Greenhouse Gas

Ontario’s Environment Plan: Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations

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Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault. View original article here. On November 29, 2018, the Ontario government released its Environment Plan: Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations. This Plan outlines, in broad strokes, the government’s intended actions and policies for addressing many environment-related issues in Ontario, including the pollution of air, land, and water, the reduction of… [Read More…] about Ontario’s Environment Plan: Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations

Taking a Closer Look at the Implications of Ontario’s Announcement to Cancel its Cap-and-Trade Program

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Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault. View original article here. As promised during the election campaign, Ontario Premier-Designate Doug Ford announced that Ontario’s incoming government would dismantle the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission trading system, which has been in force in Ontario since January 1, 2017. In a press release issued on June 15, 2018, Mr. Ford indicated that his… [Read More…] about Taking a Closer Look at the Implications of Ontario’s Announcement to Cancel its Cap-and-Trade Program

Target 2030 and Beyond: BC Government Unveils Legislation to Update Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

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Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault. View original article here. On May 7, 2018, the BC government unveiled Bill 34, the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Amendment Act, 2018, which updates the province’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. The bill repeals the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act (GGRTA), passed by the former Liberal government in 2007, and replaces it with… [Read More…] about Target 2030 and Beyond: BC Government Unveils Legislation to Update Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Legislation Across Canada

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Courtesy of Osler. View original article here. Canada is establishing a unique, two-tiered approach to climate change regulation. At the federal level, there is a proposed national carbon pricing policy which sets a minimum price on greenhouse gas emissions throughout Canada. This is supplemented by several provincial initiatives, which have established various mechanisms to tax,… [Read More…] about Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Legislation Across Canada