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JPAC public review of the first 20 years of NAFTA and the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation

Montreal, 25 April 2013—January 2014 will mark 20 years since NAFTA and its environmental side agreement, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), went into effect. The NAAEC and the environmental provisions of NAFTA were intended to foster the protection and improvement of the environment throughout North America and as such, broke new ground. For the first time, trading...

April 25, 2013

REGISTER FOR LIVE WEBCAST: Thought leaders meet in Calgary to debate future environmental impact of energy sector in North America

Speakers include Nobel Laureate, activist, legal expert, Suncor executive and more. Visit www.cec.org/JPACenergy. Montreal, 22 April 2013—The North American energy sector is expanding rapidly and presents a key policy challenge for North American governments, especially with respect to environmentally responsible development. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) will be broadcasting live as a host of experts...

April 22, 2013

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