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#CEC31: 31st Annual Council Session and JPAC Public Forum
From 24 to 26 June 2024Mark your calendar for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) 31st annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum, to be held 24–26 June 2024 in Wilmington, North Carolina under the theme “Strengthening Environmental Justice through Community Empowerment.”
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Climate Change
Supporting emissions reduction and helping communities adapt to extreme weather events
Ecosystems
Working with communities to conserve and restore North America's terrestrial and marine ecosystems and priority species
Enforcement
Supporting enforcement and compliance with domestic environmental law and with multilateral environmental agreements
Green Growth
Innovative joint approaches to support sustainable economic development, trade and consumption
Pollutants
Promoting clean air, water and land through prevention, reductions, and sound management of pollutant releases, toxic chemicals and hazardous waste
Featured Project
Modernizing the Data Exchange System for Hazardous Waste Transfers
2019 - 2020 Active Enforcement
Pursuant to relevant regulations, Canada, Mexico and the United States control the import and export of hazardous wastes by exchanging notice and consent prior to shipping these wastes across their borders. This project is designed to update the Notice and Consent Electronic Data Exchange (NCEDE) system to facilitate the seamless exchange of...
Featured Publication
Effluent Measurement Saves Beer!
Case Study Beau’s Natural Brewing Co., the largest organic craft brewery in Canada
January 3, 2019 6 pages Green Growth
Food Loss and Waste (FLW) Reporting enables tracking of changes over time and their associated benefits. Effluent measurement at Beau’s has conserved more than just beer. The benefits to the environment and to Beau’s bottom line show that food loss measurement can be an important component of sustainable manufacturing.
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