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Comment: UK joining Asia-Pacific trade bloc will bump up car sales — and CO2 emissions

By Poppy Carnell ( June 22, 2021, 16:43 GMT | Comment) -- British cars, drinks and tobacco could win more favorable access to Asia-Pacific markets such as Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, Chile and Malaysia should the UK succeed in its bid to join the massive CPTPP trading bloc. The UK projects a potential trade boost of 3 percent with the bloc's members. But questions lurk over the country's approach to health and safety standards for farm-goods imports and the inevitable rise in CO2 emissions linked to the transport of goods to and from countries on the other side of the globe.Cars, drinks and tobacco would be among the biggest trade winners if the UK succeeds in joining the Asia-Pacific bloc known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to UK government analysis published today....

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