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CEC Secretariat releases final independent report investigating environmental and health hazards of spent lead-acid battery trade
Report recommends specific policy actions to North American governments on how to handle this common and potentially hazardous waste. Montreal, 15 April 2013—On Monday, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation Secretariat released its final independent report: Hazardous Trade? An Examination of US-generated Spent Lead-acid Battery Exports and Secondary Lead Recycling in Mexico, the United States and Canada. The report analyzes the...
April 15, 2013
CEC Joint Public Advisory Committee announces new chair at Mérida workshop
David Angus, President and CEO of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce to chair the JPAC in 2013 Montreal, 18 December 2012—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation's (CEC) Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) has elected Canadian JPAC member David Angus as chair for 2013. He will succeed Mexican JPAC member Martín Alberto Gutiérrez Lacayo, director of Pronatura Mexico, who served as chair...
December 18, 2012
Report compares greenhouse gas and black carbon emissions tracking across North America
Addressing gaps, improving comparability key to advancing domestic and regional emissions objectives Montreal, 10 December 2012—Right now, if businesses or environmental officials need to estimate the impact of different greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures in one country or region of North America compared to another, they face multiple GHG reporting regimes with varying levels of detail and complexity. In response, Canada,...
December 10, 2012
Mérida workshop to aid vulnerable ecosystems, communities under pressure
Participants will learn about, use and help improve tools for assessing vulnerability and improving environmental health of communities Register now for 13-14 December Joint Public Advisory Committee public workshop; agenda, forms online at: www.cec.org/JPACMerida Montreal, 16 November 2012—North America's ecosystems are under enormous stress—from a changing climate, the pollution emitted into the air and water, and the overconsumption of natural...
November 16, 2012
State of Nuevo León first to benefit from improved nationwide air quality information system
CEC-sponsored initiative with Nuevo León state environment ministry is the first step toward integrating Mexico into a uniform North American monitoring system Monterrey, Mexico, 13 November 2012—Today, the Nuevo León state ministry of sustainable development, with support from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), launched a revamped air quality information management system in Monterrey, Mexico, using AirNow-International. This CEC initiative, developed in coordination...
November 13, 2012
CEC’s JPAC releases key findings after asking a diverse group of North Americans: What makes communities and ecosystems resilient?
New Orleans, 13 July 2012—On July 9 and 10, the CEC's Joint Public Advisory Committee brought together 80 North Americans in New Orleans, Louisiana, to discuss how to make their communities more resilient in the face of unprecedented environmental change. Participants travelled from as far as Iqaluit, Canada, and Yucatán, México, and represented a broad spectrum of backgrounds, including community...
July 13, 2012
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