Air pollution contributes to global climate change and the destruction of the ozone layer. Air pollution also knows no boundaries. It can be transported from one country to another around the world. The Clean Air Act promotes international agreements and cooperative research to protect the stratosphere from pollution. The CAA also encourages the support of developing countries in implementing clean air initiatives. Through implementation of the Montreal Protocol and other international accords, the United States is participating in the global effort to reduce air pollution and protect public health and the environment.

Recommended EPA Web pages

• International Programs: Air
  Home page for EPA's international air and climate pages.
• The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act: Interstate and International Air Pollution
  Provides information about international and interstate air pollution and the Clean Air Act.
• Gateway to International Best Practices and Innovations : Air / Climate Change
  This section focuses on ways of improving air quality and curbing climate change through innovative policies and programs.

Border Issues
Great Lakes, Transboundary Pollution, US-Canada Border, US-Mexico Border

Chemicals Management
Export, Green Chemistry, Import, Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRS), Screening

Country & Regional Programs
Canada, Caribbean, Central Europe, China, Eastern Europe, Japan, Latin America, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Western Europe

Environmental Policy
Children's Health, Marine Pollution, Trade

Global Climate Change
Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Sink, Forestry, Greenhouse Gas, Land Use, Methane, Technology Cooperation

Import/Export
Pesticides, Waste

International Visitors

Partners/Networks
International Joint Commission (IJC), NAFTA Technical Working Group on Pesticides, OECD Pesticide Working Group

Pollution Prevention
Binational Toxics Strategy

Radiation

Stratospheric Ozone

Technical Assistance
Environmental Technology Verification, Site Remediation Technologies, Training

Treaties and Agreements
Basel Convention, Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, La Paz Agreement, London Convention, Marpol Agreement, Montreal Protocol, North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), US-Japan Agreement on Cooperation in Environmental Protection, US-Taiwan Bilateral Agreement In the Field of Environmental Protection, US-Thailand Agreement in the Area of Environmental Protection

Voluntary Standards
ISO 14000

Waste

Water
Marine Pollution, Transboundary