Report of an Expert Panel to Review the Socio-Economic Models and Related Components Supporting the Development of Canada-Wide Standards (CWS) for Particulate Matter (PM) and Ozone To the Royal Society of Canada

Abstract

Canada-Wide Standards (CWS) for particulate matter (PM) and ozone may be the most ambitious environmental standards ever proposed in Canada. They have attracted considerable attention and debate. This report addresses the validity of the socioeconomic modeling aspects of the Canada-Wide Standards development process. Socioeconomic considerations are addressed in one of eight principles underlying the development and attainment of CWS, according to a CWS subagreement signed by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME). Principle 3.1.7 states that measures to attain agreed-upon Canada-Wide Environmental Standards will be determined in a sustainable development context, recognizing environmental and socio-economic considerations. This work has been previously published by the Royal Society of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario), in June 2001, appearing as “Review of Socio-Economic Models and Related Components Supporting the Development of Canadian Standards for Particulate Matter and Ozone,” ISBN 0-9...