Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) - Environment Chairs Report
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.
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.
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.
Download the full secret TPP Chairs Report for Environment Chapter as PDF here
