En janvier 2025, Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (« ECCC ») a publié l’avant-projet de protocole fédéral de crédits compensatoires (le « Protocole ») en lien avec le captage et le stockage géologique du dioxyde...more
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In January 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released a preliminary draft of its Federal Offset Protocol (Protocol) for direct air carbon dioxide capture and geological storage (DACCS) projects. The Protocol...more
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Le 4 novembre 2024, le gouvernement du Canada a publié un projet de règlement en vertu de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement (1999) (la « LCPE »). S’il est adopté, ce projet de règlement...more
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On November 4, 2024, the Government of Canada released proposed regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) that, if adopted, will impose a cap on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...more
Face à l’évolution constante de la législation sur les changements climatiques, il n’est pas toujours évident de s’y retrouver. Le Canada s’est engagé dans le cadre de 123 accords internationaux qui concernent des domaines...more
Staying ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of climate change legislation can be challenging. Canada is engaged in 123 international agreements and both federal and provincial bodies have jurisdiction on the matter....more
On January 1, 2023, significant amendments to Alberta’s Technology, Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER) came into effect. The amendments align TIER with the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act...more
Le 6 juillet 2022, le gouvernement du Canada a publié la version finale du Règlement sur les combustibles propres (le « RCP »). Aux termes de ce dernier, les producteurs et importateurs de combustibles fossiles liquides, tels...more
On July 6, 2022, Canada released the final version of the long-awaited Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR or Regulations). The CFR will require producers and importers of liquid fossil fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, to...more
Le 8 juin 2022, le Canada a publié la version définitive du Règlement sur le régime canadien de crédits compensatoires concernant les gaz à effet de serre (le « Règlement »). Le Règlement décrit comment les installations...more
On June 8, 2022, Canada released its final Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations (Regulations). The Regulations provide a roadmap as to how greenhouse gas (GHG) emission offset credits generated by acceptable...more
Le 2 novembre 2020, le gouvernement de l’Alberta a annoncé qu’il consacrera jusqu’à 280 M$ CA à des programmes visant à réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (« GES ») et à créer des emplois dans la province. Ce...more
On November 2, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced it was dedicating up to C$280-million to programs to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and create jobs in the province. This funding creates opportunities that may...more
On December 6, 2017, the Government of Alberta released guidance documents regarding the new Carbon Competitiveness Incentives (CCI) Regulation, which will come into force on January 1, 2018 and replace the existing Specified...more
On March 3, 2017, Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) released a policy decision (Decision) affecting industrial facilities (Facilities) that emit more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) per year.
The Decision...more
Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan (Plan) was released on November 22, 2015. The Plan represented a dramatic and fundamental shift in Alberta’s approach to climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) issues, including to achieve...more