This report summarizes the activities related to the North American Regional Action Plan (NARAP) on Lindane and Other Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) Isomers carried out by the Lindane Task Force under the auspices of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) as it endeavored to meet its commitments under the NARAP from its inception in 1999 until formal […]
This report summarizes the activities related to the North American Regional Action Plan on Mercury from inception in 1995 until formal close-out in 2010
This report summarizes existing data on mercury in fish tissue from Mexico. This report was commissioned by the CEC to gather information to complement similar data on mercury concentrations in fish from the United States and Canada, in support of the CEC’s objective to use a regional approach to monitoring persistent and bioaccumulating toxics. This […]
The objectives of this report are to estimate the supplies of primary and secondary mercury in Mexico that could be generated from different sources; to assess if extraction of identified mercury reserves would be both economically and technologically feasible; and to analyze the potential for Mexico to become an unintended but significant source of global […]
This report is an independent assessment by the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) on the environmental hazards associated with the increase in spent lead-acid battery (SLAB) exports to Mexico, as well as the more general environmental management of the battery recycling sector in Mexico. It considers the implications of this trade relative […]
Documentation from the multi-stakeholder workshop organized by the CEC Secretariat
Documentation from the CEC’s annual public meeting of the North American PRTR Project, which focused on developing recommendations for an updated .
This report highlights the main activities executed, the achievements made, the lessons learned and recommendations for further progress regarding mercury substitution in hospitals and health care institutions in Mexico from 2007 to 2009. These activities were carried out by the CAATA, HCWH’s chief partner in Mexico, with the support of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation […]
The purpose of this Report is to provide a summary of the information presented at the Forum, and capture substantive discussion, issues raised, and suggestions for next steps. The Report is organized in accordance with the Forum agenda. All presentation “PowerPoint” slide shows used throughout the Forum are hyperlinked in this Report. This Report also […]
Improved comparability of greenhouse gas (GHG) and black carbon inventories will enable the Parties to share results and strengthen capacities, while working towards advancing domestic mitigation objectives,standards, regulations, and policies over the next five years.
The sixteen projects summarized in this booklet are a reflection of the vision and priorities of theCECCouncil and represent a renewed commitment to environmental cooperation among Canada, Mexico and the United States.
North American Power Plant Air Emissions builds upon the first-such CEC assessment (published in 2004) that compiled information on emissions of criteria air pollutants, mercury, and carbon dioxide from power plants in North America for the year 2002. For the first time, data on the release of air pollutants from power plants burning fossil fuels were brought together from different national sources, varying greatly in terms of completeness and accessibility, into one format offering comparable information on fossil fuel power plant emissions in North America.
