Following hard on the heels of my inclusion in its Canadian listing, I am very pleased to have been named again by Who’s Who Legal: 2022 as one of the world’s leading environmental lawyers. Who’s Who Legal has identified the … Continue reading
Manning Environmental Law is delighted to announce that Paul has been named again by Who’s Who Legal: 2022 as one of Canada’s leading environmental lawyers and as one of Canada’s leading climate change lawyers . Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal … Continue reading
Under most emissions trading systems, regulated industries, which fail to meet their greenhouse gas emission target must make up the shortfall either with a punitive payment or by purchasing emissions trading credits. Regulated parties whose emissions are less than their … Continue reading
I am delighted to be included once again by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in its 2022 ranking of Canada’s Leading Environmental Law Practitioners, and to have been “repeatedly recommended” by my peers in Lexpert’s survey. Thank you to all … Continue reading
Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, launched consultations to develop Canada’s Clean Electricity Standard (CES) intended to drive progress towards a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. Work on clean electricity, the Minister says, will also … Continue reading
Today, the Government of Canada announced that draft regulations prohibiting certain single-use plastics have been published for public comment. It is estimated that the regulations will prevent more than 23,000 tonnes of plastic pollution from entering the environment over a … Continue reading
The Supreme Court rules that $30 million award to Lac Seul First Nation was not enough compensation for flooded reserve land. Part of Lac Seul First Nation (LSFN)’s reserve land in northern Ontario was flooded for a hydroelectricity project that began in the 1920s. … Continue reading
I am delighted to be included once again by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in its 2021 ranking of Canada’s Leading Environmental Law Practitioners, and to have been “repeatedly recommended” by my peers in Lexpert’s survey. Thank you to all … Continue reading
The Government of Canada announced today that it will modernize the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) and, in so doing, will recognize Canadians’ right to a healthy environment. The Government of Canada is proposing to recognize that every individual … Continue reading
In 2018, Parliament enacted the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, S.C. 2018, c. 12, s. 186 (“GGPPA ”). Parliament passed the GGPPA based on an international consensus that greenhouse gas emissions contribute to global climate change. Countries around the world committed to drastically reduce … Continue reading
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