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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
China’s considerable supply chain dominance has become the topic of many bipartisan policy discussions throughout Washington, D.C., and beyond. While it certainly poses national security risks for the U.S. and our allies, there is also an important component to consider: the environment.
CRES is proud to advocate for commonsense policy solutions that lower global emissions and strengthen American competitiveness, including reducing our reliance on countries like China, whose economy is more than three times more carbon-intensive than that of the U.S. CRES Forum recently released a white paper illustrating how the United States can—and should—utilize its trade policy to combat China’s neo-colonialism and leverage our carbon advantage.
The paper details why it is so critical we rethink our trade policy—to not only counter our reliance on China but to capitalize on American efforts to produce clean energy, manufacture goods, and reduce global emissions in the process. We have some of the highest environmental and labor standards in the world, and it should be the United States leading the world in resource development—not the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). You can read more about the paper in my recent op-ed for RealClearEnergy here.
Additionally, we are hosting an event with Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who introduced the PROVE IT Act last month, to further highlight what we can do to counter the CCP’s economic strategy and environmental impacts. I hope you will join us tomorrow, July 12, in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center at 4:00 PM for what is sure to be a riveting discussion by a panel of experts. Click here to learn more and RSVP.
Sincerely,
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