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International trade;

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our global economy depends on it.

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And yet

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global supply chains

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are the source of much of the world's

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total greenhouse gas emission.

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They are also, sadly,

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pathways for natural resource crimes

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and violations of environmental laws.

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By virtue of our trade

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facilitation and security mission,

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CBP is uniquely positioned

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to be a leader

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in the fight against climate change

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and environmental degradation

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by leading

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and helping

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to accelerate the global transition

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to green and sustainable trade.

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The Green trade strategy is CBP's

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effort to incentivize green trade,

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to improve and strengthen

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our environmental enforcement,

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to accelerate green innovation,

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and to improve climate resilience

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and resource efficiency.

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Climate change

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can impact trade

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and is impacting trade in increasingly

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dramatic and devastating fashion,

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not only in the production of merchandise,

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but also the transportation of merchandise.

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Those things that we need,

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consumers need to go about their everyday

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lives become increasingly difficult

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to locate and more expensive.

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So an immediate real impact of climate change

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in our own homes every day.

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We know that environmental crimes

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have a huge impact on the economy.

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They generate between 85 billion

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and $265 billion in criminal proceeds every year,

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and those crimes are negatively

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impacting the fish in the ocean,

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the trees in the forests,

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even the air that we breathe.

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So it's important for us to move quickly on that.

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Also, we know that climate change

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is encouraging increasingly volatile

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climate reactions.

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And when ports are disrupted,

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when shipping lanes are disrupted,

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we've all seen what can happen,

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when even small disruptions

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in our transportation system occur.

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We have

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a very recent example

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that we're still thinking about,

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which is the COVID-19.

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We saw what happened when there was a disruption

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to the transportation of merchandise

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and also the production of merchandise.

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CBP, we envision a green future,

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but we can't accomplish this alone.

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We need you;

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industry, academia, government, NGOs,

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and concerned citizens everywhere to join us.

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Bring your ideas, your vision,

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and your desire for sustainable solutions.

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Together, we can shape the future of trade.