In 2004, an independent Ten-Year Review and Assessment Committee (TRAC) undertook an examination of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. TRAC produced a report that reviewed the implementation of the NAAEC and provided an assessment of the impacts of the various programs of the CEC.
This report is intended to serve as an information source for governments, industry and communities in analyzing such data from a North American perspective and for identifying opportunities for pollution reduction. The analyses are based on 1995–2001 data from the US Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and the Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI). Results from […]
This report is intended to serve as an information source for governments, industry and communities in analyzing such data from a North American perspective and for identifying opportunities for pollution reduction. The analyses are based on 1995–2001 data from the US Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and the Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI). Results from […]
This document was prepared for the CEC Secretariat by M.J. Bradley and Associates, Inc., under an activity in the CEC’s 2003 work plan to conduct a comparative study of the air quality standards, regulations, planning, and enforcement practices at the national, state/provincial, and local levels in the three North American countries, building on previous research […]
The Mexico National Emissions Inventory (NEI) is the result of significant efforts by many participants from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) was the lead agency for this project. Mr. Richard Halvey was the WGA Project Manager.
The North American Renewable Energy Database presents summary data on a state, province or territory level, disaggregated by type of renewable energy source and technology, and by development status.
Mercury is a toxic element whose unique properties make it one of the most useful and pervasive substances, and as such, concentrations in places around the world have risen to levels of concern. The Great Lakes is one such place. There have been intensive efforts by many government and international bodies to reduce the use and emission of mercury to the environment.
In this document, there are estimated emissions from power generation in Mexico, based on fuel consumption, as well as emission factors for specific power generation plants, for the years 2001 and 2002.
This paper provides an overview of the status and trends of invasive alien species and their pathways of invasion into the marine and freshwater systems of North America.
This Phase 1 report builds on past studies to summarize the size of Canada’s major biomass resources (forestry, agricultural, and municipal residues, landfill gas and energy crops) and for each sector identifies a number of possibilities and technologies that could be applied to this resource for energy and other potential commercial purposes.
Following are the main agreements and outcomes from the Ensenada trinational workshop held on 23 January 2004, carried out with the goal of developing the framework and identifying the essential elements of an action plan to implement a NAMPAN pilot.
The following account offers the main agreements and outcomes from the Ensenada trinational workshop (January 21-22, 2004) carried-out with the goal of developing the framework and the essential elements of a North American Action Plan (NACAP).
