Global Business Calls for Substantial Progress on a WTO
Environmental Goods Agreement by Nairobi Ministerial Conference
December 1, 2015
An open letter to WTO negotiators:
On behalf of associations representing business from around the world, we urge governments toconclude an ambitious Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) that will eliminate tariffs on abroad range of environmental goods and technologies under the umbrella of the World Trade
Organization (WTO).

Industries across the globe strongly endorse efforts to negotiate an EGA that is commerciallysignificant, negotiated in a timely fashion, implementable and adequately flexible to accommodate
and adjust to innovation.
To this end, we call on negotiators to make substantial progress towards an ambitious outcome by
the 10th Ministerial Conference of the WTO to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 15 to 18 December
2015.
We hope the agreement will encourage the inclusion of as many economies as possible, provided
that new entrants are supportive of an ambitious result. We applaud Iceland, Israel and Turkey forjoining the negotiations this year, and encourage additional economies to consider entering intothe agreement as a means to lowering the cost of adopting environmentally-friendly technologies
and integrating into global supply chains.
We commend the work of our countries’ negotiators on their progress so far and commit toworking with governments around the world to realize substantial progress towards acomprehensive EGA that promotes economic growth, improves environmental outcomes andadvances innovation by the 2015 WTO Ministerial Conference.
Sincerely,Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA)
Association of Global Automakers
Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ACCI)
Australian Cleantech
Australian Industry Group (AIG)
Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)Business Council of Australia
Business NZ
Business Roundtable (BRT)
Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters (I.E. Canada)
Canadian Association of Recycling Industries
Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance
Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Coalition of Services Industries (CSI)
China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI)
Communications and Information Network Association of Japan
Confederation of Danish Industries
Confederation of Finnish Industries
Confederation of Swedish EnterpriseEmergency Committee for American Trade (ECAT)
Emissions Control Technology Association (ECTA)
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Fluid Sealing Association
Greenhouse CleanTech
Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
Innovation Norway

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI)
Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturers’ Association (JAIMA)
Japan Electric Measuring Instruments Manufacturers’ Association (JEMIMA)
Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association (JEMA)
Japan Lighting Manufacturers Association (JLMA)
Japan Machinery Center for Trade and Investment (JMC)
Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA)
Japanese Coalition for Environment Goods AgreementJapan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA)
Keidanren, Japan Business Federation
Korea International Trade Association (KITA)
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC)
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
SETI Alliance
Singapore Business Federation (SBF)
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
SolarPower Europe
SolarUnited (formerly IPVEA)
SPECTARIS: German High-tech Industry Association
Sustainable Business Australia
Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA)The Canadian Chamber of Commerce | La Chambre de Commerce du Canada
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
US-China Business Council
United States Council for International Business (USCIB)World Energy Council