U.S. and Mexico Hold Border Environmental Forum to Help Confront
Climate Change (Washington, D.C. — April 22, 2009) This week,
the U.S. and Mexico are holding their first Border States
Climate Change Workshop in Monterrey, Mexico to continue
collaborative efforts to address climate change. The workshop
brings together representatives from the EPA and its Mexican
counterpart, Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
(SEMARNAT), along with its science arm Instituto Nacional de
Ecologia (INE), and stakeholders from 10 states on both sides of
the border to discuss ongoing national and state level efforts
to address climate change and to explore future initiatives. The
workshop, being held April 22-23, will focus on a variety of
ongoing and future efforts including greenhouse gas inventories
and emissions forecasts, reporting systems, action plans, and
energy efficiency projects and financing opportunities. The
workshop is sponsored by the Border 2012 Program Air Policy
Forum and the Border Environment Co