Britain’s trade deal with Pacific Rim countries will undermine climate pledges, campaigners claimed today.
Green MP Caroline Lucas said boosting trade with nations further away meant more emissions belched into the atmosphere through shipping bigger quantities of imports and exports.
Ms Lucas, a member of the UK Trade and Business Commission, insisted: “When it comes to trade, distance matters. Not only will joining this bloc fail to replace trade we have lost with our closest neighbours, stretching supply chains makes a mockery of our climate commitments and will undercut environmental and food standards in the UK.”
