussels that environmental goals could not justify a new brand of trade protectionism.

"I don't believe trade restrictions are the way forward to combat climate change," …

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