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Climate Change Law Practice Group Blog - Aug, 2011
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| 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]mercredi, 3 août 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]mardi, 26 juillet 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]jeudi, 30 juin 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]mardi, 21 juin 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] |
| 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]mercredi, 18 mai 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]vendredi, 13 mai 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]lundi, 9 mai 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]lundi, 9 mai 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]lundi, 2 mai 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]mercredi, 27 avril 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]vendredi, 25 mars 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]mardi, 22 mars 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]mardi, 8 mars 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] |
| 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]vendredi, 4 mars 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]lundi, 28 février 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]mardi, 22 février 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]mardi, 22 février 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]mardi, 22 février 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]dimanche, 13 février 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]vendredi, 11 février 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]vendredi, 11 février 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| The National Roundtable on the Environment and Economy, a government-appointed panel, has advocated that Ottawa act unilaterally to impose emission rules on industry without waiting to see the environmental [read more]mardi, 8 février 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| We are pleased to announce that our Climate Change Law and Environmental, Energy & Resources Law Blogs have been nominated as candidates for "LexisNexis's Top 50 Environmental Law & [read more]jeudi, 3 février 2011 |
| Following a two year review of the Standing Offer Program (SOP), BC Hydro has revised the SOP in key areas related to eligibility, pricing, interconnections, EPA terms and the general SOP process [read more]mardi, 1 février 2011 | Danielle Jarvis |
| In his annual state of the union address, President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a five-year freeze on discretionary spending by the federal government, which he anticipated would reduce the U [read more]vendredi, 28 janvier 2011 | Jennifer Cleall |
| UK taxing authorities have charged seven individuals in connection with an alleged tax fraud involving the cross-border sale of carbon credits. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs charged the suspects [read more]jeudi, 27 janvier 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| The European carbon markets were abruptly closed last week in response to a series of cyberattacks on the registries used to track carbon allowances. The European Commission announced on January 19th [read more]jeudi, 27 janvier 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| As previously reported, The Canadian Securities Administrators have released Staff Notice 51-333 Environmental Reporting Guidance. As anticipated in the Davis LLP bulletin of May 2010, this new CSA [read more]lundi, 24 janvier 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| Nova Scotia will soon play a leadership role in a clean energy project that will harness renewable energy from the Bay of Fundy, via demonstration of Tidal In-Stream Energy Convertors in the Minas [read more]lundi, 15 novembre 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") recently released Staff Notice 51-333 Environmental Reporting Guidance (the "Staff Notice"), which provides clarification on the continuous [read more]jeudi, 4 novembre 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| As part of their on-going efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33% below 2007 levels by 2020, the government of British Columbia released two consultation papers last week relating to proposed [read more]mardi, 26 octobre 2010 |
| As hopes for near-term federal climate change legislation in either Canada or the United States dim, the government of Ontario appears to be preparing itself to participate in the regional cap and [read more]mardi, 21 septembre 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| This week, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, and Steven Chu, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, announced a total of $5.2 million in new funding [read more]vendredi, 23 juillet 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The Edmonton Journal reported this morning that the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has called on its members to sign and send a template letter charging that Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability [read more]vendredi, 9 juillet 2010 | Jennifer Cleall |
| We blogged last week that the CCEMC had announced that it had selected projects in which it would be investing a total of $71 million.
Davis LLP attended the press conference yesterday morning [read more]jeudi, 17 juin 2010 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Alberta's Environment Minister, Rob Renner, is in the United States this week to talk about climate change and Alberta's commitment to clean energy. But the Minister is also warning that "new [read more]mardi, 15 juin 2010 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation, which administers Alberta's Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund, has announced it will invest approximately $71 million [read more]mercredi, 9 juin 2010 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The province of Ontario has lowered its voluntary cap on CO2 emissions from coal-fired generation to 11.5 megatonnes (Mt) for each of 2011 through 2014. While this cap is significantly lower than [read more]mardi, 8 juin 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| On June 1, 2010, the Renault-Nissan Alliance announced that Nissan Canada had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of Québec, the City of Montréal, Québec [read more]mercredi, 2 juin 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| "According to the scientific evidence, there isn't any direct causal link between wind turbine noise and adverse health effects," concludes Dr. Arlene King, Ontario's Chief Medical [read more]jeudi, 20 mai 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Further to our posting yesterday, Bill 72, Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, 2010 passed first reading in the Ontario legislature on Tuesday.
The full text of the bill and its status [read more]mercredi, 19 mai 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario government is expected to introduce a new water bill today. The Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act (the "Proposed Act") is expected to create new business opportunities [read more]mardi, 18 mai 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| At 7 percent or 405 million metric tons, the energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States saw their largest percentage and absolute decline since the U.S. Energy Information Adminstration [read more]mercredi, 5 mai 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| On May 5, the Conference Board of Canada released a report entitled The Economic and Employment Impacts of Climate-Related Technology Investments.
The report, produced for the Alberta-based Climate [read more]mercredi, 5 mai 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Political intransigence, not substantive objection, appears to be the latest roadblock to the U.S.'s efforts to address climate change. Contrary to expectations, U.S. Senators Kerry, Graham and [read more]mercredi, 28 avril 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Canada - U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue: Governments of Canada and the United States take another step to develop clean energy technology
On April 16, 2010, Canada's Minister of Natural [read more]mardi, 20 avril 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Point Carbon and Reuters both report that the U.S. Senate may table a new climate change bill on April 26. The bill, which will be sponsored by Democratic Senator John Kerry, Republican Senator Lindsey [read more]lundi, 19 avril 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Many public companies are wrestling with their climate change reporting obligations in light of new guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year. Several of those companies [read more]lundi, 19 avril 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The BC Minister of Forests and Range, Pat Bell, has introduced Bill 5 - the Zero Net Deforestation Act - to assist the government's climate change objectives (see the June 2008 BC Climate Action [read more] |
| New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham announced today that his province will no longer be proceeding with the sale of NB Power's assets to Hydro-Québec. The parties were unable to agree on [read more]mercredi, 24 mars 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The Globe and Mail reported yesterday that B.C.'s quest for clean energy investment is going to be directly headed up by Premier Gordon Campbell. According to the report, "Ontario's new [read more]jeudi, 11 mars 2010 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
The Renewable Energy Development Branch of the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources launched a new information page on BC's new Renewable [read more]mardi, 9 mars 2010 |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
Climate talks in 2010 might get bogged down over the role of the Copenhagen Accord - with the US on one side and the EU and major developing countries on the other.
Last [read more]lundi, 1 mars 2010 |
| The States of Virginia and Alabama have commenced legal action to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") endangerment finding and its jurisdiction to regulate greenhouse [read more]lundi, 22 février 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") will be fighting a battle on many fronts with respect to its recent finding that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere endanger the public health [read more]vendredi, 19 février 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association ("NPRA") is asking a court to strike down California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard ("LCFS"). The LCFS will make it harder [read more]mardi, 16 février 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The Government of Alberta unveiled its 2010 Budget on Tuesday. The budget continues to provide funding for carbon capture and storage ("CCS") projects, although at a slower pace than previously [read more]mercredi, 10 février 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| On the heels of Canada's weekend confirmation of its emissions targets to the United Nations (17% reduction by 2020 relative to 2005 levels), Minister Prentice spoke to the University of Calgary [read more]lundi, 1 février 2010 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Following last week's similar announcement for Québec City, Ms. Line Beauchamp, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, and Mr. Steven Blaney, MP for Lévis-Bellechasse, [read more]lundi, 1 février 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| CBC reports that the federal government formally notified the United Nations that it plans to reduce emissions by 17% from 2005 levels by 2020. As recently as December during the climate change conference [read more]lundi, 1 février 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Today the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for La Francophonie and Minister responsible for [read more]jeudi, 28 janvier 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The Government of Canada announced a $6.9 million Regional Adaptation Collaborative program for BC ("BC RAC") this week, aimed at addressing the adverse impacts of climate change on water [read more] |
| As anticipated, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted 3-2 yesterday to release interpretive guidance regarding climate change disclosure by public companies. The guidance [read more]jeudi, 28 janvier 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| In remarks that are consistent with Canada's declared position over the past several months, federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice emphasized to the Globe and Mail that Canada's top priority [read more]jeudi, 28 janvier 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The BC Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable And Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act came in to force at the beginning of January. See news release.
Ethanol and Biodiesel Standards
Under the [read more]mercredi, 27 janvier 2010 |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
On January 24, 2010 the so-called BASIC Bloc - (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) held its second meeting since the Copenhagen Summit last December. The BASIC Bloc, [read more]mercredi, 27 janvier 2010 |
| We have blogged on several occasions about growing support in the investment community for greater disclosure by public companies of the financial risks posed by climate change (for all relevant posting, [read more]mardi, 26 janvier 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| As you hopefully already know, Davis LLP maintains a number of blogs of interest to the Canadian legal and business communities. This blog, which focuses on Climate Change Law, has included many postings [read more]mercredi, 20 janvier 2010 |
| A coalition of over 140 investors wants the opportunity to scrutinize Royal Dutch Shell plc's decision to invest in Alberta's oil sands. The investors succeeded in having a motion added to [read more]mardi, 19 janvier 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Today, Hydro-Québec and Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. (MMSCAN) announced the signature of a memorandum of understanding that will lead to the launch of Canada's largest all-electric [read more]jeudi, 14 janvier 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Three recent reports begin to illustrate the difficulties that Canada will have in addressing the climate change issue in coming months. The first encourages Canada to take a comprehensive approach [read more]mercredi, 13 janvier 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, today announced support for nineteen (19) projects selected in response to a call for proposals under the Renewable and Clean [read more]lundi, 11 janvier 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| On December 29, 2009, Ms. Line Beauchamp, Québec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, announced that the Regulation respecting greenhouse gas emissions from motor [read more]lundi, 11 janvier 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
A Request For Qualifications ( #ON-001874 / PCT- 2378 ) was issued December 21 by the Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT) with the intent of establishing a series of qualified [read more]mardi, 22 décembre 2009 |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
COP 15 ended Saturday afternoon. The Parties decided to extend the mandate of the working groups under the Kyoto Protocol and Long Term Cooperative Action and requested [read more]lundi, 21 décembre 2009 |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
COP 15 ended Saturday afternoon. The Parties decided to extend the mandate of the working groups under the Kyoto Protocol and Long Term Cooperative Action and requested [read more]lundi, 21 décembre 2009 |
| Today, the Honourable Tony Clement, Federal Minister of Industry, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, along with the Honourable Michael Gravelle, Ontario [read more]jeudi, 17 décembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| GDF SUEZ has completed construction and achieved commercial operation at Caribou Wind Park, located 70 kilometers northwest of Bathurst, New Brunswick. The largest wind operation in the province, [read more]jeudi, 17 décembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| If you're a professional protestor (as lots of these people are), and you've got to riot over something - it may as well be over climate change.
There were more protests today - this time downtown [read more]jeudi, 17 décembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| I blogged earlier today about the scene in the Bella Centre and what was going on in there. Turns out I was lucky to get in when I did. As I said, there was a heavy police presence and a sit in at [read more]mercredi, 16 décembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") announced today that it will offer 700 microFIT contracts to homeowners, schools, farmers and small businesses. This is the first round of offers to be [read more]mercredi, 16 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The federal government may be contemplating special treatment for the oil sands under its yet-to-be-unveiled greenhouse gas regime (see e.g., here, here, and here). Cabinet documents obtained by the [read more]mercredi, 16 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| A study prepared for the American Wind Energy Association and Canadian Wind Energy Association concludes that wind turbines do not pose a health risk to those who live near them. The study dispels [read more]mercredi, 16 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
On December 15, the working group for Long Term Cooperative Action under the UNFCCC presented its work to date at Copenhagen, which it initiated in Bali in 2007, as a [read more]mercredi, 16 décembre 2009 |
| It's snowing again today - lovely December day in very pretty Copenhagen. The snow and the Christmas decorations make it look like something from a fairy tale. Fairy tale is not, however, what [read more]mercredi, 16 décembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| When we were in the line-up for registration this morning, someone remarked to us "if climate change isn't real, why are all these people here".
Good question.
That climate change [read more]mardi, 15 décembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Chilly, snowy day in Copenhagen today. The Bella Centre was packed with people waiting to get in again today, although the queues were better organized and the protester/activist types were actually [read more]mardi, 15 décembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| A key theme of the federal government's climate change strategy in the past few months has been to align Canada closely with the U.S. In so doing, the government's goal is to ensure that our [read more]mardi, 15 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| It's really nothing new.
The talks in Copenhagen seem to be confirming the status quo. Developing countries are still looking for someone to pay for climate change so they can continue growth [read more]lundi, 14 décembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
The forestry sector, mainly through deforestation in developing countries, accounts for about 17.5% of global greenhouse emissions. 80% of these emissions are caused by [read more]lundi, 14 décembre 2009 |
| I thought I'd divide the blogs into two sections. One section devoted to the "experience" of being in Copenhagen, and one about what the Conference is doing. For those of you not interested [read more]lundi, 14 décembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
The Chair of the Working Group on Longterm Cooperative Action released a draft text on the outcome of deliberations so far at Copenhagen.
So where do we stand on the [read more]vendredi, 11 décembre 2009 |
| Canada, Canada, and Canada, which has managed a hat trick in the first three days of COP 15 in Copenhagen.
The Climate Action Network, a coalition of over 450 NGOs worldwide dedicated to limiting [read more]jeudi, 10 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Ontario is not on track to meet its own emissions reduction targets. That is the conclusion of the Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2008/2009 released by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario [read more]jeudi, 10 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
Developing country climate finance is a key issue for negotiation this week in Copenhagen. Developing country demands are high and developed country willingness is mixed.
Certainl [read more]mercredi, 9 décembre 2009 |
| According to the Montreal Gazette, Alberta's Environment Minister Rob Renner is willing to raise the $15 price of carbon emissions in Alberta in the wake of the negotiations in Copenhagen. But such [read more]mardi, 8 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") released its long-awaited finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. Specifically, the EPA found that "current and projected [read more]mardi, 8 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Ontario's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced this week that it has quintupled the incentive available to organizations that install solar thermal hot water systems. The maximum provincial [read more]mardi, 8 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
Recently some of the largest GHG emitting countries announced greenhouse gas reduction targets, breathing some life into the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations [read more]lundi, 7 décembre 2009 |
| Today at the 2009 Solar Conference, the Government of Canada announced an investment of up to $1 million in the First Power solar project through its ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat program. In addition [read more]lundi, 7 décembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| On Wednesday, New York lawmakers approved the transfer of $90 million of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ("RGGI") auction proceeds to help fill the state's $3.16 billion budget deficit [read more]vendredi, 4 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Finally.
The federal government has announced that its much anticipated climate change program will not be based on emissions intensity targets. Responding to a question from question from Bloc [read more]vendredi, 4 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Legislature passed the Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), 2009 today. As discussed when the bill was introduced in May, the new legislation provides [read more]jeudi, 3 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As reported today in the Star, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently released a study that concludes that industrial scale wind turbines do not have an adverse effect on the value of properties [read more]jeudi, 3 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Canadian Solar Inc. plans to build a $24 million solar module manufacturing facility in Ontario, according to a press release issued this week. The facility is expected to create 500 jobs and will [read more]jeudi, 3 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The world's first concept demonstration tires made with BioIsoprene technology, a breakthrough alternative which aims to replace a petrochemically produced ingredient in the manufacture of synthetic [read more]mercredi, 2 décembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
On November 25 BC introduced a reporting regulation under the GHG Reduction Cap and Trade Act that will come into force on January 1, 2010. The regulation will require facilities [read more]mercredi, 2 décembre 2009 |
| On December 1, Ontario passed O. Reg. 452/09 (the "Regulation") which requires large emitters to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the Ministry of the Environment ("MOE") [read more]mercredi, 2 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Days before the United Nation's historic Copenhagen summit, the esteemed Munk Debates will tackle one of the great public policy questions of our time: how should the world respond to climate [read more]mardi, 1 décembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Last week, Québec Premier Jean Charest and Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Line Beauchamp, unveiled the province's target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions [read more]mardi, 1 décembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Canada's reputation is taking a bit of a pounding in the final weeks before the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. While that reputation may not prove to be particularly material in the [read more]mardi, 1 décembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Reuters reports that Denmark, host country for the climate change talks that begin next week, has released a draft proposal for Copenhagen. The draft calls for 50% emissions reductions from 1990 levels [read more]lundi, 30 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Only a week remains before the opening of the much anticipated climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. While hope for a binding agreement has waned in recent weeks, a series of announcements in [read more]lundi, 30 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As recently as this morning, the Toronto Star reported that Prime Minister Stephen Harper would not attend the global climate change negotiations in Copenhagen next month. Later in the day, Dimitri [read more]jeudi, 26 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Today, the Canadian government announced $63 million of project funding support for the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) Project, a fully integrated, large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project [read more]mardi, 24 novembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Today Statkraft, one of Europe's leading renewable energy companies, opened the world's first osmotic power prototype just outside Oslo, Norway. The prototype generates power by exploiting [read more]mardi, 24 novembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation ("CCEMC") issued a press release this week that of the 223 projects submitted in its EOI process, thirty clean and green projects [read more]dimanche, 22 novembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| What came first, the chicken or the egg? Observers on the various fronts of climate change policy development may have been pondering a similar conundrum in the run-up to Copenhagen. What should come [read more]vendredi, 20 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") released updates to the FIT program late yesterday. A summary of the changes is available here.
The program updates include in specific changes to:
t [read more]vendredi, 20 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On November 18, 2009 BC Hydro released Questions and Answers (Q&A) on its website regarding BC Hydro's role with respect to First Nations consultation. The Q&A stems from uncertainty in [read more]jeudi, 19 novembre 2009 | Danielle Jarvis |
| Minister Prentice believes that in order for the international community to reach a new framework to deal with climate change, the U.S. must "get on board".
Speaking to a packed room [read more]dimanche, 15 novembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") has released three important updates to the Feed-in Tariff ("FIT") program:
1) Domestic content Q&A
The OPA has been flooded with [read more]mercredi, 11 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The International Energy Agency>International Energy Agency ("IEA") today launched its annual flagship publication in London. The World Energy Outlook 2009 (WEO 2009) looks at the impact [read more]mardi, 10 novembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Canada will face significant negotiating hurdles in Copenhagen as world leaders attempt to negotiate a successor to the Kyoto Protocol this December. While the world is begrudingly acknowledging that [read more]lundi, 9 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| George Smitherman announced his resignation as Minister of Energy and Infrastructure ("MEI") of Ontario over the weekend. The announcement caught few by surprise, as Mr. Smitherman has been [read more]lundi, 9 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The BC government reiterated its commitment to green power and energy self-sufficiency last week. In a special directive issued to the British Columbia Utilities Commission ("BCUC"), the [read more]vendredi, 6 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Energy Board announced last week that it had finalized amendments to the connection cost responsibility provisions of the Distribution System Code ("DSC") and Transmission System [read more]mardi, 3 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| A coaltion of industry and environmental groups recently held a "ENGO-Industry Cap-and-Trade Dialogue" to discuss the appropriate trajectory for Canadian greenhouse gas regulation. In a [read more]lundi, 2 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As part of its green energy initiatives, the Ontario government is reportedly wooing industrial giant Samsung Group to make a major investment in Ontario. Details of the proposed investment are still [read more]lundi, 2 novembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On October 22, the Toronto Star reported that Minister Smitherman is considering exempting homeowners who bought residential solar systems before October 1, 2009 from the local content rules under [read more]samedi, 31 octobre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On Tuesday, October 27, President Obama announced that the U.S. government would provide $3.4 billion to support around 100 smart grid projects. These projects, to be undertaken by distribution and [read more]jeudi, 29 octobre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation ("CCEMC") issued its 2009 Call for Proposals: Initial Expression of Interest Stage (the "EOI") on August 5, 2009 [read more]mercredi, 28 octobre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The City of Vancouver is on a quest to become the "greenest" city of them all. Not without "fierce competition" though, from the likes of London, Sydney, Copenhagen, New York, [read more]vendredi, 23 octobre 2009 | Danielle Jarvis |
| On October 8th, the Carbon Disclosure Project Report 2009: Canada 200 was released. According to the executive summary by the Conference Board of Canada:
"The results for the 2009 Carbon Disclosure [read more]mardi, 20 octobre 2009 |
| Canada's Ambassador to the United States, Gary Doer, who is a former NDP Premier of Manitoba, stated yesterday that the oilsands are facing a disproportionate amount of criticism in the climate [read more]mardi, 20 octobre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Like Alberta, Canada is putting its money where it's mouth is. On October 14, 2009 Prime Minister Stephen Harper traveled to Wabamun, Alberta, the site of the Keephills Power Plant, to announce [read more]mardi, 20 octobre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Government of Alberta recently announced its support for the development, by Davis client the Otoka Energy Corporation, of the first of its kind waste-to-energy production facility, where sawmill [read more]lundi, 19 octobre 2009 |
| The Alberta and Federal Governments formally announced $865 of funding for a commercial carbon capture and storage project today. Shell Canada was "first out of the gate in the carbon capture [read more]jeudi, 8 octobre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle, Articled Student, Vancouver
On October 5 the Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT) issued an open call for carbon offsets.
The solicitation will be open to offset developers and [read more]lundi, 5 octobre 2009 |
| Energy/Environment High on Priority List for New US Ambassador to Canada
We have blogged many times about the Clean Energy Dialogue between Canada and the United States, which was begun when the [read more]dimanche, 4 octobre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle, Articled Student, Vancouver
On September 30, 2009, Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer released the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act(the Kerry-Boxer bill). [read more]samedi, 3 octobre 2009 |
| German-based E.ON AG announced yesterday that it has completed construction on the world's largest wind farm, a 781.5-megawatt project in Roscoe, Texas, which is situated about 200 miles west [read more]vendredi, 2 octobre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Enerkem, a waste-to-biofuels and green chemicals technology company, today jointly announced a community energy initiative that will heat a Strathcona County neighbourhood, using the residual heat [read more]jeudi, 1 octobre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| OPA and IESO launch FIT websites
The Ontario Power Authority's Feed-in Tariff program opened today. To assist potential applicants,
the OPA launched websites for both the [read more]jeudi, 1 octobre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
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The Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") announced today that TransCanada Corporation has been selected to design, build and operate a 900 megawatt (MW) gas-fired electricity generating [read more]mercredi, 30 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Despite industry objections, the California Air Resources Board, the entity tasked with the administration of that state's 2006 global warming law, voted 9-0 on Friday to approve the United States' [read more]lundi, 28 septembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| As part of the grand unveiling today:
The OPA posted finalized rules, contracts and prices for the FIT program;
The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure launched the Renewable Energy [read more]jeudi, 24 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Ontario announced a series of long-anticipated Green Energy Act regulations today. The announcement is a major step forward for the transition to green energy. The Minister of Energy and Infrastructure [read more]jeudi, 24 septembre 2009 |
| On Wednesday, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced the creation of two new funding programs for green energy projects:
The Community Energy Partnerships Program, which is open [read more]jeudi, 24 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| We have blogged a number of times that if the world is going to make meaningful inroads to the global reduction of emissions, the discussions at Copenhagen in December will have to include real contribution [read more]mercredi, 23 septembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Yesterday, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty refused to confirm or deny that restrictions would be placed on the use of prime agricultral land for renewable power pojects. However, rumours are circulating [read more]mercredi, 23 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| CN today unveiled an upgraded on-line greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) calculator that estimates total carbon emissions for shipments across multiple modes of transportation.
CN, recognized as the [read more]mercredi, 23 septembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") will begin tracking greenhouse emissions in 2010. The data will help the government determine how best to reduce emissions and may inform [read more]mercredi, 23 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Energy Board has completed two of the green energy initiatives it has undertaken as a result of the passing of the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009:
1) Amendments to the Distribution [read more]mardi, 22 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| A recent Bloomberg article highlights a basic yet key legal consideration related to CO2 capture and sequestration that major corporations are looking into when deciding on what projects to invest [read more]mardi, 22 septembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Ontario's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure George Smitherman announced yesterday that Ontario will direct Hydro One to spend $2.3 billion to expand transmission and distribution infrastructure [read more]mardi, 22 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Yesterday Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu delivered an update on the two nations' clean energy dialogue (CED), which was first announced when President [read more]jeudi, 17 septembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Almost one year ago, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell announced that the Province would start the environmental assessment process and First Nations consultation on the Northwest Transmission [read more]jeudi, 17 septembre 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| By 2016, U.S. automakers may be required to raise the fuel efficiency of their vehicles to a fleet-wide average to 35.5 miles per gallon while lowering CO2 emissions intensity to a fleet-wide average [read more]mercredi, 16 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba held a joint cabinet meeting in Calgary on September 11, 2009. During the meetings, the provinces signed two key agreements, including a Memorandum [read more]dimanche, 13 septembre 2009 |
| Early this week, we reported on federal Environment Minsiter Jim Prenctice's cross-country tour to discuss his plans for federal climate change regulations. That tour hit Toronto this week, but [read more]vendredi, 11 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The federal government has committed to releasing a comprehensive plan for addressing climate change in advance of the meeting in Copenhagen at the end of this year. The Toronto Star reports that [read more]mardi, 8 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Last week, Ontario announced the early closure of 4 of OPG's coal-fired generating units. The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure described the announcement as the first of its 10 steps to "transi [read more]mardi, 8 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Ireland's Commission on Taxation published a report this morning which recommends a carbon tax on fossil fuels of 20 euros per tonne. The report contains 250 recommendations, including the introduction [read more]lundi, 7 septembre 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Ontario's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced today that OPG will close four of the province's coal-fired generating units in 2010, well ahead of the 2014 deadline for phasing [read more]jeudi, 3 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| McKinsey & Company, a consultancy, recently released a report calling on China and the US to work together to create new cleantech industries that will help address climate change. Given the scale [read more]jeudi, 3 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The attorney generals of California, Arizona, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Delaware wrote to the Senate this week asking that their states be permitted to enforce their own emissions regulations. [read more]mercredi, 2 septembre 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle, Articled Student, Vancouver
On August 31 the Pacific Carbon Trust announced it will issue a general Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for carbon offsets in September 2009 [read more]lundi, 31 août 2009 |
| On Monday, August 24 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 19 projects to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of carbon dioxide (CO2) [read more]vendredi, 28 août 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| India's Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, announced an ambitious new energy efficiency initiative for his country. The "National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency" is intended [read more]jeudi, 27 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As reported previously, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") is set to conclude that "greenhouse gases in the atmosphere endanger the public health and welfare of current [read more]mercredi, 26 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle, Articled Student
The Lieutenant-Governor's Speech from the Throne to open BC's 2009 Legislative Session ( 1st Session, 39th Parliament ) made clear the government's [read more]mercredi, 26 août 2009 |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle, Articling Student
Recently, American and Canadian leaders have expressed their intention to cooperate on climate policy. In terms of regulations that are actually coming [read more]mardi, 25 août 2009 |
| BC Hydro will not award electricity purchase agreements ("EPAs") under the Clean Power Call until later this fall or early this winter, the utility announced yesterday. BC Hydro has asked [read more]mardi, 25 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| In the wake of recent Interpol warnings that organized crime syndicates were taking notice of the potential lucrative fraud opportunities posed by carbon credit offset systems, nine people were arrested [read more]dimanche, 23 août 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Nova Scotia has committed to trimming emissions from its electricity sector by 10% by 2020. Recently passed regulations impose a declining cap on facilities that emit more than 10,000 tonnes of carbon [read more]vendredi, 21 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Can a family of six live their everyday life without using fossil fuels for a whole year? That is the question that the Eco Plus Home project in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, seeks to answer. The [read more]vendredi, 21 août 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| A couple of weeks ago, we reported that a number of US Senators had written a letter to President Obama urging (insisting?) that U.S. climate legislation include a "border adjustment mechanism" [read more]vendredi, 21 août 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| We recently blogged about the pending approval of Enbridge's Alberta Clipper pipeline. Yesterday, the U.S. Secretary of State, exercising powers delegated to that office by the President, approved [read more]vendredi, 21 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| With Copenhagen just around the corner, developing governments are expressing an urgent need for greater financial contributions from industrialised nations. And how are industrialised nations going [read more]jeudi, 20 août 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| A new study released by the David Suzuki Foundation confirms that the mining sector is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The study found that variability in climate has already [read more]jeudi, 20 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As the American Petroleum Institute moves into damage control mode over its alleged support of the "grass roots" Energy Citizens group, US labor unions and environmental groups prepare to [read more]mercredi, 19 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Public debate in the United Sates surrounding proposed Climate Change legislation just heated up a notch (pun intended) as a result of rallies planned by a "Grass Roots" group in about 20 [read more]mercredi, 19 août 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator announced on August 18 that it will launch a centralized wind forecasting service on behalf of wind generators. The service, which is set to launch [read more]mardi, 18 août 2009 |
| Sustainable Technology Development Canada ("SDTC") will be accepting Statements of Interest ("SOIs") from September 2 to October 21, 2009.
SDTC was created to fund development [read more]mardi, 18 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Submitted by: Grant Boyle, Articled Student
Canada and the United States are currently developing carbon offset systems as components of emerging regulatory compliance regimes for controlling [read more]mardi, 18 août 2009 |
| On August 10 in Guadalajara, Mexico, Prime Minister Harper, President Obama, and President Calderón signed a joint North American Leaders' Declaration on Climate Change and Clean Energy [read more]mardi, 18 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Earlier this year, federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice described environmental, energy and economic policy as "parallel roads to the same destination." For Enbridge, which is seeking [read more]vendredi, 14 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Having spent the last 5 months refining the Feed-in Tariff ("FIT") for larger generators, the Ontario Power Authority has now released details of the program for generators with a capacity [read more]vendredi, 14 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Haida Enterprise Corporation ("HEC"), the business arm of the Haida Nation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. ("Naikun") for an option [read more]jeudi, 13 août 2009 | Danielle Jarvis |
| On August 11, 2009 one of the world's largest energy companies, BP PLC, announced that it had entered into a partnership with Martek Biosciences Corp. to advance the development of a technology [read more]jeudi, 13 août 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| On July 30, 2009, Hydro-Québec submitted its Strategic Plan for 2009-2013 (the "Strategic Plan") with the Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife. The Strategic Plan comprises [read more]mercredi, 12 août 2009 | Josie Morello |
| Ten Democratic Senators sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Thursday last week (August 6) advising that they would not support a climate bill which did not contain provisions to maintain a [read more]lundi, 10 août 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| This week, the Ontario Energy Board ("OEB") released a notice of proposal to amend the Retail Settlement Code ("RSC") and Distribution System Code ("DSC"). The amendments, [read more]vendredi, 7 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The first of 34 turbines at AltaGas Income Trust's Bear Mountain Wind Farm began feeding power into BC's electricity grid this week. According to a press release by AltaGas, the project is [read more]vendredi, 7 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The board of directors of Canadian Hydro Developers mailed a directors' circular this week recommending that shareholders reject TransAlta's take-over bid. The dircetors identified the following [read more]vendredi, 7 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Davis client, Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, was one of four biomass projects chosen by BC Hydro to add electricity to BC's power grid. The four projects will burn wood waste to generate year-round [read more]vendredi, 7 août 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| By Robert A. Seidel, Q. C. and Jennifer Cleall
On August 5, 2009 Alberta's Climate Change Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation ("CCEMC") announced the 2009 Call for Proposals: [read more]mercredi, 5 août 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| British Columbia's Energy Plan: A Vision for Clean Energy Leadership hit a bit of a wall yesterday when it was rejected by the BC Utilities Commission as being "not in the public interest" [read more]mercredi, 29 juillet 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The UK appears to be following in the footsteps of Ontario. The UK's Energy Act 2008 provided the Department of Energy and Climate Change ("DECC") with broad enabling powers for the [read more]mardi, 28 juillet 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| We introduced you to the Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation in May. Since then the CCEMC has announced its Board and has received $43,000,000.00 from the Climate Change and [read more]lundi, 27 juillet 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| As reported yesterday, TransAlta has initiated a hostile takeover of Canadian Hydro Developers. The board of Canadian Hydro issued a statement today urging shareholders to reject TransAlta's offer [read more]vendredi, 24 juillet 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| TransAlta Corporation (TA) has launched a bid to take over Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. (KHD), Canada's largest public renewable power developer. The bid signals a big move for TransAlta into [read more]mercredi, 22 juillet 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On Tuesday July 14, 2009 BC Hydro held an introductory stakeholder session pertaining to the Bioenergy Call for Power Phase II - Community Based Biomass Projects (CBB) Request for Qualifications (RFQ) [read more]vendredi, 17 juillet 2009 | Danielle Jarvis |
| Premier Dalton McGuinty clarified that the procurement of new reactors for the Darlington Generating Station has been delayed, not cancelled outright. However, no indication was given as to when negotiations [read more]mercredi, 8 juillet 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On June 29, the Government of Ontario suspended the Request for Proposal process to procure two replacement nuclear reactors for the Darlington generating site. While Energy and Infrastructure Minister [read more]lundi, 6 juillet 2009 |
| In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Canadian Envrionment Minister Jim Prentice said that Ottawa will be very mindful of Washington when enacting Canadian greenhouse gas emissions management regulations [read more]lundi, 6 juillet 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On June 30, the Alberta's Ministry of Energy took a major step forward in its $2 billion capbon capture and storage initiative. The Ministry announced that the following three projects had been [read more]lundi, 6 juillet 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| In recent weeks, Canada has been repeatedly criticised abroad for the position it is taking with respect to climate change.
First, WWF and Allianz, a global insurer and financial institution, [read more]vendredi, 3 juillet 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Clean Energy Dialogue between Canada and the United States continued this week as meetings between the two nations wrapped up in Washington.
The public-private meeting, held June 29-30 at [read more]jeudi, 2 juillet 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| As reported earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (more commonly known as the "Waxman-Markey Bill") on June 26. The [read more]mardi, 30 juin 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As discussed previously, Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced on June 10 that the Federal Government will be moving forward with its Offset System for Greenhouse Gases. On June [read more]mardi, 30 juin 2009 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives passed what is being called "historic" climate change legislation on Friday. The Waxman-Markey bill passed through Congress by a vote of 219-212. Eight [read more]lundi, 29 juin 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| A global climate fund proposed by Mexico over a year ago is beginning to gain support at UN climate talks in Bonn. One of the major issues anticipated to be addressed in Copenhagen in December is [read more]mardi, 23 juin 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Like proverbial frogs plunked into water that is being slowly brought to a boil, many people have difficulty appreciating that climate change is happening now and is creating "unmanageable risks" [read more]mardi, 23 juin 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Energy Board ("OEB") recently launched a web portal for its green energy initiatives. The OEB is being called upon to help Ontario transition to a green economy powered by renewable [read more]mardi, 23 juin 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The federal Natural Resources Minister recently announced a $1 billion Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. The program will provide funding tied to the amount of black liquor produced by [read more]lundi, 22 juin 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On May 12, 2009, Bill 42 entitled An Act to amend the Environment Quality Act and other legislative provisions in relation to climate change was tabled by Line Beauchamp, Québec's Minister [read more]mercredi, 17 juin 2009 | Josie Morello |
| The Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") has released a draft of the standard contract to be used under the Feed-in Tariff ("FIT") program (the "FIT Contract"). The draft [read more]vendredi, 12 juin 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| One of the most common criticisms of biofuels has been that they generate a "food versus fuel" conflict unacceptable in a world where so many go hungry. In the past few years, biofuel generation [read more]vendredi, 12 juin 2009 |
| Further to the Ontario Energy Board ("OEB") Chair's announcement on April 3 and his letter of June 1, the OEB released a Staff Discussion Paper on The Regulatory Treatment of Infrastructure [read more]jeudi, 11 juin 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| If you've been following our blogs, you'll have read about our thoughts with respect to the federal government's implementation of national climate change initiatives (read up on it here) [read more]mercredi, 10 juin 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| 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]mercredi, 10 juin 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]mardi, 9 juin 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]lundi, 8 juin 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]jeudi, 4 juin 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]jeudi, 4 juin 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]jeudi, 4 juin 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]jeudi, 4 juin 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]jeudi, 28 mai 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]mercredi, 27 mai 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]mercredi, 27 mai 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]mardi, 26 mai 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]mardi, 26 mai 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]mardi, 26 mai 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]mercredi, 20 mai 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]mercredi, 20 mai 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]mardi, 19 mai 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]jeudi, 14 mai 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]jeudi, 14 mai 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]jeudi, 14 mai 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]mardi, 12 mai 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]vendredi, 8 mai 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]jeudi, 7 mai 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]mardi, 5 mai 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]mardi, 5 mai 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]vendredi, 1 mai 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]mercredi, 29 avril 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]jeudi, 23 avril 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]jeudi, 23 avril 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]mercredi, 22 avril 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]mardi, 21 avril 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]mardi, 21 avril 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]lundi, 20 avril 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]vendredi, 17 avril 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]jeudi, 16 avril 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]jeudi, 16 avril 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]jeudi, 16 avril 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]jeudi, 9 avril 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]jeudi, 9 avril 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]jeudi, 9 avril 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]mercredi, 8 avril 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]mercredi, 8 avril 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]mercredi, 8 avril 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]mardi, 7 avril 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]lundi, 6 avril 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]vendredi, 3 avril 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]mercredi, 1 avril 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]mercredi, 1 avril 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]dimanche, 29 mars 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]vendredi, 27 mars 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]jeudi, 26 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The writer has been frequently blogging about the climate change initiatives which have been undertaken by President Obama since his inauguration in January. Since he took the Oath of Office, the [read more]mercredi, 25 mars 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Alberta Electric System Operator ("AESO") has filed an application with the Alberta Utilities Commission ("AUC") identifying a need for substantial transmission system reinforcement [read more]mercredi, 25 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On March 10, 2009, the Alberta Utilities Commission ("AUC") approved a facilities application by AltaLink Management Ltd. to build an approximately 100-km, 240-kilovolt (kV) transmission [read more]mercredi, 25 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Beginning May 1, 2010, insurers operating in the U.S. with annual premiums of $500 million or more will be required to complete an annual Insurer Climate Risk Disclosure Survey. The new regulation [read more]mardi, 24 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Legislature carried Bill 150, the Green Energy Act, at second reading on March 11 and ordered the bill referred to the Standing Committee on General Government. Check here for updates [read more]mardi, 24 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Obama Administration continues its almost weekly announcements in its crusade against climate change. On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency sent the White House a proposed finding that [read more]mardi, 24 mars 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Green Energy Act, and the related Feed-in Tariffs proposed last week, are helping to make Ontario a hot destination for big solar developers. As reported in the Toronto Star, several players have [read more]jeudi, 19 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| On March 18, the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation announced the launch of a new Emerging Technologies Fund (the "Fund"). The Fund is intended to help emerging companies cross [read more]jeudi, 19 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The CD Howe Institute recently released "Going Green for Less: Cost-Effective Alternative Energy Sources", a comparative analysis of federal and provincial greenhouse gas ("GHG") [read more]lundi, 16 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a not-for-profit federal corporation which functions to promote the development of clean technologies in Canada. The SDTC operates two federal funds [read more]jeudi, 12 mars 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| On March 12, the Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") unveiled its proposal for Feed-in Tariff ("FIT") pricing. The FIT is a key feature of the Ontario Green Energy Act, which is currently [read more]jeudi, 12 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario government is beginning stakeholder consultations that will inform the regulations to be written under the Green Energy Act. The first series of workshops is intended to bring together [read more]mardi, 10 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Clean Energy Dialogue between Canada and the United States was sparked in February after the Prime Minister met with President Obama. The President's Climate Change advisor, Carole Browner, [read more]mardi, 10 mars 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| On March 5, 2009, BC Hydro launched the second phase of its Bioenergy Call for Power. BC Hydro revealed that there will be two streams to the Phase 2 call:
"The first stream is a competitive [read more]lundi, 9 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As reported in the March issue of Lawyers Weekly, patent filing is a booming area of practice for many Canadian firms. In particular, Davis LLP lawyer Ken Cancellara predicts that there will be a [read more]lundi, 9 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Our Environment Minister took a trip to Washington to meet with U.S. legislators and to promote the Clean Energy Dialogue this week.
On Monday Minister Prentice met with Senator John Kerry, who [read more]mercredi, 4 mars 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Passing climate-change legislation before December would be "an extremely tall order." This was Todd Stern's caution to international government officials gathered at a climate change [read more]mercredi, 4 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| A new high-resolution, interactive map of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels is now available on Google Earth. The new mapping layer was produced by Project Vulcan, a research initiative [read more]mercredi, 4 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Canadian Council of the Ministers of the Environment's Extended Producer Responsibility Task Group (the "CCME Task Group") recently released a discussion paper regarding the design [read more]mercredi, 4 mars 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| As reported by Carbon Finance, Point Carbon, a leading provider of news and analysis about the carbon market, predicts that the value of the global market will shrink by a third in 2009. They expect [read more]jeudi, 26 février 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The Climate Change Law group has published two new bulletins:
1) A Clean Energy Dialogue - Prime Minister Harper and President Obama Pledge to Work Together
At their first official meeting [read more]mercredi, 25 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall, Andrew Lord |
| The writer "attended" a live web-cast the other day organized by John Podesta, who is one of two members of President Obama's transition team. The forum, "Building the New Economy: [read more]mercredi, 25 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Posted by Zoë Thoms and Andrew Lord
Bill 150, Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (the "Act") passed first reading Monday, February 23, 2009 in the Legislature of Ontario. [read more]lundi, 23 février 2009 |
| In the wake of the meeting between Prime Minister Harper and President Obama last week, Minister Prentice is playing his green card and going to Washington. The Environment Minister is one of five [read more]dimanche, 22 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Minister of Energy and Infrastructure George Smitherman addressed a crowd of 750 people this morning about the Green Energy Act (the "Act") that will be tabled on this coming Monday. He [read more]vendredi, 20 février 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Wow! What is must have been like to have been in Ottawa today when Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Obama had their much anticipated meeting. How lucky those people happened to be in the [read more]jeudi, 19 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Effective February 12, 2009, the Ontario Energy Board ("OEB") amended its Distribution System Code ("DSC") to make it easier for small-scale generation projects to connect to the [read more]jeudi, 19 février 2009 | Andrew Lord |
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There has been a lot of buzz about Ontario's Green Energy Act in recent months. This week the buzz may become reality.
The "Green Energy Act" that most people have been [read more]mardi, 17 février 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Liberal Senator Grant Mitchell wants to encourage Canadians to invest in carbon offset credits. On January 27, 2009, he introduced Senate Bill s-213, which would provide a 15% tax credit to individuals [read more]mardi, 17 février 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Last week the writer blogged about the inefficiency of our bottom-up approach to the U.S. developments in energy, climate change and the economy. Looks like things are starting to improve somewhat [read more]lundi, 16 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| You'll recall the writer's update after the federal budget where I mentioned I would be closely watching the provinces' environmental and climate change initiatives. The new session of [read more]mardi, 10 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| A couple of days ago I blogged about the influence Todd Stern is having on American energy policies. I proposed that one of the next things President Obama may tackle would be the greening of building [read more]lundi, 9 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The writer sits in awe of the speed of the top down policy on Climate Change developing in the U.S.. Meanwhile, back in Canada…
Britain was once described as a "nation of shop keepers"; [read more]dimanche, 8 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Last week I blogged about two major announcements in the U.S.related to Climate Change. I suggested that Todd Stern, the powerful U.S.Special Envoy for Climate Change holds all the cards on Climate [read more]jeudi, 5 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Davis LLP is pleased to announce the establishment of Regent Park Energy Inc., a joint venture between our client, Corix Utilities Inc., and Toronto Community Housing Corporation.
Regent Park [read more]jeudi, 5 février 2009 |
| The Conservative Government's 2009 Budget promises billiions of dollars in government spending to help the country ride out the global economic downturn. With the recent U.S. announcements about [read more]mercredi, 4 février 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Todd Stern, the newly anointed Special Envoy for Climate Change, was former President Bill Clinton's senior representative at the U.N. climate change negotiations in Kyoto. He is, like President [read more]mercredi, 28 janvier 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| On January 23, 2009, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced the results of the RES III call for power. OPA awarded six 20-year power purchase agreements to five different proponents. [read more]mardi, 27 janvier 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| President Obama made the first green moves of his new administration on Monday by directing the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA”) to reconsider California's request to set its [read more]lundi, 26 janvier 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| On January 20, 2009 the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment for Canada, gave a speech in Toronto to the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. The speech focussed on Canada's climate [read more]lundi, 26 janvier 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| Will the mountains of coal at Nanticoke Generating Station one day be replaced by mountains of switchgrass pellets? Ontario Power Generation is taking further steps to answer that question. OPG had [read more]vendredi, 23 janvier 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Ontario plans to implement a cap-and-trade program as early as January 1, 2010. That is the somewhat noncommittal position taken by Ministry of the Environment as it begins a year-long public consultation [read more]jeudi, 22 janvier 2009 |
| The January 2009 issue of the Climate Change Law bulletin predicts the trajectory of U.S. federal cap and trade legislation under the Obama administration.
On January 20, 2009, the United States [read more]vendredi, 16 janvier 2009 |
| The federal government continues to ramp up its efforts to negotiate a North American emissions trading scheme. Effective January 5, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed Bob Hamilton as a new [read more]vendredi, 16 janvier 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Clean Power Call bidders and clean power supporters in BC will be relieved to learn that BC Hydro appears to have softened its position with respect to the lower acquisition target of 3,000 GWh per [read more]mercredi, 14 janvier 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| Ontario's used 148 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2008, 2.3% less than in 2007, reports Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). The IESO attributes the drop to changing [read more]lundi, 12 janvier 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| 2008 was a record year for global cleantech venture investment. According to Cleantech Group, LLC, venture investment in clean technology in North America, Europe, China and India totalled $8.4 billion, [read more]mercredi, 7 janvier 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| "Ontario is well positioned for the phase-out of coal-fired generation by the end of 2014," concluded the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) as part of its most recent Ontario [read more]mardi, 6 janvier 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| BC Hydro has asked the BC Utilities Commission ("BCUC") for an amended order slashing the target for the Clean Power Call from 5,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) per year to 3,000 GWh per year. [read more]lundi, 5 janvier 2009 | Andrew Lord |
| The federal offset program does not appear to be materializing as quickly as once anticipated. Protocol developers and policy analysts alike are still waiting for a key announcement, expected last [read more]lundi, 5 janvier 2009 |
| Environmental, energy and economic policy will remain tightly intertwined at the federal level. This was Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice's message to business leaders at at the Lake Louise [read more]lundi, 1 décembre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| "Instead of denial we will have resolve, instead of procrastination, we will have action. Instead of listening to the voice of the stagnant status quo, our committee hears the voice of our president-ele [read more]lundi, 1 décembre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| The Canadian Performance Reporting Board ("CPRB") recently released "Building a Better MD&A: Climate Change Disclosures" (the "Guide"), a guidance document intended [read more]lundi, 1 décembre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| CBC reported yesterday that newly appointed Minister of International Affairs Lawrence Cannon said that the Canadian government will seek a North American climate change agreement with the new administration [read more]jeudi, 6 novembre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| On October 14, 2008, Canada held a federal election that saw the Conservative Party form another minority government. While the Conservatives gained some seats and the parties traded seats in some [read more]jeudi, 16 octobre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| Alberta's response to climate change needs to be substantially improved. That is the overall message from the province's Auditor General in a report released on October 2.
The report acknowledges [read more]jeudi, 16 octobre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| On September 15, 2008, the Ontario Energy Board ("OEB") conditionally approved Hydro One's application to build a $635 million high-voltage transmission line from Kincardine to Milton [read more]mardi, 7 octobre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| On September 25, Phil McNeely, MPP (Ottawa-Orléans), introduced Bill 101, Home Energy Rating Act, 2008 for first reading in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The bill would make home energy [read more]lundi, 29 septembre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| According to a press release issued September 18, 2008, George Smitherman, Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, directed Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") to review a modest portion [read more]lundi, 22 septembre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| Carbon offsets are no longer just a voluntary niche product in Canada. Rather carbon offsets are increasingly becoming a sought-after compliance tool for greenhouse gas emitters who are or will be [read more]mercredi, 10 septembre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| The US is often criticized for being an overly litigious society. However, that zeal can result in some creative uses for litigation. A prime example is a growing trend, led by the New York's [read more]jeudi, 4 septembre 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| submitted by Grant Boyle
On August 9 the federal government published a draft Guide for Protocol Developers for Canada’s Offset System for Greenhouse Gases. The draft Guide will undergo [read more]mardi, 12 août 2008 |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
WCI’s July 2008 draft design recommendations suggest capped emitters will be able to use offset credits to meet 10% of compliance obligations.
Project types [read more]vendredi, 25 juillet 2008 |
| The Western Climate Initiative (“WCI”) released its Draft Design of the Regional Cap-and-Trade Program (the “Draft Design”) on July 23, 2008. The WCI is a partnership of 11 [read more]jeudi, 24 juillet 2008 |
| On July 18, 2008 Ontario’s Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that Ontario is moving from ‘observer’ status to a member of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), which includes BC, [read more]vendredi, 18 juillet 2008 | Danielle Jarvis |
| At a working session in Toyako, Japan on July 8, 2008, the G-8 leaders met with the leaders from 8 fast-growing, pollution-emitting nations to talk on the topic of global warming. Even though the [read more]mercredi, 9 juillet 2008 | Danielle Jarvis |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
On June 26 B.C. released its Climate Action Plan, which outlines strategies that will help the province reach 73% of its goal of reducing GHGs 33% by 2020 from 2007 levels [read more]lundi, 30 juin 2008 |
| On June 12, 2008 Sea Breeze Power Corp. announced that the US Department of Energy issued a Presidential Permit (DOE Permit) for the Juan de Fuca Cable. The Cable is a proposed 550 MW High Voltage [read more]jeudi, 26 juin 2008 | Danielle Jarvis |
| On June 26, the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") released the discussion draft of its Climate Change Draft Scoping Plan (the "Draft Scoping Plan"), enacted pursuant to Assembly [read more]jeudi, 26 juin 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| Canada appears to be on track to launch a Kyoto-compliant registry for tracking transactions of greenhosue gas emission reduction credits. Recall from a previous posting that the UNFCCC's Compliance [read more]jeudi, 26 juin 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
The federal Liberal Party tabled its Green Shift plan today. Under the plan, the Liberals would tax the carbon content of fossil fuels across the country at the wholesale [read more]jeudi, 19 juin 2008 |
| Mark Twain is credited with saying, "Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get." The difference between what is expected and what actually occurs is the basis for the burgeoning [read more]jeudi, 12 juin 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| Submitted by Danielle Jarvis
French president Nicolas Sarkozy and German chancellor Angela Merkel have put their support behind the EU Commission's proposal of limiting the average CO2 emissions [read more]mercredi, 11 juin 2008 |
| Posted by Danielle Jarvis
On June 9, 2008 Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda announced that Japan is planning to commence an emissions trading scheme in the fall as part of its ‘Cool Earth [read more]lundi, 9 juin 2008 |
| Ontario's Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (RESOP) may be a victim of its own success. Under the RESOP, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) expected to contract for 1,000 MW of renewable [read more]lundi, 9 juin 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| Posted by Danielle Jarvis and Grant Boyle
The U.S. bill, put forward by Senators Joe Lieberman and John Warner (amended by Senator Barbara Boxer) to bring into force the now titled “Lieberman-Warne [read more]vendredi, 6 juin 2008 |
| Cap-and-trade is coming to central Canada. Premiers Dalton McGinty and Jean Charest announced this week that Ontario and Quebec would work together to implement a cap-and-trade system for the two [read more]jeudi, 5 juin 2008 | Andrew Lord |
| Posted by Grant Boyle
The Western Climate Initiative (WCI) released Draft Design Recommendations on elements of its cap and trade program on May 16, 2008 The recommendations are likely to have [read more]vendredi, 23 mai 2008 |
| Posted by Andrew Lord
The voluntary market for carbon credits more than tripled in 2007 to USD $331 million, while the much larger regulated market more than doubled to USD $64 billion. Those [read more]lundi, 12 mai 2008 |
| Posted by Danielle Jarvis
BC has introduced Bill 39 - 2008 Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Vehicle Emissions Standards) Act, which is designed to force automakers to reduce tailpipe emissions in an [read more]mercredi, 30 avril 2008 |
| Posted by Andrew Lord
Canada has failed to comply with its administrative obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. In a report release April 17, 2008, the UNFCCC Compliance Committee concluded that [read more]jeudi, 24 avril 2008 |
| Posted by Danielle Jarvis
On April 17th, Bill 16 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable And Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act passed the 3rd reading in the BC Legislature. The Bill, brought in [read more]mercredi, 23 avril 2008 |
| Posted by Andrew Lord
BC continues to deliver on the BC Energy Plan: A Vision for Clean Energy Leadership. On April 11, BC Hydro launched a Standard Offer Program (the "BC SOP"). The [read more]mercredi, 16 avril 2008 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord
Having introduced a significant carbon tax earlier this year, the BC government unveiled a second plank in its aggressive effort to tackle climate change. On April 3, [read more]vendredi, 4 avril 2008 |
| Posted by Andrew Lord
Reporting issuers must improve their disclosure of known and contingent environmental liabilities in continuous disclosure documents. That is the message of the Ontario [read more]mercredi, 2 avril 2008 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord
The federal government released the details of its plan to reduce industrial greenhouse gases last week. The plan has already drawn a lot of fire from various groups [read more]mardi, 18 mars 2008 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord
There have been several notable developments south of the border recently. Taken individually, the developments may appear small. However taken together, they are evidence [read more]jeudi, 28 février 2008 |
| Submitted by Jason Fisher
The BBC News website has reported that the G8 nations and five important developing nations have been unable to craft a consensus policy on biofuels following meetings [read more]lundi, 25 février 2008 |
| Submitted by Andrew Lord
Economic researchers at New Carbon Finance released a report this week estimating that the US will be home to a carbon market will be worth $1 trillion by 2020. The forecast [read more]mercredi, 20 février 2008 |
| The 2008 BC Budget was released yesterday, and yes it was green. It was even released on green paper (or at least the pdf copy was).
The papers are all carrying a similar headline this morning [read more]mercredi, 20 février 2008 | Adam Nott |
| 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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