A DOUBLE OPPORTUNITY:
The WTO Environmental Goods Agreement

 Thursday, November 20, 2014
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
(Registration from 8:30 a.m.)
The National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC  20045

Fourteen members of the WTO are working in Geneva on an agreement to eliminate tariffs on a wide range of environmental goods.  That work started in July.  Earlier, when the Administration notified Congress of its intention to enter into these talks, Ambassador Froman explained that "An agreement on environmental goods can make an important contribution to the domestic and international environmental protection agenda."  It can also increase trade and the jobs and incomes associated with more trade.

At this GBD-NAM colloquium on November 20, we will look at the products at issue and the potential of these talks, including their implications for the WTO and the trading system.   We will do that with help from ....

Speakers

Jennifer Prescott
USTR

Simon Newnham
Australian Embassy

Linda Dempsey
National Assoc. of Manufacturers

Debra Waggoner
Corning, and

Orit Frenkel
General Electric

Price: $45 general admission.  There is no charge for GBD Members, U.S. Government staff or press.

To Register, click the link below and follow the prompts.  We look forward to seeing you on November 20.

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