International trade.
Our global economy depends on it.
And yet global supply chains are the source of much
of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions.
They are also, sadly, pathways for natural resource crimes
and violations of environmental laws.
Hello.
I'm Leon Bigelow, director of Green trade at U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.
I want to tell you about the Green trade strategy.
CBP's agency wide framework of commitment
to combating one of the most urgent issues facing our society today
climate change. By virtue of our trade facilitation and security mission.
CBP is uniquely positioned to be a leader in the fight
against climate change and environmental degradation by helping
to accelerate the global transition to green and sustainable trade.
But we need your help in order to safeguard
the health of our planet as well as our economic future.
It is imperative that we act now.
The Green Trade Strategy creates a framework for action.
It revolves around four central pillars.
One Incentivize Green Trade
This means providing facilitation benefits and other incentives to promote
environmentally friendly trade practices and supply chains.
Two Strengthen CBP's Environmental Enforcement Posture.
This means enforcing laws against environmental bad actors.
Three Accelerate Green Innovation,
which means promoting and investing in the deployment of innovative,
sustainable trade practices by government and private industry,
and Four Improve Climate Resilience and Resource Efficiency,
which means decreasing emissions associated with CBP operations
and strengthening the resilience and sustainability
of trade, infrastructure and assets. At CBP
We envision a green future, but we can't accomplish this alone.
We need you.
Industry, academia, government, NGOs,
and concerned citizens everywhere to join us.
Bring your ideas, your vision, and your desire for sustainable solutions.
Together, we can shape the future of trade.