CPA arose out of the “Paris declaration on Carbon Pricing in the Americas” that was endorsed in December 2017 by governments of Alberta, British Columbia, California, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Mexico, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, and Washington.
CPA was launched in April 2018 at the initiative of the Governments of Canada and Mexico, who then assumed its co-chairmanship. In 2021, during COP 26 in Glasgow, most of the original CPA members as well as new governments replaced the Paris Declaration by an updated version: the “Glasgow Declaration on Carbon Pricing in the Americas”.
Carbon Pricing in the Americas aims at offering a convivial space where governments of the Americas can gather with their peers and partners to learn and exchange views and ideas on mutual areas of interest. It also aims at fostering interactions between members and partners in the hopes of increasing collaboration and synergies in and out of the CPA.
Members and partners of the CPA generally meet every quarter, including during the annual General Assembly, either remotely or preferably, if circumstances allow, in person.
In each meeting, members and partners explore a technical and a practical approach to a topic suggested by members and co-chairs. In some instances, they are called upon to attend a deep-dive discussion to exchange on a specific issue in more detail.
CPA may also offer training courses in areas of interest to members, opportunities for internships, and so on.
