The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is working on a project which will allow the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States to replace their current paper-based system of tracking transboundary shipments of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials with an electronicbased system.
This paper provides an overview of the key market demand and supply-side drivers for renewable electricity in each of the three North American countries. It then identifies regulatory mandates, voluntary purchases, self-supply and financial incentives as the most important drivers of a renewable electricity market in North America today. The paper also explores the opportunities […]
The three North American countries, Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America, under the auspices of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, (CEC) have recognized that the organochlorine pesticide lindane and other isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) may constitute a risk to human health and the environment.
Following the Advisory Group Meeting of 13 June 2006, this report outlines the scopes and methodologies for the preparation of the Secretariat Report and the associated Background Papers. Attachments are not included.
Taking Stock 2003 is the tenth in the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) Taking Stock series on sources, releases and transfers of industrial pollutants in North America.
Almost 120 million children live in North America. Many of them face economic, social and environmental challenges every day. More children than ever need daily medication to control asthma. Others struggle to control aggressive outbursts and understand difficult learning concepts. Too many, particularly in poorer areas, suffer from gastrointestinal disease. Children who live with parents […]
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.
