Aligning NAFTA with Climate Change Objectives

NAFTA's revision remains a centerpiece of US trade-policy debate. Moreover, US responsibility for total greenhouse gas emissions heightens the urgency for US leadership in re-examining NAFTA with an eye toward environmentally minded trade policy. Aligning NAFTA with Climate Change Objectives provides a critical assessment of how NAFTA initiatives will contribute to the achievement of important climate-change goals at both regional and global levels. This thorough investigation advances potential solutions, including the harmonization of production-process standards among the NAFTA countries, amendments to the NAFTA treaty addressing climate-trade issues, enhancement of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, and the development of practical channels for transferring technical and financial assistance from developed to developing countries.