The CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee led a public forum, Reducing and Managing Food and Organic Waste Streams in North America, on 23 March 2017. It brought together citizens and stakeholders to engage with experts from academia, government, and the private sector to discuss issues, challenges and opportunities for reducing, recovering, diverting and processing food […]
The North American Workshop on Food Waste Reduction and Recovery brought together government, industry, business and other experts from Canada, Mexico and the United States from 28 February to 2 March 2017 to discuss opportunities to reduce food loss and waste across the food supply chain, with an emphasis on post-harvest food production, processing and […]
Join the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) on December 12 in Long Beach, California, for a public forum on Greening Freight Operations across North America. Building on the momentum of the Leaders’ Statement on a North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership, this JPAC forum will look […]
In July 2014, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation Council—North America’s highest-level environmental authorities—announced that the CEC would focus on three priority areas for its 2015–2020 Strategic Plan: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Green Growth; and Sustainable Communities and Ecosystems. These priorities include trilateral engagement on coastal and marine issues. Climate change is affecting North America’s […]
Maintaining reliable and sustainable sources of energy is one of the most pressing issues facing North America. It has an impact on everything from global economic growth to individual household finance. But while energy is a vital part of North America’s economic growth, there is increasing pressure to diversify our energy sources and reduce environmental […]
The Green Business Forum is an ambitious initiative of the Tecnologico de Monterrey whose purpose is to promote a sustainable entrepreneurial culture and with that, support the transition towards a low carbon economy.This initiative consists of various activities, including a high-level business forum, courses and workshops on business training, and projects that are linked to the financial […]
The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation will host a public forum in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 16-17 November to discuss innovative ways to achieve an environmentally sustainable North American economy. Save the date now to participate in this free event in New Orleans or join the discussion online. The […]
The main objective of the meeting will be to develop a common vision around the new priorities outlined by the CEC’s Council of Ministers last June and to identify potential key elements to be included in the 2010–2015 Strategic Plan Welcome and opening remarks by the JPAC Chair, Adriana Nelly Correa Introductory remarks by the […]
The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America hosted a public forum in conjunction with the Green Building in North America International Symposium, followed by its first Regular Session of the year. The main objective of the meeting was to obtain additional commentary on the background papers […]
The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America held a regular session on 27 and 29 October in Montreal, Canada in conjunction with the CEC Meeting on Building the Renewable Energy Market.
JPAC Chair, Regina Barba, opened the meeting and welcomed everyone to Washington. She noted the absence, with reasons, of Johnathan Plaut, Mary Simon and Raúl Tornel. She informed the audience that Jonathan Scarth, a Canadian member, has resigned. She also noted that Serena Wilson and Blanca Torres were attending a parallel meeting of Trade and […]
