The CEC Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) recently submitted an Advice to the CEC Council following a Public Forum that took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 1 December 2022. The Public Forum brought together experts from port authorities, the maritime transportation industry, NGOs, academia and governments to discuss the role of ports in fighting climate change, including climate mitigation, green shipping corridors, zero-emission fuels...
March 15, 2023
Montreal, 14 March 2023—The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced 14 climate-focused projects that will each receive up to C$200,000 under the CEC’s EJ4Climate (Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience) Grant Program. Initiated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the EJ4Climate Grant Program provides funding directly to community-based organizations for projects that target underserved and vulnerable communities, and Indigenous...
March 14, 2023
Montreal, 28 February 2023—Mark your calendars for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)’s 30th annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum, to be held 28 and 29 June 2023, in Victoria, British Columbia. For nearly 30 years, the Governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States have worked together through the CEC to conserve, protect and enhance the North American environment....
February 28, 2023
Montreal, 21 February 2023 — Today the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) launches the 2023 Youth Innovation Challenge (YIC) and invites youth from Canada, Mexico and the United States to submit entrepreneurial innovations addressing water challenges. Be an agent of change! The YIC competition seeks fresh solutions that address the following kinds of water-related challenges: The increasing frequency of droughts, deforestation, forest fires and floods...
February 21, 2023
Montreal, 3 February 2023 — On 2 February, a Mexican citizen filed a submission under Chapter 24 of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA/CUSMA) with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to protect forest ecosystems and water quality from the adverse environmental impacts of avocado production in Michoacán, Mexico. In submission SEM-23-002 (Avocado Production in...
February 3, 2023
The CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) has just submitted Advice to the CEC Council, regarding a new project to create a network of communities for environmental justice, following an online public consultation that took place 3–23 November 2022. The consultation collected feedback from the public on ways to improve the project description and support its implementation, including common challenges faced by communities that have...
February 2, 2023
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