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Few businesses will benefit from CPTPP deal which carries environmental costs
Government assessment suggests the deal may only grow the UK economy by 0.08% but requires the UK to drop key environmental commitments as part of the deal including those aimed at reducing the production of palm oil, a key driver of deforestation in Asia.
CPTPP “makes a mockery” of sustainable trade goals
Responding to the announcement that the UK Government has reached an agreement to join the CPTPP) Caroline Lucas MP, member of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:
Replacing lost EU trade could almost double UK shipping emissions
New analysis shows that replacing the EU trade lost since 2018 with trade from other countries could increase annual emissions from shipping to and from the UK by 88%.
An absolute betrayal: Farming experts give evidence on Australia deal to trade commission
Agriculture experts have described the Australia trade deal as "an absolute betrayal" of the farming sector in their evidence to the cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission today.