Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.12 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Fisheries |
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Table 4.12 Key fisheries legislation, 2022
Legislation/Reference - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act (P.L. 114-81), Title 3 Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015
Overview - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implements the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU fishing
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.12 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Fisheries |
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Table 4.12 Key fisheries legislation, 2022
Legislation/Reference - Sustainable Fisheries Act (P.L. 104-297)
Overview - Measures to prevent overfishing and rebuild stocks
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.13 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing, Other support measures |
Fisheries |
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Table 4.13 Fisheries subsidies notified to the WTO
Program/Reference - Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP), 16 U.S.C. 1865
Amount of subsidy/loans outstanding - USD 2,342,000
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.13 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing, Other support measures |
Fisheries |
Relevant information
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Table 4.13 Fisheries subsidies notified to the WTO
Program/Reference - The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Reimbursement Program, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Amount of subsidy/loans outstanding - USD 706,174
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.13 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Fisheries |
Relevant information
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Table 4.13 Fisheries subsidies notified to the WTO
Program/Reference - Fishing Capacity Reduction Loan Program, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Amount of subsidy/loans outstanding - none
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.13 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Fisheries |
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Table 4.13 Fisheries subsidies notified to the WTO
Program/Reference - Fishery Disaster Assistance Program, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 4101-4107
Amount of subsidy/loans outstanding - USD 165,000,000
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-4§122 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements, Other measures |
Fisheries |
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4.122. In 2015, the United States enacted the Port State Measures Agreement Act, which implemented the Port State Measures Agreement. The Agreement entered into force for the United States on 5 June 2016 and works to deter or prevent IUU fishing among the 70 parties to the Agreement. (...). The Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP) is a multilateral agreement to reduce incidental dolphin mortalities in tuna purse seine fishing in the ETP area and ensure the long-term sustainability of tuna stocks. The United States is a member since its inception in 1999.
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Fish
MEAs
Sustainable
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-4§125 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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4.125. The U.S. economy has gradually become more energy efficient. (...). Biomass, wind, and hydropower are the main sources of renewable energy. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-4§127 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Energy |
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4.127. Total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States amounted to 6,457 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2017, or about 12% of global emissions. Emissions of carbon dioxide, mostly from combustion processes, accounted for 82% of the total. The remainder – primarily methane and nitrous oxide emissions – originated from agriculture, waste management, and the production of oil and gas. The United States has been party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since it entered into force in 1994 and signed the Paris Agreement on 3 September 2016. The United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement in November 2020, but its absence was brief. The new U.S. administration announced that the United States was re-entering the Paris Agreement in January 2021. In April 2021, the United States submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% below 2005 levels by 2030, create a carbon pollution free electric power sector by 2035, and achieve net zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050. A National Climate Task Force has been formed to mobilize action on climate change by all federal government agencies.
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Climate
Emissions
Energy
MEAs
Waste
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/434/REV.1 |
S-4§128 |
United States of America |
2022 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Energy |
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4.128. In November 2021, the U.S. Administration released a report regarding the Long-Term Strategy of the United States, which lays out pathways to reach the net-zero emissions 2050 goal and identifies the clean energy deployment and scale up needed to meet this target. Pursuant to Article 4.19 of the Paris Agreement, the report serves to communicate the Long-Term Strategy to the international community, and shows how current and near-term policies and actions across the country deliver a pathway through the 2030s and 2040s to reach the 2050 net-zero goal. The analysis finds that mobilizing to achieve net-zero will reduce distributional inequities of environmental pollution and climate vulnerability, improve public health, and promote economic growth. The report also states that all viable routes to net-zero involve five key transformations: decarbonize electricity; electrify end uses and switch to other clean fuels; reduce energy waste; reduce methane, hydrofluorocarbons, and other non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions; and scale up CO2 removal, including through land carbon sinks and engineered strategies.
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Clean
Climate
Emissions
Energy
Environment
MEAs
Pollution
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