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JPAC calls for compatible policies and support for low-carbon economies

Montreal, 17 May 2010 - Following its most recent public meeting on "North America's Energy Market: Aligning Policies and Managing Carbon," held in March in Vancouver, Canada, the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) has issued recommendations for promoting low-carbon economies throughout the region. The recommendations to the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) -the top environmental officials from Canada,...

May 17, 2010

Help shape the environmental agenda for North America

Montreal, 18/11/2009 - The Commission for Environmental Cooperation's (CEC) Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) invites you to join a discussion to help define the environmental priorities the CEC will address in the next five years. Through an online forum now open on Facebook and the CEC's website, as well as during a live webcast of a round-table discussion that will include...

November 18, 2009

New study to provide roadmap for sustainable freight transportation

Montreal, 4/11/2009 - The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has embarked on a new study to evaluate opportunities for making freight transportation more sustainable in North America. The transportation sector contributes about 26 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions in North America. At least a quarter of that share is related to transporting freight. Billions of tons...

April 11, 2009

REMINDER: JPAC calls for comments on CEC’s proposed 2009 projects

Montreal, 1/12/2009-The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is requesting public input on the CEC's proposed Operational Plan for 2009. The CEC's Operational Plan sets forth cooperative actions to protect and enhance the North American environment. It is focused on implementation of program priorities established by the CEC Council-the environment ministers or equivalent of...

January 12, 2009

Sustainability and competitiveness event will be webcast live, revised agenda now available

Montreal, 11/19/2008-The CEC's Joint Public Advisory Committee will host itsNorth American Workshop on Environmental Sustainability and Competitiveness on 2-3 December in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This day-and-a-half workshop will identify areas of opportunity and priority for simultaneously enhancing environmental sustainability and competitiveness in the region. The event will include panel discussions with some of North America's top experts on environmental sustainability...

November 19, 2008

Invitation to Environmental Outlook Conference

Montreal, 5/30/2008-Forecasts of the environmental future for North America predict a range of possible scenarios. One constant is that the policy choices we face today-on climate change mitigation, energy use and technology, transportation and the quality of our built environment-will most certainly impact our environmental future. These topics and the key trends expected to affect environmental quality in North America...

May 30, 2008