Climate and Energy

14 Feb Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same

Posted at 21:00h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same The Government of Canada’s promise to review the 2012 changes to various federal environmental laws has now come to fruition (see our summary of the 2012 changes here and here). This review...

07 Feb An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop

Posted at 20:52h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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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 and Climate Change which, among other things, sets a benchmark for pricing carbon emissions...

24 Jan Our energy footprints: carbon emissions and privacy

Posted at 19:14h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Rights by Jason Unger 2 Comments

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Our energy footprints: carbon emissions and privacy We live in a data rich environment. We also leave a carbon footprint in our day to day lives. Current approaches to reducing emissions have focused on big emitters but evolving technology is enabling energy savvy consumers to save...

22 Dec Christmas Constitutional

Posted at 20:26h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Assessment by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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CHRISTMAS CONSTITUTIONAL I have decided to return to my habit of lightheartedly looking back at the year. (Looking back on previous years I am struck by how many issue remain the same. see - 2015 2012 2011 ) To be sung to Walking in a Winter Wonderland. I am the...

30 Nov 2016 Annual Report and Financial Statement

Posted at 18:47h in Climate and Energy by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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2016 Annual Report and Financial Statement The Environmental Law Centre is pleased to report on the programs and accomplishments that your support made possible in 2016. 2016 Annual Report [sdm_download id="19709" fancy="0"] 2016 Financial Report [sdm_download id="19710" fancy="0"] You will find past reports here. ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre...

02 Nov Delay, Environmental Offences and Private Prosecutions

Posted at 22:39h in Climate and Energy, Environmental Rights, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Delay, Environmental Offences and Private Prosecutions A case comment on the impact of Jordan in two recent environmental cases: R. v. The Lake Louise Ski Area Ltd., 2017 ABPC 262 and R. v. HMTQ, Executive Flight Centre et al. BCPC File No: 25268 The Supreme Court of Canada’s...

17 Oct Canada’s Progress on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change

Posted at 20:37h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Canada’s Progress on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change: 2017 Fall Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Earlier this month, the Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (the CESD) tabled her 2017 Fall Reports, consisting of six documents: The Commissioner’s Perspective, Report 1: Progress on...

10 Oct It’s a wrap: Hockey Fights and Contaminated Sites

Posted at 20:52h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Rights, Land Use, Municipal Government Act, Pollution & Emissions, Sustainable Communities by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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A wrap-up from October 3rd Green Regs 'n' Ham Who landed in the penalty box? Tackling a topic that is of increasing concern to Albertans was on the agenda for an early morning breakfast talk on Tuesday, October 3rd 2017. Government representatives, environmental lawyers, industry professionals, law...

18 Sep About Green Regs and Ham October 3 in Calgary

Posted at 20:45h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Municipal Government Act by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 University of Calgary Downtown Campus 910 8 Ave. SW, Calgary 7:00 a.m. Registration and breakfast buffet 7:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction 7:45 a.m. Panel discussion 9:00 a.m. Wrap up, Coffee and Networking [btnsx id="19487"] When we think hockey fights, we think instigators, enforcers, refs, and penalties. When we think...

05 Sep SAVE THE DATE: Green Regs and Ham October 3 in Calgary

Posted at 18:57h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Municipal Government Act by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 University of Calgary Downtown Campus 910 8 Ave. SW, Calgary 7:00 a.m. Registration and breakfast buffet 7:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction 7:45 a.m. Panel discussion 9:00 a.m. Wrap up, Coffee and Networking From orphaned well sites to former creosote plants, municipalities face multiple challenges, legal, financial and...

22 Aug Public Impact on Climate Change Law and Policy

Posted at 22:50h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Rights, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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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 years. In Alberta, the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan has been adopted and several legislative changes have...

08 Aug Methane Reduction under the Climate Change Leadership Plan

Posted at 19:37h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Pollution & Emissions by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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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 of the Environmental Law Centre’s blog series exploring climate change law in Canada. This blog...