As Canada announced its withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol in late December, 2011 and amid much discussion about the future of Canadian climate policy, January 1, 2012 marked the coming into force of Quebec's Regulation respecting the cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions.

The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation ("CCEMC") continues to target GHG reductions with its July 15, 2011 call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from small and medium enterprises.

Nationally, there will be significant changes to Canada's energy systems and economy, heavily weighted in natural resources.

Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent, speaking before a House of Commons Committee this week, stated that he now expects that emissions regulations for the oil and gas industry will be coming out mid-year.

On 1st May 2014, the New Zealand Court of Appeal will hear Ioane Teitiota’s claim to become the world’s first climate refugee.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne appointed Glen Murray as Minister of the renamed Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.

The Alberta government recently introduced unprecedented changes to climate change regulation.

Organizations today are wrestling with the implications to their business of climate-related risks and opportunities and their responsibilities with respect to the drive for global carbon reduction.

For those who had not yet had time to read President Obama’s program for tackling climate change, I think it is well worth reading.

Ontario's recently announced aggressive new reduction targets are set within Canada's patchwork of greenhouse gas emissions reduction schemes.

On July 6, 2011, Quebec's Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks announced that it has published a draft regulation on greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade based on the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) guidelines, for a 60-day public consultation.

This is a day for remembrance and gratitude.

Recent cases in Canada have illustrated that Environment and Climate Change Canada, and other regulatory bodies, are issuing substantial penalties for violations of legislation - including...

Some parts of the public still doubt climate change, but climate scientists see its damage galloping ever faster than expected.

What will it take for climate change to become an election issue?

​BLG Counsel Beth Reimer-Heck, Q.C., contributed to an article titled The Critical Role of the Board in Addressing Climate Change in the March/April 2017 issue of the Director Journal.

Dominic Clarke, along with Blaneys' associate Zack Garcia, authored an Insurance & Reinsurance 'Thought Leadership' piece for the 2017/2018 Expert Guides'

Lex Mundi has updated its comparative and interactive guide on climate change legal regimes from over 35 jurisdictions around the world.

Following our report in November, as of December 2, 2010, Alberta's Bill 24, the Carbon Capture and Storage Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 has entered into force.

The Environment Minister Peter Kent has recently announced that environmental regulations for Canada’s oil and gas sector are in their final stages of development.