“Proponents of new climate-focused trade measures say discriminating against foreign products, and goods made with greater carbon emissions, is exactly what governments need to build up clean energy industries and address climate change. “’You really do need to rethink some of the fundamentals of the system,’ said Ilana Solomon, an independent trade consultant who previously worked with the Sierra Club.
“Ms. Solomon and others have proposed a ‘climate peace clause,’ under which governments would commit to refrain from using the World Trade Organization and other trade agreements to challenge one another’s climate policies for 10 years.”
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