Greening U.S. Trade Policy - Center for American Progress
Greening U.S. Trade Policy On March 17, Ambassador Katherine Tai was confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative by the Senate by a unanimous vote. During the confirmation process, Ambassador Tai emphasized the important role U.S. trade policy can play in protecting the environment and contributing to collective solutions to the climate crisis. U.S. trade agreements, including the recently enacted U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, have sought to advance environmental goals, but there is little question that more can be done to improve the international trade system to account for shared challenges su...