North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG): The North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) was established in spring of 2001 by the Secretary of Energy of the United States of America, the Secretary of Energy of Mexico, and the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources. The goals of the NAEWG are to foster communication and cooperation among the governments and energy sectors of the three countries on energy-related matters of common interest, and to enhance North American energy trade and interconnections consistent with the goal of sustainable development for the benefit of all. This trilateral process fully respects the domestic policies, divisions of jurisdictional authority and existing obligations of each country.

North American Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP): On March 23, 2005, President Bush, Mexican President Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Martin rolled out the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The Security and Prosperity Partnership is a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the United States, Canada, and Mexico through greater cooperation and information-sharing. The SPP focuses on improving joint security and enhancing collaboration in energy, transportation, financial services, technology, and business as well as enhancing stewardship of our environment, facilitating agricultural trade while creating a safer and more reliable food supply, and protecting people from disease.

SPP Energy Activities:The energy portion of the Security and Prosperity Partnership builds upon the ongoing efforts of the energy departments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico under the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG), by seeking to promote regional integration and helping to meet the energy needs of the people of North America. The SPP and NAEWG help foster communication among the three countries in support of a North American energy market; facilitate identification of trilateral issues and mutually beneficial joint efforts; and provide a vehicle for the United States, Canada, and Mexico to implement joint resolutions to work together for the mutual benefit of the citizens of North America. Specifically, the trilateral working group explores policies, regulations and technological innovations with a view to encouraging the most optimal, efficient and sustainable development of hydrocarbons, energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean power, and nuclear energy and their related infrastructure as well as ensuring frameworks are in place for markets to work most effectively.

The work of NAEWG falls under three broad focus areas: Market Facilitation, Technology and Clean Energy. Under each focus area there is an evolving list of priority efforts, proposed by any, or several, of the three nations, and approved by all three nations. Specific expert task teams are then formed with membership from all three nations to address issues and present concrete actions.