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Defining Canada’s Position on Environmental Goods: Insights from the Doha Declaration

This presentation outlines Canada's approach to environmental goods in relation to the Doha Declaration. It details methods for identifying environmental and development interests, export/import needs, and the categories of goods critical to Canada's strategy. The process involves consultations with domestic stakeholders, and it highlights the interlinkages between environmental goods and services. It also addresses tools for managing air, water, soil, and waste, while emphasizing collaboration with international organizations to achieve multilateral agreements on environmental goods.

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Defining Canada’s Position on Environmental Goods: Insights from the Doha Declaration

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  1. Title Goes Here Paragraph 31(iii) of the Doha Declaration: Defining a National Position Presentation by Canada 18 February 2010 thomas.gillmore@international.gc.ca Title

  2. Presentation overview: • Identifying environmental goods • Identifying export/import interests • Identifying development interests • Categories of interest to Canada • Consultations with domestic stakeholders • Linkages between Goods and Services? Title

  3. Identifying environmental goods – overview: • Previous/on-going work: APEC, OECD, etc • Export/import interests: HS codes & trade data • Environmental benefits – regardless of commercial interests • Development interests – MDG • Linkages between goods and services – tools used to deliver environmental services? • Consultations- nationally and internationally • Peer review Title

  4. Identifying export/import interests • Interdepartmental exercise • Products nominated on our list are identified by their six-digit Harmonised System (HS) • Products that require greater specificity than Six-digit codes are identified by a descriptor in the "Additional Product Specification" column. • TN/TE/W/50 - 2 June 2005 Title

  5. Identifying environmental benefits/uses • Tools to deliver on objectives of multilateral environmental agreements and national priorities: • Protecting and managing air, water and soil • Managing waste • Addressing climate change Title

  6. Identifying development interests • Addressing cross-cutting and other development-related issues • Tools to address environmental aspects of Agenda 21 and Millennium Development Goals: • Safe drinking water and sanitation • Protecting and managing air, water and soil • Managing waste • Addressing climate change Title

  7. Linkages between Goods and Services? • Canada sees many linkages between environmental goods and services, and our Initial List of Environmental Goods was informed by the sorts of products used in the environmental services. • Canadian officials working in the two areas compare notes on an on-going basis in order to identify synergies and to ensure a mutually supportive approach. Title

  8. Consultations - Domestic • Civil society, non-governmental groups - environment and business (goods & services) • Email, website, direct mail, advisory bodies: • Products and services at household level • Small and medium-sized enterprises – niche markets • EG a rapidly evolving area – need for a review mechanism • Ensuring environmental service providers have access to necessary tools Title

  9. Consultations - International • International bodies/organizations: APEC, OECD, ICTSD, etc • Committee on Trade and Environment Special Session – peer review process • Seeking multilateral agreement on a set of environmental goods • On-going review Title

  10. Categories of Interest • Air pollution control • Waste management and recycling systems • Soil or water management • Renewable energy plant • Noise and vibration abatement • Monitoring and assessment equipment Title

  11. Resources… • APEC: http://egs.apec.org/ • OECD : www.oecd.org • ICTSD : http://ictsd.org/ • IISD: www.iisd.org Trade data sources: • Statistics Canada: www.statcan.gc.ca/trade • UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database (COMTRADE): www.comtrade.un.org/db/ • Global Trade Atlas: http://www.gtis.com/gta/ Title

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