Trade negotiations and agreements should be reformed to be more open, democratic, and accountable. Nations should look before they leap into any new trade deals. The United States and our trading partners should assess what a proposed trade arrangement would mean for air, water, land and wildlife before closing the deal. Finally, the trade agreements should operate under commonly accepted democratic standards of openness. The U.S. must lead the effort to build global consensus to ensure that trade and environment go hand in hand.
International cooperation is important to solve international problems.
Progress on both trade and the environment will remain stalemated unless the U.S. helps build a global consensus that unites the interests of the industrialized and developing worlds. All rights reserved.