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Climate Change Blog Series: Legislative Updates on Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan

Climate Change Blog Series: Legislative Updates on Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan   This is the fourteenth post in the Environmental...

MGA Review and Municipal Environmental Stewardship: You can still have your say

MGA Review and Municipal Environmental Stewardship: You can still have your say   On November 22, 2016, the Government of...

Guest Post: Kyle McMillan looks at Personal Cap and Trade System

Climate Change Blog Series: Guest Blog on Personal Cap and Trade System   Thank you to Kyle McMillan, a law...

Climate Change Blog Series: Update on Recent Developments in Climate Change Law & Policy

Climate Change Blog Series: Update on Recent Developments in Climate Change Law & Policy   This is the twelfth post...

Climate Change Blog Series: Update on the Paris Agreement

Climate Change Blog Series: Update on the Paris Agreement   This is the eleventh post in the Environmental Law Centre’s...

The collateral costs of abandoned wells

The collateral costs of abandoned wells   By Chinomso Iliya-Ndule & Jason Unger When a headline starts with “Taxpayers could...

Is a carbon tax our Lorax? Green Regs n Ham October 5 2016

Is a carbon tax our Lorax? Green Regs n Ham October 5 2016 January will see Alberta implement its Climate...

Climate Change Legal Roadmap: Carbon Pricing Recommendations for Alberta

Climate Change Legal Roadmap: Carbon Pricing Recommendations for Alberta   This is the tenth post in the Environmental Law Centre’s...

Climate Change Legal Roadmap: Carbon Pricing Recommendations for Alberta: Lessons from the Latest Developments in WCI Jurisdictions
Climate Change Blog Series: Highlights from the Leaders’ Statement on a North American Climate, Clean Energy and Environment Partnership

Climate Change Blog Series: Highlights from the Leaders’ Statement on a North American Climate, Clean Energy and Environment Partnership  ...

Alberta’s Carbon Tax arrived: Bill 20 proposes the Climate Leadership Act and Energy Efficiency Alberta Act

Alberta’s Carbon Tax arrived: Bill 20 proposes the Climate Leadership Act and Energy Efficiency Alberta Act   This is the...

A Preliminary View on Alberta’s New Carbon Tax

A Preliminary View on Alberta’s New Carbon Tax   This is the sixth post in the Environmental Law Centre’s new...

Climate Change Law Blog Series: The Paris Agreement and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

Climate Change Law Blog Series: The Paris Agreement and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy   This is the fifth post...

Alberta Energy Regulator issues its Model for Regulatory Excellence

Alberta Energy Regulator issues its Model for Regulatory Excellence   The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has recently issued The Alberta...

Climate Change Law Blog Series: A Look at British Columbia’s Approach to Carbon Pricing

Climate Change Law Blog Series: A Look at British Columbia’s Carbon Pricing Approach   This is the fourth post in...

Oil and gas well site reclamation, polluter pays and pie crust promises

Oil and gas well site reclamation, polluter pays and pie crust promises   As was reported last week, a large...

Climate Change Law Blog Series: Cities and Climate Change

Climate Change Law Blog Series: Cities and Climate Change   This is the third post in the Environmental Law Centre’s...

Climate Change Blog Series: Problems with Pesticides and Pipelines (Fall 2015 Report of Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development)

Climate Change Blog Series: Problems with Pesticides and Pipelines (Fall 2015 Report of Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable...

Climate Change Law Blog Series: Climate Change Litigation in Canada

Climate Change Law Blog Series: Climate Change Litigation in Canada   This is the first post in the Environmental Law...

ELC’s Executive Director has been selected as one of 40 Energy Future Lab Fellows

ELC’s Executive Director has been selected as one of 40 Energy Future Lab Fellows We are pleased to announce that...

Alberta Energy Regulator receives the Final Report in the Best-in-Class Initiative

Alberta Energy Regulator receives the Final Report in the Best-in-Class Initiative   The Final Report entitled Listening, Learning, and Leading:...

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