Lighthizer says climate change language would undermine trade deals

Published March 2, 2020 8:37pm ET



U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Monday the reason why the Trump administration doesn’t include climate change language in its trade deals is that such terms would prevent them from finishing up agreements.

“We have an obligation to help real working people … there’s no point in being so ambitious we don’t end up with an agreement at all,” Lighthizer said, according to the Oxford Union.

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