The U.S. has no choice but to work out something with Canada and Mexico because none of President Biden’s EV goals can be realized without these countries.
Ministers have a real opportunity to utilize the conference to position the WTO as a flexible forum for addressing shared global priorities important to businesses, workers and governments.
Rather than fixing problems in the supply chain, the proposed legislation is more likely to cause further disruption, all while putting the United States in the sorry company of Russia and China when it comes to market-distorting trade policy.
Proponents of EVs should be at pains to avoid triggering trade litigation, since this can only result in accusations of a “Baptist-bootlegger coalition.”