Excerpt: Politico Morning Energy, Climate Meets Trade

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has appointed new members to its Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee, aka TEPAC — including people who have called for a new fee on polluting imports. Among those chosen… Greg Bertelsen, CEO of the Climate Leadership Council… Bertelsen’s group advocates for free market solutions to climate change. “I share the administration’s concern about American manufacturers competing against weaker environmental standards abroad,” Bertelsen said in a text message. On the advisory panel, he said, “I’ll draw on decades of working with U.S. industry to help level the playing field and achieve better environmental outcomes.”