Canada United States Air Quality Agreement Progress Report PDF Download

The 2002 U.S. - Canada Progress Report focuses on acid rain, ozone and other transboundary air quality cooperation as part of the 1991 U.S. - Canada Air Quality Agreement. The report emphasizes the continued success of both governments in reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, the major contributors of acid rain. The Report is the first to address new requirements and reporting of air quality data under the Ozone Annex to the Agreement signed by both governments in December 2002 and also details joint efforts on transboundary particulate matter analysis. In addition, this report includes the second five-year comprehensive review of the Air Quality Agreement which is aimed at assessing the agreement's effectiveness.