This agreement between the U.S. and Canada was designed to address shared concerns regarding transboundary air pollution.
We support cross-sectoral, transboundary collaboration including information sharing, and science and technology for all hazards, including biological hazards.
The CTE said WTO Members support multilateral solutions to global and transboundary environmental problems and that unilateral actions in this context should be avoided.
This final rule consolidates the regulations by making all transboundary hazardous waste shipments with Canada, Mexico and non-OECD countries comply with requirements consistent with OECD procedures.
The argument for this treatment of transboundary pollution in the case of savings rules is, if anything, even stronger.
Overall, the roles that non-state actors play constitute important elements in the tapestry of transboundary cooperation in the circumpolar north.
They argue that some transboundary formations are instances of 'intervention', while others are perceived to be the natural outgrowths of regular socio-economic and political interaction.
The second approach, which is the one on which this note concentrates, considers transboundary or global pollution problems.