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What they say and what they do are two different things. People will get poorer whilst little changes..

We may end up having our hands "forced" into updating FTAs (seeing as were signatories to the likes of the UNFCCC), which contain various carbon limits et. al. You might find this interesting... https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/106642/html/ As part of a development-sensitive approach to trade and climate change, the Government should: Develop an over-arching trade strategy that supports climate change and development objectives Take steps to address increased emissions resulting from FTAs Include climate and development concerns in FTA liberalisation offers and demands Ensure that provisions in FTAs do not restrict policy space to support domestic green industries, or impede technology transfer to developing countries Insist on strong and binding climate chapters in FTAs, including provisions on the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies Refuse to enter any new trade agreements, and renegotiate or exit all existing agreements, that include ISDS provisions Introduce a target for reducing the consumption emissions embedded in UK imports Develop any UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in consultation with developing countries, and include exemptions for these countries as appropriate Introduce a UK Business, Human Rights and Environment Act to tackle environmental abuses in UK supply chains Increase liberalisation of environmental goods and services through UK FTAs and plurilateral initiatives, including exemptions for developing countries as appropriate Increase technology transfer to, and climate finance for, developing countries Use plurilateral initiatives such as TESSD to push for the elimination of fossil fuels subsidies and increased technology transfer to developing countries Ensure that developing countries play a full role in any plurilateral discussions on climate-related trade rules Support a climate waiver at the WTO, and reform of multilateral trade rules to address climate issues I didn't know that..

The question at the WEF / generic UN function, will be, well if the Dutch can manage to reduce water usage / energy usage by this amount, then why can’t everyone else? This will be fed back through the WTO and so on, and will end up being a staple in FTAs - more energy usage, higher tariffs / non tariff barriers.

The Dutch are already on it... How the Dutch took the lead in food tech and sustainability - Marketplace

If anything the last three years have taught us, is to not put too much reliance on long distance trade routes - we did, and the world trade system nearly collapsed. We need to be as food independent as possible, or if thats not totally possible, it needs to be as close as possible.

...and then a carbon tax will come in, which will end up littering most FTAs..

Its the old BAe munitions dump. Its right on the M5. Avonmouth is just up the road... ROF Bridgwater - Wikipedia

Have you read the paper? The Border Target Operating Model: Draft for Feedback (HTML) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

I barely hang around here any more, because its the same old arguments (on both sides), over and over again... For me, the most important milestone is the beginning of November, for the first phase of physical checks come in for Dover et. al. being phased in over the next year. Food inflation especially, could well take off..

Got a link for that? Boris made the backstop the front stop, then promised that there would be no form, checks..etc.. Can a smart border put a probe up a cow's behind? Byproduct of leaving the single market, and its surveillance regime.. but then we still haven't had a proper Brexit yet...Stuff in UK ports are still currently being waved through... Little to no checks.. That's more of a concern to me..

He has little to no knowledge of non-customs systems... Brexit: fantastic moments | Turbulent Times

The situation in Scotland, after they banned S21 a few years ago. Scotland rental market warning as more landlords look to sell property | HeraldScotland

EU has 72 agreements with the US...so its not a pure WTO relationship... Search the Treaties and Agreements database - Consilium (europa.eu)

Carbon taxation will be the next non-tariff barriers. The further the goods have to travel, the more expensive they will cost..

...and it wont much...seeing as the "double coffin lid" comes into play. We repeal EU law, but are still signed up all the relevant law, as most of this law will consist of global regs - which underpin much of the FTA system. Of course there's the conversation to be had over the role of these global bodies, but unilaterally repealing this law will only end up with big gaps in our legislation, which would then lead to bad law when trying to cover these holes with patches.