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| Goldman Sachs announced today that it plans to invest as much as $490 million (50 billion yen) in renewable energy projects in Japan over the next five years. That's a lot! Bloomberg [read more]Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Canada's Environment Minister, Peter Kent, told the Financial Post in an interview from London that "[t]he ability of the oil and gas sector to absorb tough government controls on their greenhouse [read more]Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | Jennifer Cleall |
| ...but they won't receive the bulk of their funding until they hit performance targets, Alberta's Energy Minister, Ken Hughes, said the other day. There is $2.1 billion in grant money [read more]Friday, 10 May 2013 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent, speaking before a House of Commons Committee this week, stated that he now expects that emissions regulations for the oil and gas industry will be coming out [read more]Wednesday, 6 March 2013 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| The Federal Department this week announced new fuel economy standards for heavy on-road vehicles.
The Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations will be phased in [read more]Thursday, 28 February 2013 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| As we have previously reported, the federal Renewable Fuels Regulation requires that fuels sold in Canada contain a minimum amount of renewable content: generally, 2% for diesel and home heating [read more]Wednesday, 2 January 2013 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| In Canada, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 24% of Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) emissions. On November 27, 2012 Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter [read more]Friday, 30 November 2012 | Jennifer Cleall |
| University of Ottawa Law Professor, Nathalie Chalifour, gave a compelling presentation on the merits – and cautions – of carbon tax at the University of Calgary on October 16, 2012 [read more]Wednesday, 17 October 2012 | Laura Easton |
| Environment Minister Peter Kent announced new regulations for coal-fired power plants this afternoon.
The new regulations will come into effect on July 1, 2015, and will require new power plants [read more]Wednesday, 5 September 2012 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| Newly appointed Energy Minister, Ken Hughes, has been tasked with taking on one of Alberta’s most crucial portfolios which requires a juggling act involving the demands of government, the demands [read more]Monday, 14 May 2012 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation (“CCEMC”) has announced that it is offering up to $40 million to fund energy efficiency projects in 2012.
Eric Newell, chair of [read more]Friday, 4 May 2012 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Critical debates have been sparked following the announcement by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver of an overhaul of environmental assessment rules. So far it appears that voters have accepted [read more]Thursday, 3 May 2012 | Jennifer Cleall |
| In the ever changing world of bio-fuel technology there are always twists to the story line. Soaring energy prices are thinning profit margins in the transport sector and increasing operational costs [read more]Thursday, 3 May 2012 | Jennifer Cleall |
| One of the highlights of last month's budget speech was the announcement by the federal government that it would overhaul the environmental approval process for major resources projects.
The [read more]Tuesday, 17 April 2012 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered the Harper government’s 2012 budget today, mixing together austerity measures, pension reforms, and the end of the penny.
For the energy and resources [read more]Thursday, 29 March 2012 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will deliver the federal government's 2012 budget on Thursday. The budget is expected to deliver spending cuts in the $4B range and provide for other austerity [read more]Wednesday, 28 March 2012 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Tuesday a rule to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The EPA Proposal will effectively require any new coal-fired plants to incorporate [read more] |
| As we previously reported, the federal government intends to enact regulations to phase out coal fired generation in Canada. These regulations will require both new coal-fired power plants, and any [read more] |
| As Canada announced its withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol in late December, 2011 and amid much discussion about the future of Canadian climate policy, January 1, 2012 marked the coming into [read more]Thursday, 5 January 2012 | Sarah Robicheau |
| Enmax Energy has begun installing renewable energy systems for residential consumers across Alberta with funding from the Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation. The CCEMC allocated [read more]Thursday, 22 December 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| As the annual UN Climate Change Conference winds down in Durban, South Africa, Canada appears poised to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. The anticipated withdrawal comes as no surprise to observers [read more]Friday, 9 December 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Alberta’s Premier, Alison Redford, recently completed a tour through Washington, D.C., New York City, Toronto and Ottawa. She punctuated the tour with a speech at the Economic Club of Canada [read more]Monday, 28 November 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The province, apparently making good on premier Alison Redford's promise to send transmission projects "back to the drawing board" has stopped hearings into three transmission projects [read more]Friday, 21 October 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| Australia's minority Labor government passed that country's first nationwide carbon tax this week. The tax will go to the Australian senate for approval next month.
The details of [read more]Wednesday, 19 October 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| Stuck in the middle somewhere between "Putting Families First" and "Services for BC Families", in her Speech from the Throne on October 3, 2011 ("Throne Speech"), [read more]Tuesday, 4 October 2011 | Danielle Jarvis |
| The National Round Table on Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) has just published its latest climate change report, "Climate Prosperity: Paying the Price - the Economic Impacts of Climate Change [read more]Tuesday, 4 October 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Canadian Environment Minister, Peter Kent, recently traveled to Mexico to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mexico's Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources, Juan Elvira [read more]Wednesday, 21 September 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Ministry of Finance has issued a proposal to amend Ontario Regulation 282/98, which provide rules governing the property tax treatment of energy generation facilities. According to the Ministry, [read more]Wednesday, 3 August 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation ("CCEMC") continues to target GHG reductions with its July 15, 2011 call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from small and [read more]Tuesday, 26 July 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| As we previously reported, the federal government has amended the federal Renewable Fuels Regulations to mandate a 2% renewable content for diesel fuel and heating oil sold in Canada.
On June [read more]Thursday, 30 June 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the precedent-setting decision in Connecticut v. American Electric Power Company, Inc.. The Connecticut decision had given standing to several U.S. states, the city [read more]Tuesday, 21 June 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| In his first interview after the federal election and his re-appointment as Environment Minister, Peter Kent has set out in broad terms the federal government's plans for greenhouse gas (GHG) [read more]Tuesday, 24 May 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced his new cabinet on Wednesday. The key appointments related to energy and environment include:
Peter Kent stays as Environment Minister
Jim Flaherty [read more]Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| Environment Canada has announced that, for the 2010 reporting year, the reporting due date for greenhouse gas (GHG) and National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) reports has been delayed from June [read more]Friday, 13 May 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| In a recent article by the Toronto Sun's Lorrie Goldstein, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was criticized as treating the Canadian public like children by failing to provide details of a plan to [read more]Monday, 9 May 2011 | Josh Stachniak |
| Submitted by: Sarah Robicheau, Student-at-Law
At the end of April the Ontario government released Climate Ready, its first Adaption Strategy and Action Plan, as well as Climate Progress, an annual [read more]Monday, 9 May 2011 | Sarah Robicheau |
| On April 27, the Government of Ontario announced the launch of a $50 million Smart Grid Fund. The new fund will provide financial support to Ontario-based projects that are testing, demonstrating [read more]Monday, 2 May 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| SaskPower has announced that it will proceed with the reconstruction of one 110-MW unit at its Boundary Dam generating station near Estevan, Saskatchewan.
The project will cost $1.24 billion, [read more]Wednesday, 27 April 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent released Environment Canada's plan for monitoring water quality along the Athabasca River and its major tributaries from Fort McMurray to the boundary [read more]Friday, 25 March 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Federal finance minister Jim Flaherty delivered the 2011 budget today.
All three opposition parties have already stated that they will oppose the budget, so it is unlikely that any of these measures [read more]Tuesday, 22 March 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| Amendments to the federal Renewable Fuel Regulation are one step closer to becoming law. As discussed in an earlier post the proposed amendments will implement provisions in the Regulation requiring [read more]Tuesday, 8 March 2011 |
| The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that it had extended indefinitely the deadline by which major emitters must report their 2010 greenhouse gas emissions.
The [read more]Monday, 7 March 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| The California Senate has passed a renewable energy bill which would require utilities in the state to acquire 33% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020, replacing the current standard [read more]Friday, 4 March 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| We attended a press conference today given by the Climate Change Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation. The CCEMC Chair, Eric Newell, announced more than $27.2 million in CCEMC funding for six [read more]Monday, 28 February 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Alberta Governor General Donald Ethell delivered the Stelmach government's speech from the throne this afternoon. There were a number of highlights relating to energy and climate change matters, [read more]Tuesday, 22 February 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| As previously mentioned, many jurisdictions have mandated that electric utilities purchase some minimum percentage of their generation from renewable sources. In California, the minimum procurement [read more]Tuesday, 22 February 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| It was recently announced that the federal government will implement provisions in the Renewable Fuels Regulations requiring an average 2 per cent renewable content in both diesel fuel and heating [read more]Tuesday, 22 February 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| As was discussed in an earlier post, President Barack Obama's 2011 State of the Union Address emphasized the need for the United States to aggressively pursue new clean energy technologies. The [read more]Sunday, 13 February 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Renewable portfolio standards require, generally, that electric utilities purchase a certain percentage of their energy supplies from renewable sources, such as wind, biomass, and solar. Presently, [read more]Friday, 11 February 2011 |
| The Government of Ontario announced today that it has not and will not award Renewable Energy Approvals to off-shore wind projects. The Ontario Power Authority will no longer be accepting Feed-in [read more]Friday, 11 February 2011 | Andrew Lord |
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