EU Abandons Climate Stance In Trade Sop To Trump

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

climate depot
 27/07/18
By Megan Darby

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http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/27/eu-abandons-climate-stance-in-trade-sop-to-trump-drops-any-mention-of-upholding-un-paris-climate-deal/

The European Commission abandoned its customary climate hard talk in a bid to defuse trade tensions with the US on Wednesday.

Following a visit by commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to Donald Trump in Washington DC, the two major economies promised to work to eliminate trade barriers.

In a joint statement, they agreed to launch “a close dialogue on standards in order to ease trade, reduce bureaucratic obstacles, and slash costs”.

There was no mention of upholding the Paris climate deal or environmental protections. Instead, it called for more trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US to the EU.