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Environmental Trade Agreement
[edit]This is an agreement that is in the process of being put into place by the World Trade Organization. Seventeen members of this organization have been conducting meetings in hopes of cutting tariffs on many Environmental Goods. This would allow for easier transfer of technologies which are cleaner for the environment and more cost competitive. The products that the talks have focused on include, air pollution control, waste treatment and management, wastewater treatment, cleaner and renewable energy, and environmental quality monitors. The agreement leads to a win-win-win scenario. First, getting technologies at cheaper costs, higher quality environmental goods, and helping developing countries expedite the process of getting cleaner technologies. The goal of the United States President , Barack Obama, is for global free trade of environmental goods. This agreement would be a step in the direction of more free trade for environmental goods.
References
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/envir_e/envir_neg_serv_e.htm
http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2014/March/Presidents-2014-Trade-Policy-Agenda-Commitment-to-Bolstering%20Middle-Class-Values
https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/other-initiatives/environmental-goods-agreement