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Climate Change Law Practice Group Blog - 2007
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| Submitted by Danielle Jarvis
On January 24, 2008 Alberta’s Premier, Ed Stelmach, unveiled Alberta’s Climate Change Action Plan that proposes to cut projected emissions by 200 mega-tonnes [read more]mercredi, 6 février 2008 |
| I am often asked whether an offset can actually 'make a difference' to climate change. The straight answer is yes, the complicated answer is, yes, if done right. The main thing to remember [read more]mardi, 5 février 2008 | Adam Nott |
| Acting on a proposal in January of 2007 to increase the share of renewable energies in the EU's final energy consumption from 8.5% to 20% by 2020, and to provide for a 10% minimum target for biofuels [read more]mardi, 5 février 2008 |
| It has been a little over a year since climate change suddenly leapt from being an important issue with occasional press, to one where you can always find at least one good story in your local paper, [read more]vendredi, 25 janvier 2008 | Adam Nott |
| The UN General Assembly has adopted a new forest accord aimed at protecting forests in large part to support the communities that rely upon them for fuel, food, medicine and income. Although lauded [read more]jeudi, 17 janvier 2008 | Adam Nott |
| Submitted by Dan Jarvis and Adam Nott
A new fuel requirement in section 526 the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, signed by President Bush in December 2007 will prevent U.S. federal [read more]mardi, 15 janvier 2008 | Adam Nott |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord.
"Carbon tax in the cards to help cut emissions," announced the Globe and Mail on January 7, 2008. The headline was referring to the recommendations of the National [read more]mercredi, 9 janvier 2008 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord.
Deloitte released a survey entitled "Managing greenhouse gas emissions: Mitigating risks and uncovering opportunities" (PDF) which considers how Canadian companies [read more]mercredi, 9 janvier 2008 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord
Reuters News reports that the European Commission is debating whether to implement a carbon tariff on imports from countries that have taken insufficient steps to tackle [read more]mercredi, 9 janvier 2008 |
| Japan will agree to numerical targets to cut its greenhouse gas emissions, changing the stance it took at the Bali conference in December 2007.
Japan will also establish a $10 billion "finance [read more]dimanche, 6 janvier 2008 | Dean Dalke |
| As part of the continued effort to highlight development in emission trading, renewable energy and other environmental financing opportunities, Davis LLP will now be offering a regular update on developments [read more]dimanche, 6 janvier 2008 | Dean Dalke |
| When Australia ratified the Kyoto Protocol this week the United States became the only industrialized country to have not ratified the protocol.
As the conference in Bali progress however, it [read more]jeudi, 6 décembre 2007 | Adam Nott |
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Australia ratified Today marked the beginning of the 13th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Conference on Climate Change. The conference will run from the 3rd to the 14th [read more]lundi, 3 décembre 2007 | Adam Nott |
| It seems every time I pick up the paper or get an email there is an environmental infrastructure project waiting to be developed. 'Environmental infrastructure' is the label I use to refer [read more]mercredi, 28 novembre 2007 | Adam Nott |
| On Tuesday, November 20, 2007, the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act (BC) was introduced for first reading. Once passed by the BC legislature the Act will set two province wide targets for greenhouse [read more]jeudi, 22 novembre 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord
The negative impacts of global warming are already occurring and will only get more severe if the world continues to run business as usual. However, many of the negative [read more]mardi, 20 novembre 2007 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord
Yet another standard for voluntary carbon credits was launched this week. However, the proliferation of new standards risks clouding the air rather than clearing it [read more]mardi, 20 novembre 2007 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord.
The EU has been extensively criticized for doling out too many greenhouse gas emissions allowances during the first phase of the European Trading System (EU ETS). The [read more]mercredi, 31 octobre 2007 |
| Submitted by Danielle Jarvis.
On October 29, 2007 Premier Gordon Campbell signed on to the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) on behalf of British Columbia at a summit in Lisbon, Portugal [read more]lundi, 29 octobre 2007 |
| British Columbia has been making leaps and strides in developing its greenhouse gas policy over the past nine months. In February the Province released the 2007 Energy Plan, which announced a policy [read more]jeudi, 25 octobre 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Quebec has taken active steps towards a fight against climate change and to meet the 2012 Kyoto Protocol with its 2006 - 2012 action plan to reduce Quebec's greenhouse gas emissions. One of the [read more]jeudi, 25 octobre 2007 | Irina Schnitzer |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord.
With the risk of climate change threatening to swamp the global insurance industry, more and more insurers plan to stay afloat by developing new and innovative products [read more]lundi, 22 octobre 2007 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord
Businesses and investors want to do something about climate change, but they need the government to make the market for change.
On Wednesday, October 10, the Conference [read more]mercredi, 10 octobre 2007 |
| The Kyoto Protocol has been signed and ratified by every developed country in the world, with the exceptions of the US and Australia. Australia signed the treaty in 1997. Ironically, although it was [read more]mardi, 9 octobre 2007 | Adam Nott |
| The Globe and Mail ran an interesting article about pre-packaged leafy greens and salad mixes today. The article basically says that along with the veggies you get a high chance of food poisoning [read more]vendredi, 21 septembre 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Submitted by Danielle Jarvis.
Can the Canadian Federal Court force the Minister of the Environment (“MOE”) to come up with a climate change plan that complies with the Kyoto Protocol [read more]jeudi, 20 septembre 2007 |
| Submitted by Danielle Jarvis.
On September 4th, China released an ambitious "Middle and Long-Term Development Plan of Renewable Energies", which pledged to source 10% of China's [read more]jeudi, 6 septembre 2007 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord.
The UNFCCC and URC just launched CDM Bazaar, a free information exchange service that aims to make the Clean Development Mechanism market more efficient. The portal connects [read more]mercredi, 5 septembre 2007 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord.
On August 29, the Ontario Power Authority filed its 20-year Integrated Power System Plan ("IPSP") with the Ontario Energy Board. According to the OPA's [read more]mardi, 4 septembre 2007 |
| Long able to attract eco-tourists, Costa Rica is now positioning itself as a destination for environmentally conscious businesses.
On June 7, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias pledged that Costa [read more]mercredi, 22 août 2007 |
| This past weekend KenGen signed a contract with Mistubisihi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to construct a 35MW geothermal plant in the Kenyan Rift Valley. This project has qualified under [read more]mardi, 21 août 2007 | Adam Nott |
| It would appear that a deal between BC Hydro and Alcan is back on.
This deal, which was originally rejected by the BCTC last year because it provided power that was more expensive than power generated [read more]lundi, 20 août 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Click here for more information. [read more]lundi, 20 août 2007 |
| Click here for more details on this run-of-river project. [read more]lundi, 20 août 2007 | Adam Nott |
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In February of 2007, the BC Government released its newest energy plan. Policy items 18, 19 and 20 discussed carbon offsets for power projects in BC. In particular:
18. All new electricity [read more]mercredi, 15 août 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Submitted by Danielle Jarvis.
Wave power has been wanting for attention and capital, with most green and green eyes focused on biofuels, biomass bioenergy, solar and wind. Will wave power ever [read more]vendredi, 27 juillet 2007 |
| Posted by Danielle Jarvis.
As John Howard’s re-election campaign in Australia warms up, so too has his stance on climate change. Howard signalled yesterday that Australia will develop a [read more]mardi, 17 juillet 2007 |
| Submitted by Danielle Jarvis.
As part of the Canadian federal government’s commitment to invest $100 million over three years in BC to reduce the consequences of the mountain pine beetle [read more]lundi, 16 juillet 2007 |
| Submitted by Danielle Jarvis
Where an emissions trading scheme is born, so an exchange follows. Carbon exchanges arise in response to mandatory or voluntary emissions trading schemes, platforms [read more]lundi, 9 juillet 2007 |
| With the establishment of Renewable Energy Portfolios in most Western states, BC’s commitment to produce 90% of its energy from Clean Sources and a growing demand for renewable energy certificates [read more]mercredi, 4 juillet 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Jason Hicks quoted in current issue of Canadian Lawyer re: green buildings.
Congratulations Jason! [read more]mercredi, 4 juillet 2007 | Jason Hicks |
| The provinces have begun to make announcements regarding emission trading. British Columbia recently signed agreements with both California and Washington to address climate change. These and other [read more]jeudi, 28 juin 2007 |
| The legislation which implements the Innovative Clean Energy Fund (“ICE Fund”), which was announced in the 2007 BC Budget, was recently proclaimed as effective the Lieutenant Governor [read more]mercredi, 27 juin 2007 | Adam Nott |
| BC Hydro released draft rules and a draft energy power agreement on June 20, 2007. In comparison to Ontario Power Authority’s Standing Offer Program it would appear that BC Hydro is unwilling [read more]lundi, 25 juin 2007 | Adam Nott |
| On June 7, 2007, the British Columbia government adopted a "Sound emissions regulation for wind turbines sited on Crown land." The regulation specifies a maximum sound emission from wind [read more]mercredi, 20 juin 2007 | Dean Dalke |
| Here is a small news item from the Infrastructure Journal that we just couldn’t resist posting:
The power of prayer apparently doesn't get the papal kettle boiling; for that the Vatican [read more]lundi, 18 juin 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Submitted by Danielle Jarvis
At the 33rd Annual Summit of the Group of 8 in Heiligendamm, Germany (G-8, includes: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United [read more]vendredi, 8 juin 2007 |
| Greenhouse gas emissions from international air travel were not covered by the Kyoto protocol because of the difficulty in assigning the emissions to a responsible country. Does a Canadian flying [read more]vendredi, 8 juin 2007 | Adam Nott |
| The Western Regional Climate Action Initiative gained a new member on May 21, 2007, when Utah joined the pact. This membership to six States and one province. Utah is a welcome addition as they are [read more]mardi, 5 juin 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Air Canada has recently announced that along with the option for meals, blankets and assigned seating, passengers will soon be able to offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their flight [read more]mardi, 5 juin 2007 | Adam Nott |
| As regional markets for the trading of GHG emissions and offsets begin to form in North America, British Columbia’s premier has begun attempting to sell the idea of a regional market to Alberta [read more]mardi, 22 mai 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Another large tidal project was announced recently, this time in South Korea. The plan is to build the world’s largest tidal facility - 812MW - over an area that covers four islands. Clearly [read more]mardi, 8 mai 2007 | Adam Nott |
| A month or so ago, Prime Minister Steven Harper took a spending tour of Canada and doled out cash promoting the Federal ecoTrust program. In particular, each province was allocated a portion of the [read more]mardi, 8 mai 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Both Yahoo and PepsiCo have announced that they will be going carbon neutral through the purchase of a series of carbon offsets. Yahoo will be offsetting 2/3 of its carbon footprint with the funding [read more]mardi, 8 mai 2007 | Adam Nott |
| A lot has happened in the news since our last post regarding emissions trading, but it still unclear what the landscape will look like in Canada. One thing appears to be clear, a cap and trade system [read more]mardi, 8 mai 2007 | Adam Nott |
| The British Columbia Ministry of Finance has flagged fiscal and tax measures as an important tool for reaching the emissions reductions goals of the province. They are now seeking input from the general [read more]lundi, 7 mai 2007 | Adam Nott |
| After asking what BC's signature to the WRCAI meant for a cap and trade system on GHG meant for the rest of Canada, and how this move would play out in Canada, it was interesting to hear of the [read more]mercredi, 25 avril 2007 | Adam Nott |
| While BC continues to consider how to help the ocean energy market develop, the US moves another step forward with FERC approval for a number of ocean energy sites. Check here more details. [read more]mardi, 24 avril 2007 | Adam Nott |
| The BC Premier's office announced today that it has joined with five western U.S. states in the Western Regional Climate Action Initiative.
The WRCAI sets three main goals including
Setting [read more]mardi, 24 avril 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Energy can be generated from the oceans by harnessing the kinetic power generated by currents, tides and waves, as well as by placing wind turbines offshore. And there is a lot of energy to be [read more]mardi, 17 avril 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Although small energy projects can be built and integrated into buildings, most of the renewable energy that will be generated will be done through large scale projects. This provides efficiencies [read more]mercredi, 28 mars 2007 | Adam Nott |
| Hats off to the government of Prince Edward Island for coming up with a way to get local residents to literally buy into renewable energy. The governmant launched an "Energy Savings Bonds" [read more]dimanche, 18 mars 2007 | Adam Nott |
| As the British Columbia government considers options for achieving the ambitious goals set out in its recent Throne Speech and Energy Plan II, it would do well to consider the lessons to be learned [read more]lundi, 12 mars 2007 | Adam Nott |
| In the first step towards a Bioenergy Call for Power, BC Hydro announced today that it is conducting a request for expressions of interest ("RFEOI") with regards to the use of wood fibre [read more]vendredi, 9 mars 2007 | Adam Nott |
| BC Hydro has been tossing around the idea of issuing a call for power focused on 'near commercial' technologies for a while now. Near commercial technolgies include both hydrogen fuel [read more]mardi, 27 février 2007 | Adam Nott |
| For those of you curious as to the exact details on the tax exemption relating to wind power, the 2007 Budget will be providing an exemption to wind power similar to the exemption provided in 2005 [read more]mardi, 20 février 2007 | Adam Nott |
| The 2007 BC Budget has just been introduced to the Legislative Assembly and the Throne Speech is acknowledged. But if you were hoping for funds on climate change initiatives to appear in this [read more]mardi, 20 février 2007 | Adam Nott |
| The British Columbia government made a series of dramatic commitments to renewable energy and sustainable development in its 2007 Throne Speech.
The government dedicated roughly half of the [read more]lundi, 19 février 2007 | Adam Nott |
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