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Have you ever wondered what chemicals are present in the products you use every day? From paints and varnishes to skincare and haircare products, access to information about chemical content is essential to a circular economy. Greater transparency about chemicals in products and supply chains helps reduce the presence of harmful chemicals in waste streams and recycled products and ensures that materials reintroduced into value chains are safe for human health and the environment.
A unique trinational organization advancing a regional approach to environmental cooperation and creating linkages across Canada, Mexico and the United States to address emerging and complex environmental challenges.
CEC projects bring together experts, governments and communities to share knowledge, build capacity, pilot scalable solutions and strengthen cooperation, turning shared goals into action for North America’s environment.
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Methane is a short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) and a potent greenhouse gas. At the 2023 North American Leaders Submit (NALS), Canada, Mexico and the United States recognized “the urgency for rapid, coordinated and ambitious measures to build clean energy economies and respond to the climate crisis” and committed to “reduce...
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Factual Record Regarding Submission SEM-21-003
This factual record addresses assertions from submission SEM-21-003, concerning the endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis), as authorized by the CEC Council members in Council Resolution 25-01. This factual record was prepared by the CEC Secretariat pursuant to Article 24.28(5) of the USMCA/CUSMA, following a submission alleging that the United States is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws.
