In the program plan for 2005, it was envisaged that CEC would prepare a document describing best practices in financing small-scale renewable energy projects. The CEC conducted a literature review of existing documents on the topic that was presented to the REEC at the first annual meeting on November 21 in Washington, DC. It was then decided that the existing information was not sufficient to provide stakeholders with how to best finance these small projects in North America. It was also realized that best practices would vary from site to site, from technology to technology, and the stage of development at which the investment is sought.
Does trade liberalization make the environment dirtier or cleaner? Theory suggests the possibility of both. Copeland and Taylor’s (2003) composition effect changes the mix of goods produced either according to comparative advantage, or due to foreign factor inflows, particularly capital. The composition effect may or may not cause degradation of the environment in the country […]
This paper contributes to the small, but growing, literature that aims to explore the environmental impacts in the agricultural sector in Mexico during the post NAFTA period – both among Industrialized and Communal (ejido) farmers – as well as the influence of the national and multilateral institutional framework on these outcomes.
Based on the Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE), the consultant identified the different laws and policies related to renewable energy in Canada and Mexico, at the federal and provincial level, when applicable.
This paper provides an overview and perspective of both the renewable energy industry in North America and governmental measures in the NAFTA countries to support renewables. The paper goes on to examine the law of the North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA] and applicable GATT/WTO provisions with a view to considering whether NAFTA creates obstacles […]
As we learn more about the unique vulnerabilities and susceptibilities of children to environmental risks, there is an increasing call for data and information that can be used to improve public policy in this area. This document, , is the first integrated, regional report providing indicators for a series of children’s health and environment issues.
This report examines the use of environmental management systems (EMSs) in small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Canada, Mexico and the United States. In doing so, it provides a North American perspective on successful practices and some of the issues faced by SMEs in developing and implementing these systems. It also offers some suggestions for […]
This report was developed by the North American PCB Implementation Task Force (ITF), an organization established under the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) consisting of representatives from environmental regulatory agencies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The primary purpose of the report is to provide a final update on recent events in each country […]
This work seeks to analyze the dynamics of environmental spending and changes in companies’ profiles following NAFTA and factors that have negatively or positively affected their environmental behavior.
In this paper, I ask whether entry into NAFTA has made Mexico more or less like the United States and Canada in terms of pollution per capita and per dollar of GDP; what has happened to the trends in the various indicators; and what the consequent effects on environmental quality have been. Energy use and […]
Commitments undertaken in diverse international fora support the liberalisation and market expansion of the environmental goods and services (EGS) sector as a strategy worth exploring to support the pursuit of sustainable development. Among these commitments, the mandate in Paragraph 31(iii) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) calls for negotiations to reduce or, as appropriate, eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers for trade in EGS. However, implementing such a strategy poses major challenges. Moreover, despite some attempts undertaken in recent years, the international community has yet to reach a consensus on suitable approaches to defining and classifying the EGS market.
This NACAP, developed for the ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis), resulted from a trinational workshop hosted by the CEC in Calgary in June 2004 and benefited from the in-depth review of an extensive list of wildlife experts from diverse backgrounds from Canada, Mexico and the United States. Furthermore, the content of this NACAP has been shared […]
