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Authors: Rowland J. Harrison, K.C. and Gordon E. Kaiser ×

It is increasingly being recognized that, among the many challenges in implementing measures to address government emission reduction targets, the development of innovative regulatory approaches will be critical[…]

December 2021 – Volume 9, issue 4 2021
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Agile Regulation for Clean Energy Innovation: Examining the Early Experience of Two Canadian Institutions

Authors: Colleen Kaiser and Geoff McCarney ×

Canadian energy regulators operate in an increasingly complex environment, marked by rapid technological change, high uncertainty, and confronted with unprecedented challenges, most notably[…]

December 2021 – Volume 9, issue 4 2021
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The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act: A Legislative Placebo?

Author: Andrew Roman ×

On June 30, 2021, Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a news release announcing that Bill C-12, the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act had received Royal Assent, and had therefore become the law in Canada[…]

December 2021 – Volume 9, issue 4 2021
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Cumulative Effects can Infringe Treaty Rights1

Authors: Wally Braul, Maya Stano, Josh Jantzi, Paul Seaman and Mark Youden ×

On June 29, 2021, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued reasons for judgment in Yahey v British Columbia[…]

December 2021 – Volume 9, issue 4 2021
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Reconciliation: The Public Interest and a Fair Deal

Author: Gordon E. Kaiser ×

From time to time a decision appears that may have a major impact on the regulation of energy utilities in Canada[…]

December 2021 – Volume 9, issue 4 2021
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Alberta Joins the Canadian Hydrogen Race

Author: Bob Heggie ×

The last issue of ERQ included two excellent articles that analyze the use of hydrogen in Canada’s attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The first was titled “Is Hydrogen the Silver Bullet”[1] outlined various government commitments by the Canadian government, the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, the United States, Europe and the UK[…]

December 2021 – Volume 9, issue 4 2021
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Is Alberta the Next Texas? – Lessons learned from the Texas Energy Crisis

Author: Bob Heggie ×

In many ways Alberta is the envy of the world in terms of reliability and quality of electric service, but the assumptions that underlie the provision of this service were fundamentally shaken during four frigid days in Texas in February 2021[…]

December 2021 – Volume 9, issue 4 2021
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Can Canada and the United States Agree on a Carbon Tariff?

Author: Gordon E. Kaiser ×

Policy makers have long claimed that without carbon tariffs, meaningful reductions in carbon emissions will not take place because some countries will continue to prioritize economic objectives over environmental ones[…]

December 2021 – Volume 9, issue 4 2021
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates1

Author: Kenneth A. Barry ×

The first question Bill Gates confronts in his new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (subtitled “The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need”) is why a world-famous, unimaginably wealthy computer software innovator with no specific credentials in climate change science is authoring a book on this sprawling[…]

December 2021 – Volume 9, issue 4 2021
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