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U.S. court allows climate change nuisance claim

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 25 2009

On September 21, 2009, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that U.S. federal courts can decide common law actions that allege private emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are liable for creating a public nuisance

Canada releases draft offset system guidelines

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 12 2009

On June 10, 2009, the federal government released for comment long-awaited draft guidance, which was originally promised for last fall, on a proposed Canadian offset system for greenhouse gases (GHGs

Recent developments in the Western Climate Initiative

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • March 6 2009

On February 19, 2009, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), an initiative of several U.S. states and Canadian provinces to establish a regional greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade system by 2012, released its 2009-2010 Work Plan

Senate releases climate change bill

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • October 5 2009

On October 1, 2009, the U.S. Senate released a draft energy and climate change bill known as the Kerry-Boxer bill after its sponsors Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer

UN concludes special summit on climate change

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • October 5 2009

The United Nations recently hosted a special summit on climate change, designed to build consensus among nearly 100 world leaders before the Copenhagen climate conference this December

Canada, US and Mexico support new regulation of HFCs

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada, Mexico, USA
  • -
  • October 5 2009

The United States, Canada and Mexico have proposed using the Montreal Protocol an international treaty that limits the use of the ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons to also limit emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent GHGs

U.S. requires GHG reporting of large emitters

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 5 2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a reporting rule that will require any entity that emits 25,000 tons of CO2e or more a year to collect data on its 2010 emissions and to report this information to the EPA in the first quarter of 2011

Canadian and US officials continue Clean Energy Dialogue

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • October 5 2009

On September 16, 2009, Environment Minister Jim Prentice and his American counterpart, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, presented their first Report to Leaders on the Canada-U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue

U.S. Senate releases climate change bill, and other recent developments

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • October 5 2009

On October 1, 2009, the U.S. Senate released a draft energy and climate change bill known as the Kerry-Boxer bill after its sponsors Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer

Quebec adopts new vehicle emissions standard and mitigation target

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 8 2010

On December 29, 2009, the Quebec government published new regulations that will adopt California's vehicle emissions standards

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