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Future Environmental Trends in North America – Chemical Industry
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Evan Lloyd, Executive Director October 25, 2012 ANIQ Foro Nacional
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Commission for Environmental Cooperation
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
• intergovernmental organization • supports the cooperative
environmental agenda of Canada – Mexico – United States
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Commission for Environmental Cooperation
North American Environmental Cooperation
The CEC: • Council • Joint Public Advisory Committee • Secretariat
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Our Work
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation – 1994
•Tri-national cooperative work program
•Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters
•Independent Secretariat Reports
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Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
• Climate Change – Low-Carbon Economy
• Greening the Economy in North America
Priorities 2010-2015
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CEC Initiatives with relevance to North American chemical industry
• Sound Management of Chemicals
• Pollutant Release and Transfer Registry
• Secretariat Report: Environmental Hazards of the Transboundary Movement and Recycling of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs)
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Future Trends in North America
• Examples:
– Chemical Inventories
– Pollutant Release and Transfer Registries
– Spent Lead Acid Battery Management
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Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Reducing Risks Related to Persistent and Bio-accumulating Toxics Substances
Tracking Chemicals in Commerce
Sound Management of Chemicals
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Reducing Risk From Toxics
• Banned or severely restricted use of pesticides DDT, Chlordane, Lindane
• Identification of Dixon/Furan sources
• Significant work on reducing use and release of mercury
– Recent focus on uses and sources in Mexico
– NA Mercury Strategy in anticipation of international agreement in 2013
• New approach on families of chemicals (ex: flame retardants, including PBDEs)
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Tracking Chemicals in Commerce- Objectives:
– Develop tools for tracking chemicals within - between NA countries
– Maintain comparable and compatible information on chemical use within the NA region
– Support informed decision-making about reducing risks of use, production and end-of-life management
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Development of Mexican Chemical Inventory
• CEC-facilitated team formed 2007
• Share experience of US and Canada
• Activities: – Analysis of legal framework in Mexico
– Design of Mexico’s inventory
– Compile information on imports, production and use
– Validate information to ensure compatibility
– Identify policy options to require future reporting
– Support development of Mexican Chemical Inventory
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Chemical Inventories in North America
• Canadian Domestic Substances List
o 24,578 published substances 2011
• US Toxic Substances Control Act List
o 66,891 published substances 2011
• Mexican Chemical Inventory
o 5,852 substances to be published 2012
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Tracking Pollutant Releases and Transfers in North America (North American PRTR Project)
Objectives:
o Increase access to information
o Improve the comparability of RETC –TRI -NPRIPRTRs in North America
o Support decision-making
Approach:
o Integrated online North American PRTR dataset and tools
o Taking Stock report with analyses addressing North American health and environmental issues
o Outreach and development of relationships with stakeholders
o Tri-lateral collaboration on comparability and consistency: data reporting, collection, and QA
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Taking Stock - Report and Website
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NA Reporting Facilities
• Canada’s NPRI
• US TRI
• Mexico’s RETC
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Promoting Regional Cooperation
• what is reported
• who must report
• reporting guidance, including: definitions, nomenclature
• data estimation techniques
• data dissemination and user support
• information on releases from non-point sources
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Top 10 Industrial Sectors (2009) United States Mexico
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Benzene Air Emissions - Top 10 Industrial Sectors in North America (2009)
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Reported Benzene Emissions to Air (2005-2009)
US CAN MEX
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
700,000 600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
KGS
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CEC Secretariat Report (pending) Environmental Hazards of the Transboundary Movement and Recycling of Spent
Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs)
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US Exports of SLABs
0
50000000
100000000
150000000
200000000
250000000
300000000
350000000
400000000
450000000
500000000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Kg
Year
HT codes 540 and 580
Canada
Mexico
World
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Pressure on Mexico to raise the bar
• 25% – 50% all SLABS recycled in Mexico from US
• Mexico’s lead smelting/recycling sector operates in a regulatory environment with environmental and public health standards much lower than US
• Pressure to level the playing field and protect Mexican workers and communities with US- equivalent standards for SLAB recycling
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Key Drivers of Environmental Change
Science
Sustainability
Scrutiny (Public, government, NGO)
Regional economic integration – equivalency:
–Regulation, legislation
–Programs
–Best practices and supply-chain sustainability initiatives
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Three countries. One environment.
© Commission for Environmental Cooperation / 2010