An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop: Draft Legislation and a Regulatory Framework Released The need for a federal carbon pricing backstop was articulated in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth...
Going, Going… Gone Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Stopping the Loss of Agricultural Lands in Alberta Loss of Agricultural Lands In late 2017, the Alberta Land Institute issued its Economic Evaluation of Farmland Conversion...
Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities: What has Changed? What Changes are on their Way? Municipal powers for environmental protection and stewardship Municipalities play a key role in managing and protecting Alberta’s environment through...
The Qat’muk Grizzly Bear Spirit, the Jumbo Valley Ski Resort & the Protection of Sacred Lands in New Zealand In early November, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its much anticipated decision in...
Canada’s Progress on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change: 2017 Fall Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) Earlier this month, the Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) tabled...
Public Impact on Climate Change Law and Policy There have been significant developments in climate change law and policy at both the provincial and federal level over the past couple of...
Methane Reduction under the Climate Change Leadership Plan The ELC releases its latest paper in the Climate Change Legal Roadmap series: Methane Reduction under the Climate Change Leadership Plan This blog is part...
Supreme Court of Canada issues two decisions on Indigenous Consultation and the National Energy Board This blog is part of the Environmental Law Centre’s blog series exploring climate change law in Canada....
Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews Federal Response to the Environmental Assessment, the National Energy Board, the Navigation Protection Act and Fisheries Act Reviews The Government of Canada is currently reviewing several federal environmental and...
Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan: An Update on Law and Policy Developments Over the past 18 months we have seen a rapidly changing law and policy landscape for climate change mitigation in Alberta. The...
Climate Change Blog Series: The ELC releases its latest paper in the Climate Change Legal Roadmap series: Oil Sands Emission Limit under the Climate Change Leadership Plan This blog is part of the Environmental...
Climate Change Blog Series: Federal Government releases its Technical Paper on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop This blog is part of the Environmental Law Centre’s blog series exploring climate change law in...