On June 13, 2023, Bill S-5, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act, received royal assent.
Our Vancouver office is working alongside the firm’s Calgary office to advise Australia-based Iris Energy Limited on the development of green energy-driven data centres in Canada.
On January 1, 2023, Alberta made material amendments to its carbon credit system under the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Regulation in an attempt to provide more certainty for proponents of geological carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
Organizations that have made long-term net-zero commitments are now expected to develop and deliver on credible and detailed implementation plans.
Canadian energy regulators are grappling with how best to respond to a rapidly evolving energy sector. The recent pace of change and the burgeoning of new technologies designed to address climate change pose a challenge for regulators, who must adjudicate requests to approve the cost consequences of innovation.
Consistent with recent federal budgets, Budget 2022 included a number of tax measures intended to support Canada's climate objectives by incentivizing investment in and development of clean technology, while seeking to limit or remove certain tax incentives previously afforded to carbon-based industries, specifically oil, gas and coal.
Government support and an active carbon market help drive wind and solar investment in Canada’s most deregulated power sector
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright welcomes Mary Anne Aldred as a Strategic Advisor.
A natural follow-up to our conversation on climate change disputes, in this episode, we talk about what happened in Glasgow last month, connecting key points from COP26 to current efforts in Canada to reduce emissions and develop sustainable technology.
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