NGO Leaks EGA Product List; Finds Only 20 Percent Of Items Would Help Environment

A European environmental advocacy group on Wednesday (Sept. 16) leaked what it claims is the list of 665 products nominated for tariff elimination in the negotiations for the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) and charged that the vast majority of these items do not contribute to the objective of improving the environment. In an analysis published along with the leaked list , Brussels-based Transport & Environment (T&E) says only about 140 of the nominated products – roughly 20 percent – would...