WTO's Lamy Sees Trade Pact Boosting Green Goods |
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May 20, 2010
Talks on freeing up commerce in environmental goods and services, which will have special treatment in a new global trade pact, are making progress, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on Thursday.
Talks on freeing up commerce in environmental goods and services, which will have special treatment in a new global trade pact, are making progress, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on Thursday.
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said countries were jostling for position in the sector, whose importance meant the talks went beyond increasing market access as in other areas.
"There has to be a premium for environmental goods and services, a bit like agriculture," Lamy told a news conference before meeting Danish parliamentarians.
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