So, if I get this right, it enables Guiana to compete and trade in the region which is certainly a good thing. But it would be better if Brazil (and all the others) would strengthen their environmental laws to the high EU standards.
My take-away is that this is a bad choice for nature/climate-change/human rights, but a good choice for Guiana and it’s people. I’d argue the people of Guiana deserve affordable goods, but shame on France that this is the way. They should have done better and have found a way to lift the average income. Alas, colonization and imperialism is often a one-way street. All we can hope for now this exception won’t become a loophole that undermines the system we’ve put up.
So, if I get this right, it enables Guiana to compete and trade in the region which is certainly a good thing. But it would be better if Brazil (and all the others) would strengthen their environmental laws to the high EU standards.
Good luck with that
My take-away is that this is a bad choice for nature/climate-change/human rights, but a good choice for Guiana and it’s people. I’d argue the people of Guiana deserve affordable goods, but shame on France that this is the way. They should have done better and have found a way to lift the average income. Alas, colonization and imperialism is often a one-way street. All we can hope for now this exception won’t become a loophole that undermines the system we’ve put up.