Policy Initiatives

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Development (APP)

White House Initiative to reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas intensity with partner countries: Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, United States. Goal is to develop and accelerate deployment of cleaner, more efficient energy technologies to meet national pollution reduction, energy security, and climate change concerns, which aims to reduce poverty and promote economic development. Includes creation of new investment opportunities, capacity building, and removing barriers to the introduction of clean, more efficient technologies.

White House Fact Sheet
Secretary of State Rice's Speech on APP
The Role of Science in the Asia-Pacific Partnership

Sustainable Development Partnerships (SDP)

The United States Government’s effort to work with other governments, the private sector, civil society and other organizations to plan and implement voluntary partnerships that promote economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship.Program focuses on U.S. sustainable development partnership efforts to help countries create and implement their own development strategies in areas that include:

• Poverty reduction;
• Universal primary education;
• Access to clean water and sanitation services;
• Access to energy services;
• Reducing the spread of infectious diseases;
• Reducing hunger and promoting agricultural and rural development
• Conservation and environmental stewardship; and
• Protecting marine and freshwater resources.

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Security and Prosperity Partnership Of North America (SPP)

The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) was launched in March of 2005 as a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the United States, Canada and Mexico through greater cooperation and information sharing.

This trilateral initiative is premised on our security and our economic prosperity being mutually reinforcing. The SPP recognizes that our three great nations are bound by a shared belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions

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3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse, And Recycle

The 3Rs Initiative was introduced at the 2004 G8 Summit and officially launched at a Ministerial Conference in Tokyo April 2005. Its primary goals are to reduce waste, reuse and recycle resources and to reduce barriers to trade in recycled and remanufactured products and clean energy technologies.

MAS has a lead inter-agency role in the 3Rs Initiative and DAS for Manufacturing, Jamie Estrada, led the U.S. inter-agency delegation at the Senior Officials Meeting. Mr. Estrada also chaired the working group on the international flow of 3R related products. MAS/OTPA represented the United States in this working group. The White House Federal Environment Executive, Edwin Piñero, represented the United States on Working Group focusing on domestic 3R-related work.

Other Resources:

3R's Industry Symposium Agenda
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Produce Less Waste by Practicing the 3 Rs
The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste
myGreenElectronics - This is a web portal designed to educate consumers and manufacturers about energy efficiency and recycling of electronics.