Editorial
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[…]
Articles
The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act: A Legislative Placebo?
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[…]
Articles
Alberta Joins the Canadian Hydrogen Race
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[…]
Webinars
Is Alberta the Next Texas? – Lessons learned from the Texas Energy Crisis
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[…]
Book Reviews
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill Gates1
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[…]