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Title: Short List of EFR Measures to Support Urban Environmental Quality - memo
Description: This memo is a short list of measures that has been arrived at through research and consultation undertaken through the Roundtable’s Urban Sustainability Program. These measures are candidates for inclusion in the Roundtable’s upcoming Greening of the Budget Submission. The package aims to include a balance of measures aimed at decision-makers outside government and measures affecting the functioning of the federal government itself. In addition, the measures are intended to focus around the mutually-supportive areas of urban form, transit and energy.
Identifier: RPT_NRTEE_Short-List-of-EFR-Measures-to-Support-Urban-Environmental-Quality-Memo.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413900

Title: Ecological Fiscal Reform Program: Substances of Concern Working Group - meeting
Description: Slides presented to the NRTEE at a meeting of the working group on the Substances of Concern July 2, 2002.
Identifier: RPT_2002_FWI_Ecological-Fiscal-Reform-Program-Substances-of-Concern-Working-Group-meeting.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413899

Title: Air Quality & Atmospheric Resources - Background Document
Description: This report documents the results of our the background findings requested for reference purposes for the NRTEE Air Quality & Atmospheric Resources project. It provides a reasonable basis for cluster group members to gain an understanding of the current state of development of atmospheric services sustainable development indicators
Identifier: RPT_2001_DSSMC_Air-Quality-&-Atmospheric-Resources-Background-Document.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413898

Title: Ecological Fiscal Reform: Analysis of the Substances of Concern - Case Study
Description: On July 2, 2002 the NRTEE suspended the Ecological Fiscal Reform, Substances of Concern (SoC) case study. The purpose of this report is to review the EFR SoC case study process, and the activities of the SoC Working Group (WG), in order to learn from the successes and failures. The information contained in this report is intended solely for internal use by the NRTEE.
Identifier: RPT_2002_FWI_Ecological-Fiscal-Reform-Analysis-of-the-Substances-of-Concern-Case-Study.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413897

Title: Future Trends in Energy and Transport
Description: This paper how focuses on what effective transport arrangements might be sustained in Canada if oil supplies were to become constrained. It discusses various alternative fuels for transportation vehicles.
Identifier: RPT_2005_NRTEE_Future-Trends-in-Energy-And-Transport.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413896

Title: Ecological Fiscal Reform and Agricultural Landscapes:Final Working Group Report
Description: The objective of this case study is to determine the feasibility of redirecting some of the governments' taxation and expenditure programs affecting farmers across Canada to meet conservation needs and accelerate/encourage pollution reduction from farmlands. It focuses on Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) and Ecological Fiscal Reform; Property Tax Credits for Conservation ; and the Conservation Cover Incentive Program through Case Studies of the Grand River Watershed, Ontario, Upper Assiniboine River Basin, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Mill River Watershed, Prince Edward Island.
Identifier: RPT_2001_AGL_Ecological-Fiscal-Reform-and-Agricultural-Landscapes.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413894

Title: The ABCS of Emissions Trading: An Overview
Description: This background paper has been prepared by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy as part of a series for its Emissions Trading Awareness Initiative, which is taking place between November 2001 and February 2002. The initiative, funded by the federal government, is intended to broaden awareness and understanding of the concept of greenhouse gas emissions trading among leaders in key sectors that would be involved in such trading. These sectors include industrial greenhouse gas emitters, the financial sector, municipalities and non-governmental organizations. The initiative is intended to lay the groundwork for future national discussions on the role of emissions trading in Canada’s response to climate change and the United Nations accord known as the Kyoto Protocol.
Identifier: RPT_2001_GCSI_The-ABCs-of-Emissions-Trading-Overview.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413892

Title: Economic Instruments for Conservation: Agriculture
Description: As part of its Millennium Program the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy(NRTEE) established the Task Force on the Conservation of Natural Heritage. The end result of the Task Forces work is to produce a NRTEE State of the Debate report with targeted recommendations in the spring of 2003 (an interim report is expected in the fall of 2002) for governments and decision-makers across Canada. The NRTEE may use some recommendations as the basis for its Greening of the Budget 2003 submission. Most of this report is a brief summary of proposals to support sustainable agriculture.
Identifier: RPT_NRTEE_Economic-Instruments-for-Conservation-Agriculture.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413890

Title: Freshwater Supply & Quality Issues in Canada - Issues Exploration Paper
Description: This paper is intended to assist the members of the NRTEE to determine whether there is a potential role for a Round Table program related to freshwater. This paper summarizes human interventions in the hydrological cycle and their impacts, identifies current and emerging issues related to freshwater quality and supply, describes current roles and responsibilities for water management in Canada, describes recent and/or ongoing freshwater initiatives in Canada, and identifies some possible areas where the NRTEE might play a role (in particular, areas where a multi-stakeholder assessment and approach could advance sustainable use of Canada’s freshwater resources).
Identifier: RPT_CRML_Freshwater-Supply-&-Quality-Issues-in-Canada-Issues-Exploration-Paper.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413889

Title: Ecological Fiscal Reform and Urban Sustainability Case Study of the Ontario Provincial Government and Greater Toronto Area
Description: Urban Sustainability is emerging as an important policy concern for all levels of government in Canada. This paper specifically explores the "state of play" link between federal, provincial and municipal fiscal practices and urban environmental issues. An emphasis is placed on identifying situations where synergies exist or could be achieved between levels of government. Additionally this analysis highlights instances where revenue and expenditure practices work at cross-purposes to the detriment of sustainability goals.
Identifier: RPT_NRTEE_EFR-and-Urban-Sustainability-Case-Study-of-the-Ontario-Provincial-Government-and-Greater-Toronto-Area-Municipalities.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413888

Title: Renewable Resources: Sustainable Development Indicators - Background Document
Description: This report documents the research findings and provides a reasonable basis on which to begin the development of renewable resource indicators.
Identifier: RPT_2001_DSSMC_Renewable-Resources-Sustainable-Development-Indicators-Background-Document.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413887

Title: Issue Identification for Urban Livability Program
Description: The purpose of this paper is to provide some initial background information on potential areas that could be explored by NRTEE under the mandate of its urban livability program.
Identifier: RPT_2001_ESCI_Issue-Identification-for-Urban-Livability-Program.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413886

Title: A Canadian Perspective on the Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference with the Climate System - Final Report
Description: The Prime Minister of Canada has requested that the members of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) provide, as part of a larger body of advice to the federal government in its preparations for COP-11, a Canadian perspective on "dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system." The present paper has been prepared to provide NRTEE members with information to address this request. The NRTEE’s advice on this question is contained in a memo to the Prime Minister that was released on November 22, 2005. The paper is also meant as a resource to be consulted and drawn upon in setting the stage for a larger piece of work referred to the NRTEE by the Prime Minister – providing preliminary advice on a long-term energy and climate change strategy for Canada. While the current paper discusses climate change impacts and vulnerabilities, future NRTEE work will focus on long-term national mitigation options conducive to Canada’s successful competition in a low-carbon future. The Prime Minister has requested that the NRTEE examine the issues of energy and climate change through the lens of maintaining Canada’s national interest.
Identifier: RPT_2006_GAMC_Canadian-Perspective-on-the-Dangerous-Anthroprogenic-Interference-with-the-Climate-System-Final.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413885

Title: Water and Natural Resources in a Changing Climate: Sector Assessment - Final Report
Description: Water resources, and freshwater resources in particular, are critical to Canada’s natural resource sector. The natural resource sector is by far the largest water user in the country and thus has a major influence on the sustainability of Canada’s water resources. Key issues, priorities and opportunities for enhancing water resource management include: Improved data for planning and management; Data- and evidence-informed decision-making; Improved knowledge translation; The energy-water nexus; Watershed-based management; Improved communication, collaboration and coordination; More accurate valuation of water resources.
Identifier: RPT_2009_NRTEE_Water-and-Natural-Resources-in-a-Changing-Climate-Sector-Assignment-Final-Report.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413884

Title: Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators Initiative: Renewable Marine and Forest Resources Cluster Group Final Draft
Description: This report sets out for each of a series of marine and forest renewable resource sustainable development indicators: i) the methodology used, ii) the conceptual foundation and mathematical formulation, iii) the supporting rationale, iv) the availability of data for implementation, and 9 research priorities to improve, over time, these indicators.
Identifier: RPT-2002_DSSMC_Environment-and-Sustainable-Development-Indicators-Initiative-Renewable-Marine-and-Forest-Resources-Cluster-Group-Final-Draft-Report.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413882

Title: An Overview of Indigenous Models of Conservation
Description: This report presents the NRTEE with an overview of how indigenous people have approached, and continue to approach the protection and preservation of land and resources within broader ecosystem environments.
Identifier: RPT_CIER_An-Overview-of-Indigenous-Models-of-Conservation.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413881

Title: Financial Reporting Disclosures About Social, Environmental and Ethical (SEE) Issues: Background Paper
Description: This paper was prepared for the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE), as part of its program and Task Force on Capital Markets and Sustainability (CM&S). It provides background information to a multi-stakeholder readership about current financial reporting and corporate disclosure requirements for public companies in Canada and the extent to which these requirements may be expected to provide disclosures about social, environmental and ethical (SEE) issues. The paper also suggests strategies and options for consideration that could result in companies providing more relevant, reliable and timely information to capital markets about SEE issues.
Identifier: RPT_CICA_Financial-Reporting-Disclosures-About-Social-Environmental-and-Ethical-(SEE)-Issues-Background-Paper.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413879

Title: Discussion Paper on Health and Education Human Capital Indicators
Description: This discussion paper provides an overview of health and education can be incorporated into a framework that tracks the sustainability of human capital. The paper is divided into three sections. 1. Section one reviews the concepts of human capital and sustainability. 2. Section two builds a framework for organizing indicators of human capital in the areas of health and education and develops a definition of sustainability based on a framework. A Key distinction is made between outcome and input indicators, and these indicators are in turn divided into summary and specific indicators. Section 3 examines the linkages between human capital and natural capital, and human capital and economic capital.
Identifier: RPT_CSLS_Discussion-Paper-on-Health-and-Education-Human-Capital-Indicators.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413878

Title: Ecological Fiscal Reform: EF Instruments to Manage Substances of Concern - Presenting Options for Consideration
Identifier: RPT-2002_FWI_Ecological-Fiscal-Reform-EF-Instruments-to-Manage-Substances-of-Concern-Presenting-Options-for-Consideration.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413877

Title: Capital Markets Program - Briefing Paper
Description: This Capital Markets Program (CMP) briefing paper aims to stimulate and focus discussion of how sustainability issues, principles and practices impact (a) investment decision making and risk analysis in capital markets, and (b) the business decisions and practices of Canadian companies. The paper identifies and outlines various topics and themes to inform discussion about and input to the objectives and scope of the CMP. The CMP is a program of the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy (NRTEE).
Identifier: RPT_2003_AWA_Capital-Markets-Program-Briefing-Paper.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413876

Title: Background Report on the Boreal Forest
Description: The report comprises two parts. The first part summarizes major issues and players in the boreal forest. The first section briefly describes the boreal ecosystem, its demographics, major industrial development, protected areas, and the ecological footprint of resource development. The data reveal the ecological, cultural and economic importance of this region and highlight the need to control the pace and intensity of resource development. Section two then turns to the constitutional and legislative framework for resource development in the boreal. This framework is complex and fragmented, a result of both the ambiguous constitutional division of legislative powers between the federal and provincial governments and the sector-specific nature of resource management regimes.
Identifier: RPT_CIRC_Background-Report-on-the-Boreal-Forest.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413875

Title: Evaluation of Policy Instruments for Improving Water Management (NRTEE Water Program)
Description: This study is one of a series of research papers completed as part of the Water Program for the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) exploring the sustainable use of water in the natural resource sectors in Canada. A policy analysis framework is used to analyse water management policy instruments and their ability to sustainability manage water use in Canada’s natural resource sectors. The focus of the analysis is largely on market-based or economic instruments (EIs), with some attention given to command and control regulations and voluntary initiatives.
Identifier: RPT_2011_GP_Evaluation-of-Policy-Instruments-for-Improving-Water-Management.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413874

Title: Provincial and Territorial Climate Change Policies: Economic Modelling
Description: Presentation to the NRTEE outlining Navius Research's modelling process and preliminary findings. The modelling assess contributions toward 2020 targets from existing and proposed federal, provincial, and territorial GHG mitigation policies.
Identifier: RPT_2012_Nav-Res_Provincial-and-Territorial-Climate-Change-Policies-EconomicModelling.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413873

Title: Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators Initiative: Water Resources Cluster Group - Final Report
Description: This report describes the main recommendations of the Water Resources Cluster Group (WRCG) of the NRTEE’s Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators (ESDI) Initiative. The Cluster Group acts in an advisory capacity to the ESDI Steering Committee and is composed of experts from industry, government, academe, and NGOs. The group is working to define specific indicators within the water resources mandate.
Identifier: RPT_GP_Environmental-Sustainabile-Development-Indicators-Initiative-Water-Resources-cluster-Group-Final.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413872

Title: Extended Eco-Efficiency Indicator Testing - Final Report
Description: This report documents the journey and findings of twelve volunteer companies, their advisors and consultants over a one-year program to refine and test definitions and decision rules for energy and material productivity. The program was coordinated by the NRTEE and funded by Environment Canada. The work builds on the development of principles and a framework on eco-efficiency indicators undertaken by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and on previous work by the NRTEE with eight volunteer companies.
Identifier: RPT_CBCons_Extended-Eco-Efficiency-Indicator-Testing-Final-Report.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413869

Title: Proposed Framework on Human Capital Indicators - First Draft
Description: This paper proposes a framework for tracking the economic sustainability of the education and health components of human capital. It makes the case that the two most appropriate summary human capital indicators in the education area are average education attainment and literacy levles based on international testing and in the health area health-adjusted life expectancy and self-reported health states. The paper finds that the development of estimates of these four summary indicators to track economic sustainability is feasible. However, the paper notes that the sustainability of human capital represents considerably less of a challenge that the sustainability of certain ecosystems and that the more important challenge in the human capital area relate more to Canada's ability to improve the quality of our human resources relative to our competitors.
Identifier: RPT_CSLS_Proposed-Framework-on-Human-Capital-Indicators-First-Draft.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413868

Title: Canadian Capital Markets and Sustainability: Issues, Challenges and opportunities
Description: Sustainability is somewhat of a new frontier for the capital markets, where the risks are high, the responsibilities great and the rewards, potentially enormous. There are now growing opportunities for capital market participants to participate and contribute to sustainable development through lending, insurance and investment activities and through developing benchmarks, indices, standards and reporting regimes. The definition used for "Sustainability" refers to business strategies and processes that add economic, environmental and social value to shareholders, employees and society.
Identifier: RPT_2002_GKV_Canadian-Capital-Markets-and-Sustainability-Issues-Challenges-Opportunities.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413867

Title: Ecological Fiscal Reform and Sustainable Urban Growth - A Research Framework
Description: This report delivered to the NRTEE provides background information, data, and comparisons of sustainable urban growth as it pertains to Canadian cities. It addresses the federal responses to sustainability, and fiscal responsiblities urban sustainablility. Finally, this report looks at possible actors, research paramaters, and what can be done in Canada.
Identifier: RPT_NRTEE_Ecological-Fiscal-Reform-and-Sustainable-Urban-Growth-A-Research-Framework.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413866

Title: The Security of Canadian Ecosystems full report
Description: This second report provides a summary of the GPI Alberta natural resource and environmental accounts. This report describes the architecture, methods and keyfindings of the Alberta GPI Alberta environmental and natural resource accounts for forests, oil and gas, carbon, greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture, fish, wildlife, peatlands, wetlands, ecosystem integrity, and water and air quality. The report covers issues related to how the alberta GPI accounts can be instructive for measuring sustainability of natural capital.
Identifier: RPT_NRTEE_The-Alberta-GPI-Environmental-Accounts.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413865

Title: The Legal, Regulatory and Policy Framework for Non-Renewable Resource Development in the Northwest Territories - Executive Summary
Description: This is the executive summary of a research paper that identifies the main elements of the legal, regulatory and policy framework applicable to non-renewable resource development in the NWT, and assesses the framework to determine its strengths and weaknesses in ensuring development occurs in a manner that promotes sustainable development, and more specifically a balance between economic, environmental and social interests.
Identifier: RPT_CompCons_The-Legal-Regulatory-and-Policy-Framework-for-Non-Renewable-Resource-Development-in-the-Northwest-Territories-Executive-Summary.pdf
Identifier (PID): yul:413864