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A 451-page dossier leaked last month has revealed a US veto over any discussions on the climate crisis in future trade talks. The revelation has sparked outrage from climate campaigners as well as critics of Mr Johnson wary of Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy. Nick Dearden of Global Justice Now said: “The fact that the US has banned even the mention of climate change says it all.
“Trump is a climate denier and any US deal is going to make it much harder for Britain to meet its already tepid commitments.”
Greenpeace director Dr Doug Parr also hit out at the relegation.
He said: “If ‘climate change’ are taboo words for Trump’s negotiators, that’s just a hint of the crushing pressure our environmental standards will come under in any trade deal with the US.
“For US industrial lobbies, this deal is the long-awaited chance to get rid of the rules banning things like chlorinated chicken and hormone-grown beef from our shelves, while leaving our climate and energy policies at the mercy of trade disputes.”
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9.30am update: Shock US trade deal leak
More on the US trade demands, which have infuriated climate campaigners.
The ultimatum was detailed in a dossier leaked last month during the general election campaign.
One memo said: “UK inquired about the possibility of indulging reference to climate change in a future UK-US trade agreement given that the UK has a strong historical stance on climate change and pushed strongly for the Paris Agreement.
“UK also highlighted the pressure for this that would come from civil society and NGOs.
“US responded emphatically that climate change is the most political question for the US mentioning that as of 2015, US trade representatives are bound by Congress not to include mention of greenhouse gas emission reductions in trade agreements.
“US stated this ban would not be lifted anytime soon.”
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