Oh Canada! Significant Developments In Canadian Energy - January 2013
In This Issue: - Oil Sands News - East Coast News - West Coast News - Canadian Arctic News - Alternative Energy - On the Horizon - Abbreviations - Excerpt from Oil Sands News: Enbridge has...
View ArticleOh Canada - Significant Developments In Canadian Energy: February 2013
In This Issue: - Oil Sands News - East Coast News - West Coast News - Canadian Arctic News - Alternative Energy News - On the Horizon - Abbreviations - Excerpt from Oil Sands News: Enbridge Pipelines...
View ArticleAlberta Announces More Stringent GHG Emission Regulations and Climate Change...
In her first major policy announcement since taking office five weeks ago, Alberta’s Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips announced today that Alberta’s primary GHG regulation will be...
View ArticleRecent developments in Canada expected to impact climate change policy -...
Canada joined 36 other countries in May and submitted its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC in advance of the Paris COP 21. Canada’s INDC is noteworthy in that it...
View ArticleAlberta Announces More Stringent GHG Emission Regulations and Climate Change...
In her first major policy announcement since taking office six weeks ago, Alberta’s Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips announced on June 25, 2015 that Alberta’s primary GHG regulation will...
View Article"Something’s happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear...yet"
With apologies to Stephen Stills, we introduce our initial bulletin on the Alberta Climate Leadership Policy announced by the Provincial Government on November 22, 2015. As is the case with most broad...
View ArticleObama methane regulations come into focus: EPA finalizes methane standards...
On Thursday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took a significant step toward meeting the Obama administration's pledge to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector to 40-45...
View ArticleAlberta’s Bill 20: Climate Leadership Implementation Act
The Alberta Government introduced Bill 20, the Climate Leadership Implementation Act, on May 24, 2016. The Bill proposes a carbon levy on fuel consumption and marks the Government’s first step towards...
View ArticleAlberta's Bill 20: Climate Leadership Implementation Act
The Alberta Government introduced Bill 20, the Climate Leadership Implementation Act, on May 24, 2016. The Bill proposes a carbon levy on fuel consumption and marks the Government’s first step towards...
View ArticleSignificant developments in Canadian carbon legislation and policy
On June 6, 2016, Alberta passed the Climate Leadership Implementation Act, creating a carbon levy on fuel consumption. This legislation marks the provincial government’s first step towards executing...
View ArticlePan-Canadian framework on climate change announced
At the conclusion of the December 9, 2016 meeting of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of Canada’s provinces and territories, the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change...
View ArticleEnergy supply agreements in an evolving climate change regulatory regime
Many energy supply agreements currently in place were drafted at a time when it was uncertain what regulatory measures - if any - provincial or federal governments might take to reduce greenhouse gas...
View ArticleNon-compliance with carbon market rules could result in substantial penalties
Ontario’s cap and trade program, which launched in January 2017, includes a number of rules regarding participation in the carbon market where emission allowances and offset credits are bought and...
View ArticleEnvironmental law
Canadian environmental regulation and policy is constantly changing. Issues relating to climate change, ocean pollution and toxic substances are frequently in the headlines and often lead to calls on...
View ArticleClimate Change litigation in Canada: Recent developments
Climate change litigation in both the private and public sectors has emerged and is rapidly expanding in some areas of the world. While we are not yet seeing this rate of growth in Canada, this nascent...
View ArticleDentons’ Pick of Canadian Regulatory Trends to Watch in 2022
The regulatory landscape in 2022 will be shaped by challenges relating to, among other things: accelerating climate change, the imperative of moving the ESG (environmental, social and governance)...
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