Environmental Implications of Trade Liberalization on North American Transport Services
The paper offers an assessment of the environmental impact of trade liberalization on the cross border trucking sector in North America.
Pollution and International Trade in Services
This paper uses data on trade in services from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, and data on the pollution intensity of various industries from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to demonstrate that the correlation between services trade and pollution intensity is negative.
Transportation Services, Air Quality and Trade
The objective of this paper is to assess the environmental impact of trade liberalization on the cross border transportation on two international borders between three countries, using econometrics.
Tourism, Trade and the Environment
Using the case of the Mexican portion of the Mesoamerican Reef, this paper presents an analysis of the relationship between trade, tourism development and its impacts on the environment using the framework of the Organization of Economic Cooperation Development for trade-related environmental effects.
The Evolution of the Environmental Services Industry in Mexico, 1995–2005
This paper quantifies the growth and evolution of environmental market in Mexico since 1995, and characterizes the contribution of imports and Mexico’s own environmental industry.
NAFTA, Tourism and the Environment in Mexico
The purpose of the study is to determine how NAFTA influences the Mexican tourism sector and its effects on the environment.
Development and Analysis of a Survey of Small and Medium-Size Manufacturers of Electronic Parts, Components and Equipment
This report summarizes the work done by the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2) to develop and distribute a survey requesting information from small and medium-size manufacturers of electronic parts, components and equipment on the awareness of regulatory initiatives to reduce the use of toxic substances and assistance needed to improve environmental performance, and to […]
Greening Supply Chains
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has obtained significant results from the first stage of the Greening Supply Chains project, which is designed to test an effective, replicable cooperation-based mechanism for promoting pollution prevention in small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) that supply major companies.
Green Building Energy Scenarios for 2030
This report documents the preliminary findings and implications of a study entitled “Green Building Scenarios” undertaken under the auspices of the CEC project “Green Building in North America: Opportunities and Challenges.”
Institutional Efforts for Green Building
This document analyzes the existing legal and institutional frameworks in Mexico in relation to construction activity with the purpose of identifying the obstacles to, and the potential for, green building in the country. Recommendations are included in each section with a view to smoothing the path towards achieving the sustainability objectives for building projects in […]
Toward Sustainable Financing and Strong Markets for Green Building
The public is starting to demand that a company, its products and services are environmentally sensitive and it is increasing companies’ corporate and social responsibility reporting. Business, finance and corporate perspectives are thus starting to adapt to this shift in demand. There is however, reasonable question whether there is a link between value and the […]
Residential Green Building in North America
The objective of this report is to propose a vision and identify strategies and recommendations aimed at promoting more sustainable residential construction in a North American context.