Environmental groups say a new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico continues to coddle a fossil fuel economy that needs to shift in the face of climate change. “The deal doesn’t even mention climate change,” Stewart said. “This is in fact a very progressive trade agreement,” she said in Ottawa. It is much stronger than previous environment chapters. Concerned groups agreed the new trade deal does little to improve the likely environmental outcomes of such pacts.

Source: National Post October 01, 2018 19:01 UTC