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Improving Transboundary Air Quality with<br />
Binational Emission Reduction Credit Trading<br />
maquila industry has been phased out as part of the North American<br />
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The decline of the maquila industry<br />
has been felt on the U.S. side as well. Border tariffs were down<br />
10% in 2001 (GAO 2003).<br />
Employees<br />
Figure 1. U.S. Industrial Production v. Maquila<br />
Employment<br />
1,400,000<br />
1,350,000<br />
1,300,000<br />
1,250,000<br />
1,200,000<br />
1,150,000<br />
1,100,000<br />
1,050,000<br />
1,000,000<br />
Jan-00<br />
Jul-00<br />
Jan-01<br />
Sources: Federal Reserve Board of Governors; INEGI<br />
The maquila industry is likely to be a major player in any emissions<br />
trading program developed on the border, so conditions in the<br />
maquila industry will be important in determining the success of<br />
emissions trading. The current adverse conditions, one might think,<br />
would limit interest in establishing an emissions trading program.<br />
To test this, a survey of maquilas was conducted in Ciudad Juárez,<br />
Matamoros, and Reynosa. Two basic findings were made: There is<br />
considerable confusion about emissions trading, and despite the<br />
downturn in the maquila industry, there is interest in finding out<br />
more about it. This chapter summarizes the survey results.<br />
78<br />
Jul-01<br />
Months<br />
Maquila Employment<br />
U.S. Industrial Production<br />
Jan-02<br />
Jul-02<br />
117<br />
116<br />
115<br />
114<br />
113<br />
112<br />
111<br />
110<br />
109<br />
108<br />
Dollars (percent of 1997 average)