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The GLPs are a set of voluntary guidelines intended to promote consistency in the emerging green loan market.

A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal provides a nuanced answer to the question of whether policy decisions made by the government beyond the reach of the tort of abuse of public office.

The decrease in the price of oil and resulting available capital may create a surge of investment in cleantech, renewable energy and electricity in Ontario.

As I discussed in an earlier post, Quebec’s Minister of Natural Resources struck a committee and issued a consultation paper last summer as part of a process expected to result with a new energy policy for Quebec.

On June 7, 2017, Bill 16, titled "An Act to Cap Regulated Electricity Rates" (Bill 16), received royal assent and is now law.

On June 14, 2017, the results from Ontario's second Cap and Trade Program Auction of Greenhouse Gas Allowances were released.

On July 18, 2011, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) issued its decision in the appeal brought by residents in Chatham, Ontario (the Appellants) relating to the issuance of a Renewable Energy Approval (REA) by the Ministry of the Environment for the 20 MW Kent Breeze wind farm (the Project).

The cost of electricity for Ontario consumers has increased substantially over the last decade.

Ontario’s Long Term Energy Plan, Achieving Balance ("LTEP"), released by the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Energy in December of 2013, reflects a strengthened commitment to renewable energy.

On October 21, 2015, the government of British Columbia announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (the "MOU") with BC Hydro and the Clean Energy Association of British Columbia ("CEBC").

As we discussed in an earlier post, one element of the Ontario Government's Fair Hydro Plan proposes the creation of a First Nations On-Reserve Delivery Credit...

British Columbia’s nascent liquefied natural gas industry has moved closer to reality in recent weeks.

These types of administrative ‘corrections', however, must be measured against the system costs of implementation as well as potential loss of investor confidence and market participation.

The mandate of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation is to provide property assessments to municipalities as well property owners.

On a sleepy Sunday afternoon (yesterday, that is), Premier Notley unveiled her new Climate Leadership Plan for Alberta.

Another appeal of a Renewable Energy Approval ("REA") for a wind turbine project has made its way to, and been refused by, the Environmental Review Tribunal ("ERT").

Canada and Alberta have reached a landmark Implementation Agreement that fundamentally reshapes carbon pricing policy through 2040, introducing price floors, contracts for difference, and revised compliance pathways.

A fundamental shift in the structure of Alberta's electricity market is underway. The provincial government has promised to phase out the current EOM and replace it with a CMS, to be fully implemented by 2021.