SOLUTIONS:
Trade reform and the Green New Deals
we deserve now
The legal limits placed on governments by unfair, corporate-biased trade and investment agreements are strong. But they are not insurmountable. A few simple steps would give all governments, everywhere, the space they need to quickly put in place effective Green New Deal policies.
We need to push nations to exit the investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) regime by cancelling or rewriting current trade and investment treaties.
We need to call for a global climate waiter, or ceasefire, on trade disputes related to Green New Deal and decarbonization measures by governments.
On top of the climate waiver, we need a broad ceasefire on trade disputes related to public sector expansion, since new public services are essential to the Global Green New Deals we need.
We need to use the space we have now in trade deals to direct public spending toward local low-carbon technologies, infrastructure and good green jobs.
We need to cooperate with all countries on a worker- and climate-focused trade and investment regime that benefits everyone. Rich countries must prioritize climate finance and technology transfer to developing and least-developed countries—so that we eliminate inequality while addressing the climate emergency.
We need to push nations to exit the investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) regime by cancelling or rewriting current trade and investment treaties.
We need to call for a global climate waiver, or ceasefire, on trade disputes related to Green New Deal and decarbonization measures by governments.
On top of the climate waiver, we need a broad ceasefire on trade disputes related to public sector expansion, since new public services are essential to the Global Green New Deals we need.
We need to use the space we have now in trade deals to direct public spending toward local low-carbon technologies, infrastructure and good green jobs.
We need to cooperate with all countries on a worker- and climate-focused trade and investment regime that benefits everyone. Rich countries must prioritize climate finance and technology transfer to developing and least-developed countries—so that we eliminate inequality while addressing the climate emergency.