Fast Mitigation Strategies for Short-lived Climate Pollutants
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is requesting proposals from prospective consultants to develop recommendations that strengthen methane emissions quantification, measurement methods, and inventories for the waste sector across North America, drawing on recent progress in remote sensing and other measurement technologies.
This work has two key objectives:
- To identify where bottom-up and top-down methane emissions estimates for the waste sector in North America align or diverge.
- To generate technically informed insights that enhance the accuracy of methane emissions quantification in the region’s waste sector.
By pursuing these objectives and building on existing independent efforts, Canada, Mexico, and the United States seek to learn from one another, strengthen complementarity, and coordinate their work to develop more reliable methane emissions inventories.
Deadlines for Proposal Submission and Decision
The proposal, including all relevant attachments, must be received by the CEC Secretariat by 17:00 EST on January 16th, 2026. Proposals submitted after this deadline will not be considered.
Proposals must be submitted via electronic mail to ocabrera@cec.org with copy to nrestrepo@cec.org and ehercules@cec.org. Proposal format may be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Once the proposal has been submitted electronically, the CEC will confirm receipt within three business days. If receipt is not confirmed by e-mail within this time, applicants must contact the CEC. The contact person is:
Orlando Cabrera Rivera
Head of Unit, Environmental Quality
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
1001 Robert-Bourassa, Bureau 1620
Montréal (Québec) Canada H3B 4L4
Tel: 514-350-4300; Fax: 514-350-4314
The CEC Secretariat intends to select the consultant and notify the applicants within a reasonable period following the proposal submission deadline.
Overview
Status
Active
Deadline
January 16, 2026 5:00pm
Salary/Budget
The budget for this activity will not exceed C$150,000 (Canadian dollars), including professional fees and expenses.
Location
The consultants will work in their own offices.
About the CEC
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) focuses on strengthening the protection of the environment and fosters sustainable development across North America—for the benefit of all, today and into the future. The CEC facilitates knowledge exchange, develops resources and tools, and promotes inclusive and diverse public engagement. Since its creation in 1994, the CEC has been a unique example of regional collaboration.
The CEC was established by the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States through the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, a parallel environmental agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). As of 2020, the CEC operates in accordance with the Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA), which entered into force at the same time as the CUSMA/T-MEC/USMCA trade agreement.
Find out more at: www.cec.org
We appreciate your interest in the CEC and wish to inform you that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All résumés will be kept on file for a six-month period and taken into consideration for any suitable vacancies occurring during that time.