Climate Change
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Tools and Resources
Taking Stock Volume 16
North American Pollutant Releases and Transfers, with a feature analysis of off-site transfers to disposal
Mining Sector: Interactive Infographic
North American industry sectors produce the energy, materials and items that we use every day. They also generate pollutants that must be managed.
North American Supply Chain Energy Management Program
Between 2018 and 2019, cohorts of OEM and their suppliers received best-in-class ISO 50001 training through a series of in-person and remote training sessions over 12 months.
North American Environmental Atlas
The North American Environmental Atlas seamlessly assembles accurate cartographic data including maps, documentation, and interactive map layers at a scale of 1:10,000,000.
North American Energy Management Pilot Program
A total of 18 industrial facilities from 9 companies across North America received an 18-month training program on the ISO 50001 energy management standard and the Superior Energy Performance® program.
North American Collaboration on Ecosystem Carbon Sources and Storage
Trilaterally agreed methods and products to monitor continental land cover change and model landscape-level ecosystem carbon changes to improve North America’s capacity to store carbon and reduce GHG emissions
Publications
137 pages March 27, 2023
Taking Stock 16
North American PRTR data show that total releases and transfers reported by facilities across the region increased from more than 5.1 billion kilograms (kg) in 2014 to almost 5.3 billion kg in 2018....
5 pages August 10, 2021
CEC Policy Brief on Flood Costing
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) recognized information gaps in estimating economic impacts of floods in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It initiated in 2019 a collaborative...
6 pages July 20, 2021
Developing a Comprehensive Methodology for Evaluating Economic Impacts of Floods in Canada, Mexico and the United States
This variability leads to information gaps when prioritizing development investments for infrastructure renewal, institutional development, or community enhancements, among others. This paper...
62 pages May 12, 2021
Guide to Drought Indices and Indicators Used in North America
Almost all participants reported their areas of responsibility had experienced drought in the past 10 years, and most indicated that drought was typically less than six months in duration. For most...
4 pages January 6, 2021
Long-term Impact Assessment of CEC’s Work on Forest Carbon (2013–2017)
The forests of North America play an important role in the global greenhouse gas balance by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, storing it as “forest carbon” in forest ecosystems....