ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) is hosting its annual Liveable Cities Forum 2012 in Hamilton, Ontario from November 29-30th. Travis will be discussing the business case for climate adaptation with a focus on municipalities. You can register on the ICLEI website here. Panel Summary: A4 – Making the Municipal Business Case Introduction to Business 101 teaches us of the importance ... Read More »
A memo and powerpoint presentation sent to Canadian environment minister Peter Kent from Environment Canada dated March 5, 2012 contain a very interesting summary of climate change impacts in Canada. The memo states “In external discussions and speeches regarding the government of Canada’s action on climate change, it may be useful to present concrete examples of climate-change impacts occurring in ... Read More »
Development charges can have an important impact on the way we build our communities, the amount of time people spend in cars and the environment. A recent article in the Hamilton Spectator by Emma Reilly looked at development charges in the City of Hamilton. Ms. Reilly interviewed Travis for the article following the release of the Live Where You Go report, written ... Read More »
Zizzo Allan Climate Law LLP, the Pembina Institute, the Canadian Environmental Law Association and Ecojustice are pleased to announce the release of a new report today entitled Live Where You Go: encouraging location-efficient development in Ontario, which is the result of year-long “Cool Communities” project run by the report’s co-authors. The report recommends 5 key tools (discussed below) to make ... Read More »
In a decision released on July 17, 2012, Federal Court Justice Simon Noël held that the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol was not in violation of the rule of law, the principle of the separation of powers or the democratic principle. Justice Noël focused mainly on his holding that withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol did not violate the Kyoto Protocol Implementation ... Read More »
By Vivian Chung, Zizzo Allan Climate Law Summer Intern Across Canada, summer has arrived early this year with projected extreme weather making national news recently. In a changing climate, are these weather extremes the new normal? If so, what are the implications for our health and economy? The Globe and Mail recently published a national weather map depicting the forecast ... Read More »
In its recent budget, the federal government announced that the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy (NRTEE) would be eliminated as of March 31, 2013. In spite of this unfortunate news, the NRTEE is continuing to provide independent and non-partisan advice on sustainable development issues, with its most recent report entitled Reality Check: The State of Climate Progress ... Read More »
It is anticipated that California will collect more than $1billion a year in revenue from selling allowances in the state’s CO2 cap-and-trade market.[1] On Tuesday May 29th 2012, the California Assembly voted to approve AB 1532, a bill that provides the foundation for how the state will spend revenue generated from its carbon market. California’s cap-and-trade program begins on January ... Read More »
The international community, under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is currently meeting to discuss climate change in Bonn, Germany. The conference runs from May 14 to 25, 2012. The Bonn climate conference is the first occasion for 195 parties to the UNFCCC to assess and to continue to implement the results from the Durban conference. “Durban was a ... Read More »
Did you know that Edvard Munch’s famous painting the Scream has a link to climate change? Read about this plus information on the 2012 Federal Budget, a recent report released from the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy on Climate Change Resilience and more in our May Newsletter. Read More »