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The following reports and research is available from Pollution Probe and is available on their website at www.pollutionprobe.org
Air Quality/Climate Change
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Low Carbon Fuel Standards for Canada
March 2009.
On June 3–4, 2008, Pollution Probe hosted a National Conference on Low Carbon Fuel Standards for Canada. This conference constituted Pollution Probe’s initial work on the issue of low carbon fuel standards and how they can be applicable in a Canadian context, particularly as province-led measures. This report is designed to capture the essence of the presentations and discussions that occurred during the conference.
Click here to download the proceedings.
Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Ranking and Labelling:
A Report of the Pollution Probe Workshop to Scope Systems for Identifying and Labelling Light-Duty Vehicles According to Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Performance
May 2008
Pollution Probe is pleased to publish this report summarizing the presentations and discussions of the workshop on Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Ranking and Labelling, held in January 2008.
 Download the report in PDF format (267KB)
Environmental Non-Government Organization (ENGO) Delegate Consolidated Report on the Development of Canada’s Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Regulations
March 2008
This report presents the views of ENGO delegates to Transport Canada's Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Regulations Consultations on the important topic of regulating fuel consumption levels of new motor vehicles in Canada.
Download the report in PDF format (267KB)
A Strong Canadian Auto Industry in a Fuel Efficient Future:
A commentary on automotive industry policy in the context of climate change, vehicle fuel efficiency regulations and carbon-constrained markets
December 2007
This commentary begins with a discussion of why fuel efficiency standards are needed and why governments around the world are implementing regulations. Aspects of the auto manufacturing industry and the consumer automobile market in Canada are then presented, followed by a discussion of how industry and market policies could be aligned to benefit the auto sector, consumers and the environment.
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A Global Survey of Highly Fuel Efficient, Low Greenhouse Gas Emitting Vehicles
December 2007
This report summarizes the current state of fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles sold in North America, Europe, Japan and China, and lists the top-performing vehicles currently available in these jurisdictions.
Download the report in PDF format (4MB)
Download the backgrounder (26KB)
Minutes of the Expert Meeting on Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards for Canada
May 2007
On March 14, 2007 in Toronto, Pollution Probe convened a meeting of top experts and researchers on vehicle technology and fuel efficiency policy. The objectives of the meeting were to identify the most effective options for structuring a fuel efficiency standard for Canada, the main areas of research required for the development of a standard, and the complementary measures that round out Canada's policies on reducing overall vehicle fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Download the document in PDF format (85KB)
Driving Towards a Cleaner Environment - A Healthier Future
November 2006
The Canadian Automobile Association and Pollution Probe have released this report in order to expand on the three-point Eco-Mobility Plan for Canadians, which focuses on preserving the benefits of individual mobility while contributing to a healthier environment.
Download the report in PDF format (572KB)
The Acid Rain Primer
October 2006
Pollution Probe is pleased to publish this second edition of the Acid Rain Primer. The first edition was published in 2000. This edition contains a more in-depth description of the science of acid rain and the policy and regulatory history of this fascinating environmental and health issue.
 Download The Acid Rain Primer (2.63MB)
Version française (8MB)
A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises
October 2006
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Pollution Probe are pleased to publish A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises.
We believe that a thoughtful approach by small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to dealing with climate change can result in economic benefits through cost savings and enhanced markets, while protecting against economic costs and damages to business that may result from climate instability and global warming.
SMEs can help in the fight against climate change, to the benefit of people and ecosystems around the globe, and they can pursue new business opportunities in the challenging times to come.
Guide des changements climatiques pour les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) 1.26MB
Order a copy of this report (French and english available)
“Mainstreaming Climate Change in Drinking Water Source Protection Planning in Ontario”
March 2006
This report focuses on ways in which climate change must be built into - or mainstreamed in - source protection planning in Ontario. For non-technical readers, the report provides an overview of current projections of climate change in Ontario, highlights expected impacts on water resources, and draws attention to broad opportunities to mainstream climate change in source protection planning. For technical specialists, the report identifies specific opportunities to build climate change into watershed characterizations and water budgets, and, through a technical appendix, offers specific advice for building climate change into hydrological models pertinent to source protection planning in Ontario.
Download the report in PDF format (965KB)
Complementary Measures: A Report of the Pollution Probe Workshop to Scope Measures that Promote and Encourage Consumer Demand for More Fuel Efficient Vehicles
December 2005
Pollution Probe is pleased to publish this report summarizing the presentations and discussions of the workshop on Complementary Measures, held in June 2005.
Governments and industry around the world are faced with the challenge of rising greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. In order to address this issue, in part, the Canadian government and auto industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the light-duty vehicle fleet by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010. The goal of the workshop was to scope measures that would be complementary to government and industry efforts, such as the MOU, by shifting consumer demand toward more fuel-efficient vehicles in order to achieve greater greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the light-duty vehicle fleet.
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Policy Analysis Tools for Air Quality and Health:
Report from the May 19, 2005 Workshop
August 2005
On May 19, 2005, the workshop "Policy Analysis for Air Quality and Health" was held in Toronto, Ontario. The workshop gathered expert stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds. The workshop asked these experts to consider three questions:
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What is the public health significance of air pollution?
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Are there available models and analyses to inform policy at some level?
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What are the key policy questions that should be addressed by models and analyses?
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Questions and Answers: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Automobile Fuel Efficiency.
The following is a quick Q & A for those interested in the basic issues related to automobile fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions.
Download the Q&A (115KB)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards For Canada
February 2005
This report presents background information and options for the development of a greenhouse gas emissions and related vehicle fuel efficiency standard for Canada. It is based on extensive research and critical review by experts in Canada and the United States. It is designed to serve as a resource for the development of a standard for Canada. It is not a prescriptive document; rather it provides background information on standards for reducing vehicle GHG emissions and increasing fuel efficiency and presents the options and issues to be addressed in developing a new and effective standard.
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The Smog Primer
June 2002
The second in a series of Pollution Probe Primers (see Acid Rain Primer), the Smog Primer has been developed to build public understanding of the sources of smog pollutants, their effects on human health, and the things we can do to reduce smog pollution and protect ourselves and our children from harm.
Download English version of report (1.9MB)
Download French version of report (3.2MB)
S.M.A.R.T Movement: Saving Money and the Air by Reducing Trips
October 2001
The S-M-A-R-T Movement manual is a simple, clearly organized step-by-step resource that guides organizations in reducing employee car trips. Our main message promotes the many benefits of a trip reduction programme to both employers and employees. Reducing drive-alone car trips will save money and time, reduce stress and improve air quality by reducing emissions of pollutants contributing to climate change and smog. While focusing on ways to change commuting behaviour, the programme also applies to business workday trips and personal travel. To help companies implement and promote the programme, the practical S-M-A-R-T manual explains the steps to get started, highlights relevant case studies, provides simple ways to track cost and emission savings and incorporates other useful information.
Download this report - English version (319KB)
Download this report - French version (333KB)
Children's Health
First Steps in Life Long Health: A Vision and Strategy for Children's Health and Environment in Canada.
December 2008
The development of this Vision and Strategy for Children’s Health and Environment in Canada builds on years of work by the partner organizations of the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE) to gather and synthesize scientific evidence about the links between environmental exposures and fetal/child health outcomes, translate it into user-friendly information and tools for broad dissemination, and engage in dialogue with decision-makers, professionals and the public about the evidence and its implications
Download the Report (1.07MB)
Version française (1.2MB)
Report of the National Policy Consultation on Children's Health and the Environment
May 2008
Pollution Probe, in partnership with the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE), organized a National Policy Consultation Series on Children’s Health and Environment. This year-long process involved hosting workshops in six regions of the country to engage and educate a broad range of stakeholders on children’s health and environment issues. The process culminated in the preparation of a report on the results of the consultations.
Download the Report (1.07MB)
Version française (1.2MB)
Child Health and the Environment - A Primer
August 2005
Children's environmental health is a large and rapidly growing field. This Primer aims to provide a solid introduction to a vast and complex topic. It will enable the reader to understand the basis for concern about environmental impacts on children's health, and will make it easier to pursue further readings and research into this vitally important issue.
In tandem, an 8-page brochure has been created that provides practical and easy childproofing tips to protect our children.
Download Primer - English (2.6MB)
Version française (2.08MB)
Version française: "Ne prenons pas de risque, protegeons la sante environnementale de nos enfants". (339KB)
Order a copy of Primer/Brochure (English and French)
Toxic Substances — Focus on Children Project: Developing a Canadian List of Substances of Concern to Children's Health.
June 2004
Prepared by Canadian Environmental Law Association / Pollution Probe
This report is the primary finding of a 14-month study conducted for the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and Pollution Probe. It reviews the literature and gathers and analyzes dozens of lists containing thousands of substances which are a concern to children's health. These lists are created by regulatory agencies and other organizations around the world, but they are rarely collated and coordinated.
Download the full report in PDF format (2MB)
Download the Executive Summary of this report in PDF format (226KB)
Healthy Schools - Healthy Children: Improving the Indoor Environment in Ontario Schools.
May 2000
This report is part of a two phase project that aims to assess the range of indoor environmental issues facing Ontario schools - address the following: the state of indoor environments in Ontario schools; current legal authority and responsibility for issues related to indoor environmental quality and children's health in schools; jurisdictional leadership (including case studies of indoor environmental programmes in schools); the economic implications of improving indoor environments in schools; a proposed framework for a voluntary indoor environmental management plan; and, recommendations for actions (58 pages).
Download the main body of report in PDF format (663KB)
Download appendices of report in PDF format (1.4MB)
Pollution Probe Primers
A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises
October 2006
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Pollution Probe are pleased to publish A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises.
We believe that a thoughtful approach by small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to dealing with climate change can result in economic benefits through cost savings and enhanced markets, while protecting against economic costs and damages to business that may result from climate instability and global warming.
SMEs can help in the fight against climate change, to the benefit of people and ecosystems around the globe, and they can pursue new business opportunities in the challenging times to come.
Child Health and the Environment - A Primer
August 2005
Children's environmental health is a large and rapidly growing field. This Primer aims to provide a solid introduction to a vast and complex topic. It will enable the reader to understand the basis for concern about environmental impacts on children's health, and will make it easier to pursue further readings and research into this vitally important issue.
In tandem, an 8-page brochure has been created that provides practical and easy childproofing tips to protect our children.
Download Primer - English (2.6MB)
Version française (2.08MB)
Version française: "Ne prenons pas de risque, protegeons la sante environnementale de nos enfants". (339KB) |
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