Today, 15 January 2014, WikiLeaks released the secret draft
text for the entire TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Environment Chapter
and the corresponding Chairs' Report. The TPP transnational legal
regime would cover 12 countries initially and encompass 40 per cent of
global GDP and one-third of world trade. The Environment Chapter has
long been sought by journalists and environmental groups. The released
text dates from the Chief Negotiators' summit in Salt Lake City, Utah,
on 19-24 November 2013.
The Environment Chapter covers what the Parties propose
to be their positions on: environmental issues, including climate
change, biodiversity and fishing stocks; and trade and investment in
'environmental' goods and services. It also outlines how to resolve
enviromental disputes arising out of the treaty's subsequent
implementation. The draft Consolidated Text was prepared by the Chairs
of the Environment Working Group, at the request of TPP Ministers at the
Brunei round of the negotiations.
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