Maha Rafi Atal

Jul 18, 2023 | rooseveltinstitute.org | Todd Tucker |Timothy Meyer |J. Benton Heath |Maha Rafi Atal

The summer of 2023 poses a significant test for negotiations between the United States and European Union over the Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum (GASSA). If successful, these talks could establish the world’s first sectoral trade deal to lower carbon emissions, creating a promising precedent for rewriting the rules of trade in a post-neoliberal, pro-worker, pro-environment direction for other sectors of the global economy.

Jul 18, 2023 | rooseveltinstitute.org | Maha Rafi Atal

The United States and European Union are currently deadlocked in talks over how to use trade policy to combat climate change, with a particular focus on creating a joint standard for “clean” steel and imposing restrictions on imports that do not meet it.