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| Since you've been waiting with bated breath to find out what we had to say next about the federal and provincial climate change policies, we didn't want to keep you in suspense. We blogged [read more]Wednesday, 10 June 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Two major pieces of the Green Energy Act regulatory puzzle were released for comment today. The Ministry of the Environment ("MOE") posted proposed regulatory changes pursuant to the Green [read more]Tuesday, 9 June 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| We blogged the other day that Canada is pushing back its target start date for the regulation of emissions at the federal level to align more closely with the American schedule. In a discussion with [read more]Monday, 8 June 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Howard Weston, Chair of the Ontario Energy Board ("OEB"), issued a letter on June 1 to all electricity market stakeholders announcing new OEB initiatives to implement an "integrated [read more]Thursday, 4 June 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Both the federal and Ontario provincial governments have decided to delay regulations that would mandate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The modified schedules more closely align with the [read more]Thursday, 4 June 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| A group of 20 Nobel prize winning scientists, economists and writers recently released a call to action in advance of the climate treaty negotiations in Copenhagen later this year. The St. James Palace [read more]Thursday, 4 June 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Global Humanitarian Forum, a think tank chaired by Kofi Annan, former secretary general of the UN, released a report on the human impact of climate change. The report presents a bleak picture [read more]Thursday, 4 June 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, concluded a series of important international climate change discussions today in London. The Minister participated in the World Business Summit on Climate Change [read more]Thursday, 28 May 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Ontario's Ministry of the Environment tabled the Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), 2009 (the "Bill") today. The Bill amends the Environmental [read more]Wednesday, 27 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| We have blogged many times about Canada's commitment to address climate change both continentally and internationally. Today we explore how the co-operation continues.
May 24, 2009 represented [read more]Wednesday, 27 May 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Posted by Sarah Robicheau, Summer Student
By the end of 2009 the City of Edmonton will be home to a one-of-a-kind in North America commercial facility which uses microorganisms to convert waste [read more]Tuesday, 26 May 2009 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC") hasreleased a model climate change disclosure best practice guide. While designed to demonstrate compliance with the UK's new Carbon Reduction Commitment [read more]Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| A new study from MIT concludes that the earth's temperature is likely to rise 5.2 degrees Celsius by 2100, much higher than the 2.4 degree increase commonly cited from a 2003 study. "There [read more]Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On May 14, the Ontario Energy Board ("OEB") gave notice that it intends to amend the Distribution System Code ("DSC") (see also a subsequent clarification letter). The proposed [read more]Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The government of Canada announced the details of the $1 billion clean energy fund it announced in February. A statement issued by the Minister of Natural Resources Lisa Raitt revealed that the fund [read more]Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| We have blogged a couple of times about proposed new standards for tailpipe emissions in Canada and the United States. Yesterday, President Obama's administration announced plans to put those [read more]Tuesday, 19 May 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The government of the Province of Quebec has tabled Bill 42 to introduce a cap-and-trade system in the province. The Globe and Mail reports that the bill may be passed as early as June, with reporting [read more]Thursday, 14 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Ontario has begun implementing time-of-use electricity pricing. Beginning in June, 10,000 homes in Toronto will pay different prices for electricty depending on the time of day when the power is consumed [read more]Thursday, 14 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario legislature passed Bill 150, the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009, today. The Green Energy Act is intended to pave the way for the widespread deployment of renewable power while [read more]Thursday, 14 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Office of the Auditor General today released "Chapter 2 - Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act - 2009 Spring Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development" today [read more]Tuesday, 12 May 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Alberta Environment announced today that the Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation ("CCEMC") will manage and administer the Climate Change and Emissions Management [read more]Friday, 8 May 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Further to yesterday's blog announcing that the Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation would be administering the Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund, the Alberta [read more]Thursday, 7 May 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The federal government intends to enact regulations to phase out coal-fired generation in Canada. In an interview with the Globe and Mail, federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice indicated that [read more]Tuesday, 5 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| BC's carbon tax scored highest on a ranking of 5 climate change policies by Ottawa-based think tank Sustainable Prosperity. Policies were ranked based on eight principles that Sustainable Propserity [read more]Tuesday, 5 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Ontario Bill 150, the Green Energy and Economy Act, 2009, was ordered for third reading on May 30, 2009. The bill therefore currently appears to be on track to pass in June of this year.
Bill [read more]Friday, 1 May 2009 | Andrew Lord |
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IBM and Acclimatise (a UK climate adaptation risk management consultancy) recently release a list of 10 strategic questions that directors must ask about climate change. The list is included [read more]Wednesday, 29 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The First day of the G8 Meeting of Environment Minister's occurred yesterday. The agenda for Day 1 was "a Meeting with NGOs and Civil Society". According to the Press Release, the meeting [read more]Thursday, 23 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| As we blogged yesterday, the Alberta Environment reported a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta. The emissions reductions come as a result of facilities compliance under the Climate Change [read more]Thursday, 23 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Alberta Environment has announced that its climate change program has resulted in a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 6.5 million tonnes. Credited with this change is Alberta's Climate [read more]Wednesday, 22 April 2009 |
| The 2009 G8 Summit will be held on the island of La Maddalena, Italy from July 8 to 10. In the months leading up to the Summit, the host country has organized a series of ministerial meetings, including [read more]Tuesday, 21 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| On April 17, Canada filed its National Inventory Report ("NIR") with the UN pursuant to its obligation under the Kyoto Protocol. In the NIR, Canada reveals that its greenhouse gas ("GHG") [read more]Tuesday, 21 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As further evidence of the United States' commitment to international co-operation on climate change, President Obama recently announced the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas. The [read more]Monday, 20 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| On April 17, 2009, the US Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a proposed finding Friday that greenhouse gases ("GHGs") contribute to air pollution that may endanger [read more]Friday, 17 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy released "Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy for Canada" today (April 16, 2009). Achieving 2050 has been published by the [read more]Thursday, 16 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| On April 9, British Columbia released a progress report on the implementation of the BC Energy Plan.
The province highlighted that it has completed several initiatives, including the following:
R [read more]Thursday, 16 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On March 21, Ontario enacted amendments to regulations regarding the use of low speed electric vehicles ("LSEV") on the province's roads and highways. As reported by the CBC, the new [read more]Thursday, 16 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| We blogged last week about a proposed U.S. cap and trade system and questioned whether or not the American President was backing down in his support for it. There is more evidence this week of a shift [read more]Thursday, 9 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| On April 3, Howard Wetston, Chair of the Ontario Energy Board ("OEB") issued a statement regarding upcoming changes to the way the OEB will regulate capital investment in Ontario's electricity [read more]Thursday, 9 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As reported by the Calgary Herald, Globe and Mail, and the Wall Street Journal, the Oil Sands Environmental Coalition (the "Coalition") wants the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board [read more]Thursday, 9 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On March 31, Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice responded to a question from the opposition by announcing that the federal government had appointed envoys to three working groups under the [read more]Wednesday, 8 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On April 2, CBC reported that 9 companies, including Suncor Energy, Syncrude Canada Ltd., and ConocoPhillips Canada, have withdrawn their requests for money from Alberta's $2 billion carbon capture [read more]Wednesday, 8 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Alberta Government announced its 2009 Budget yesterday. Reading through the many pages of the document, it is clear that climate change is a priority for both the Department of Energy and for [read more]Wednesday, 8 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Enbridge and EPCOR are planning two large scale carbon capture and storage ("CCS") projects in Alberta. According to the Globe and Mail, each of the projects could meet almost quarter of [read more]Tuesday, 7 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Government of Canada substantially increased ecoENERGY incentives available to indivdiuals and businesses.
Under the ecoENERGY Retrofit-Homes program grants has increased by 25%, effective [read more]Monday, 6 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Minister Prentice announced on April 1 that Canada would be implementing new "tailpipe" emissions standards for vehicles built in the 2011 model year. The announcement confirmed Canada's [read more]Friday, 3 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Green Energy Act, if passed, will place a significant onus on owners of distribution systems to connect small scale renewable energy projects to the grid. Hydro One Distribution is readying itself [read more]Wednesday, 1 April 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Canada's Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, announced today that the government will introduce new regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the automotive sector. The new regulations, [read more]Wednesday, 1 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Multi-national cooperation with respect to climate change and clean energy is an idea that was recently embraced by Canada and the United States when both countries began the Clean Energy Dialogue [read more]Sunday, 29 March 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Clean Energy Dialogue between Canada and the United States was begun in February after President Obama visited Ottawa. Shortly after the historic meeting, our Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, [read more]Friday, 27 March 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| After months of negotiation, Everbrite Solar announced that it will build a $500 million ultra-high efficiency thin-film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Kingston, Ontario. According to [read more]Thursday, 26 March 2009 | Andrew Lord |
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