presented to the Parliamentary Committe on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Calgary, Alberta. April 29, 1999.


ECONOMIC ASPECTS

  • improve environmental management enhances benefits and controls negative effects of trade
  • numerous government, private sector and academic studies show economic benefits of EMSs and use of environmental management tools
  • encourages export of environmental goods and services
  • costs for cleanup, restoration and rehabilitation exceed short term benefits
  • some damage is irreversible
  • distribution of benefits and costs - tranfer of $ from pollutee to polluter

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