National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

Emerging from the famous Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE or Round Table) is a model for convening diverse and competing interests around one table to create consensus ideas and viable suggestions for sustainable development. The NRTEE focuses on sustaining Canada’s prosperity without borrowing resources from future generations or compromising their ability to live securely.

The Round Table is an independent policy advisory agency that advises the Government of Canada on sustainable development solutions. It raises awareness among Canadians and their governments about the challenges of sustainable development and advocates for positive change. It strives to promote credible and impartial policy solutions that are in the best interest of all Canadians.

It accomplishes this mission by fostering sound, well-researched reports on priority issues and by offering advice to governments on how best to reconcile and integrate the often divergent challenges of economic prosperity and environmental conservation.

The NRTEE brings together a group of distinguished sustainability leaders active in businesses, universities, environmentalism, labour, public policy, and community life from across Canada. Members are appointed by the federal government for a mandate of up to three years. They meet in a round table format that offers a safe haven for discussion and encourages the unfettered exchange of ideas leading to consensus. It also reaches out to expert organizations, industries, and individuals to assist in conducting its work on behalf of Canadians.

The NRTEE Act ^[1] underlines the independent nature of the Round Table and its work. The NRTEE reports, at this time, to the Government of Canada and Parliament through the Minister of the Environment. The NRTEE maintains a secretariat, which commissions and analyzes the research required by its members in their work.

Publications

• "Changing Currents: Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors."
• "Measuring Up: Benchmarking Canada’s Competitiveness in a Low-Carbon World."
• "Climate Prosperity: The Economic Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change for Canada."
• "True North: Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change in Northern Canada."
• "Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy for Canada."
• "Geared for Change: Energy Efficiency in Canada’s Commercial Building Sector."
• "Developing Ambient Air Quality Objectives for Canada."
• "Getting to 2050: Canada's Transition to a Low-Emission Future."
• "Capital Markets and Sustainability: Investing in a sustainable future."
• "Boreal Futures: Governance, Conservation and Development in Canada's Boreal."
• "Economic Instruments for Long-term Reductions in Energy-based Carbon Emissions."
• "Securing Canada's Natural Capital: A Vision for Nature Conservation in the 21st Century."
• "Environmental Quality in Canadian Cities: The Federal Role."
• "Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators for Canada."
• "Cleaning up the Past, Building the Future: A National Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy for Canada."
• All publications

References

1. ^ National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act ( 1993, c. 31 )

External links

• National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

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