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North America’s environment leaders to meet September 9-10 at the CEC’s annual Council Session and JPAC Public Forum
Montreal, 7 September 2021—Media are invited to attend the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) 28th annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum, where North American environment officials will convene to discuss and agree on trilateral solutions for climate change and environmental justice. Focused on the theme of climate change and environmental justice solutions, #CEC28 will include sessions,...
September 7, 2021
You’re Invited! JPAC Public Forum on Climate Change and Environmental Justice, 9 September
Montreal, 2 September 2021—Climate change is already impacting communities across North America, increasing the likelihood and impacts of events such as flooding, coastal erosion, drought, fires, and heat waves. As our climate changes, not all communities experience such impacts equally. Vulnerable or historically marginalized communities are experiencing these impacts more severely due to their exposure and capacity to recover from...
September 2, 2021
Winners of 2021 CEC Youth Innovation Challenge Announced
Montreal, 31 August 2021—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is pleased to announce the winners of the fifth annual Youth Innovation Challenge, selected among submissions from Canada, Mexico and the United States. For the first time ever, the CEC chose four winners for the Youth Innovation Challenge: Gabriel Saunders (Canada): “Decomp” – an organic plastic waste disposal solution that utilizes proprietary, plastic-degrading...
August 31, 2021
#CEC28: Join the CEC’s Annual Council Session Virtually, September 9-10, 2021
Montreal, 30 August 2021—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) invites the public to join the annual gathering of the CEC Council, composed of representatives from Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Celebrating a renewed commitment to North American cooperation on environmental action, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, as Council Chair, will virtually host CEC Council representatives from...
August 30, 2021
CEC receives submission on the vaquita porpoise under USMCA/CUSMA Chapter 24
Montreal, 12 August 2021—Yesterday, the Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Welfare Institute, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Environmental Investigation Agency filed a submission with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) under the provisions of Chapter 24 of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA/CUSMA). The Submitters assert that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws to protect the vaquita porpoise. The Submitters...
August 12, 2021
CEC Secretariat Recommends Preparation of First Factual Record Under New United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, on Loggerhead Turtle Protection
Montreal, 5 August 2021—On 27 July 2021, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation recommended that the CEC Council vote to develop a factual record regarding the Loggerhead Turtle submission. In submission SEM-20-001 (Loggerhead Turtle), the Submitters assert that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws regarding conservation of the loggerhead turtle along the Pacific coastline of Mexico. The Loggerhead Turtle submission, filed by the...
August 6, 2021
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