NAFTA energy efficiency annex completed, but U.S. says ‘serious’ engagement still lacking

Editor's note: This story was updated after initial publication to include quotes from Mexico's chief negotiator. While NAFTA negotiators this week “substantively” completed a sectoral annex on energy efficiency during an intersessional round of talks in Washington, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said at its close that the U.S. remained unsatisfied with Canada and Mexico’s willingness to engage in “serious” negotiations. “Negotiators substantively completed a sectoral annex on energy efficiency standards,” Amelia Breinig, a spokeswoman for USTR,...