Improving Air Quality
Air resources are shared among our three countries and do not recognize national boundaries. Our work provides a more complete North American picture of air quality and air emissions, to support decision making on air quality management, and to ensure the protection of public health and natural ecosystems.
![Factory releasing pollutants to the air](http://www.cec.org/wp-content/uploads/air2-2.jpg)
Tools and Resources
![CEC Tools and Resources](http://www.cec.org/wp-content/uploads/Mining-Sector-Interactive-Infographic.webp)
Mining Sector: Interactive Infographic
North American industry sectors produce the energy, materials and items that we use every day. They also generate pollutants that must be managed.
![Taking Stock](http://www.cec.org/wp-content/uploads/taking-stock-en.webp)
Taking Stock Online
Taking Stock Online allows users to explore North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) data through interactive tools and comprehensive reports.
Publications
![CEC Publications](http://www.cec.org/wp-content/uploads/11871-long-term-impact-assessment-cec-s-work-support-airnow-international-en.png)
4 pages April 29, 2021
Long-term Impact Assessment of the CEC’s Work to Support AirNow-International
AirNow-International (AirNow-I) is a system that allows government agencies and organizations to collect, process, exchange, and communicate air...
![CEC Publication Cover](http://www.cec.org/wp-content/uploads/11629-north-american-black-carbon-emissions-recommended-methods-estimating-black-en-1.png)
89 pages December 14, 2015
North American Black Carbon Emissions
An expert panel provided input on these initial recommendations to ensure consensus on the proposed methods and data sources. The panel comprised...
![CEC Publication Cover](http://www.cec.org/wp-content/uploads/10236-north-american-power-plant-air-emissions-en-1.png)
58 pages December 7, 2011
North American Power Plant Air Emissions
Both the present report and its predecessor stem from a commitment of the CEC Council to promote the comparability of air emissions inventories in...
Projects
![Biomass - Black Carbon](http://www.cec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/black-carbon.jpg)
2017 - 2018 Completed
Improving Black Carbon Emission Inventory Data for Small Scale Biomass Combustion
![Nuclear power plant - AirNow](http://www.cec.org/wp-content/uploads/air6-1.jpg)
2013 - 2014 Completed
North American AirNow-International Project
![Black Carbon Emissions](http://www.cec.org/wp-content/uploads/air5-1.jpg)
2013 - 2014 Completed