scholarly journals Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments of Interest to Energy Practitioners

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selina Lee-Andersen ◽  
Svend Andersen ◽  
Elizabeth Steele
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Renewable Energy Policy ◽  
Related Case ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Pipeline Project ◽  
Law And Legislation

This article discusses recent developments in the regulatory and legislative spheres that are of interest to energy practitioners. The authors reviewed regulatory initiatives, decisions, related case law, and legislation from provincial, territorial, and federal authorities. Topics of note include: recent climate change policy updates, renewable energy policy initiatives, oil and gas regulatory developments, pipeline project updates, and Aboriginal case law developments. The period covered is May 2016 to June 2017, inclusive.

scholarly journals Recent Regulatory and Legislative Developments of Interest to Energy Lawyers

10.29173/alr8 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Thomas McInerney ◽  
Shawn Munro ◽  
Nishi Thusoo ◽  
Dean McCluskey
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Related Case ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Law And Legislation

This article discusses recent developments in the regulatory and legislative spheres of interest to energy lawyers. The authors reviewed regulatory initiatives, decisions, related case law and legislation from provincial, territorial, and federal authorities. Topics of note include hydraulic fracturing, oil by rail, liquefied natural gas, renewable energy and power, the new Alberta Energy Regulator, oil and gas development, environmental protection, and Aboriginal and other issues. The period covered is May 2013 to April 2014, inclusive.

scholarly journals Recent Regulatory and Legislative Developments of Interest to Energy Lawyers

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri-Lee Oleniuk ◽  
Jeremy Barretto ◽  
Joel Forrest
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Oil ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Related Case ◽  
Aboriginal Law ◽  
Law And Legislation ◽  
High Level

This article provides a high level overview of regulatory and legislative developments relevant to energy lawyers. The authors reviewed regulatory initiatives, decisions, related case law, and legislation from provincial, territorial, and federal authorities. Topics of note include pipeline regulation with a focus on recently proposed projects, Aboriginal law, liquefied natural gas, oil and gas development, renewable energy, and power and environmental protection. The period covered is May 2014 to April 2015, inclusive.

A strategic approach to reduce climate change risks for the LNG industry

2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 694
Author(s):  
Michele Villa
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Fixed Rate ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Compliance Strategy

The Senate rejection of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (CPRS) for the second time in December 2009 caused key sections of Australia’s big business to express concern. The stalled legislation and the challenges associated with the Copenhagen Accord to deliver a clear post-2012 global climate change agreement have only fuelled uncertainty surrounding the future of climate change policy. This uncertainty will come at a cost for the Australian LNG industry where a raft of new projects are fast approaching final investment decisions and the real impact of a carbon impost is difficult to quantify. Despite this uncertainty, subsequent negotiations between the Government and the Opposition regarding the LNG industry, led to an amended version of the CPRS Bill. One of the amendments accepted by the Government was related to the allocation rate and states that LNG is expected to be a moderately emissions intensive trade exposed (EITE) activity and therefore eligible to receive free permits at a fixed rate per tonne of LNG produced. Should this version of the CPRS become legislation in 2010, LNG producers will at least be able to calculate their liability under the scheme and confirm their compliance strategy. Given the significant value at stake with existing and new investments, oil and gas businesses should act with urgency to develop strategies to respond to a carbon constrained future, irrespective of the final legislative design. Scenario planning is an important step in considering the range of regulatory outcomes—both domestic and international—that will impact on the supply and demand of carbon assets.

scholarly journals A Perspective on Merger Review and Other Current Topics under the Competition Act

1991 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Calvin S. Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Broad Overview

In this article, the author examines recent developments under the federal Competition Act and its potential impact on mergers in the oil and gas industry. The author provides a broad overview of the merger review process and highlights recent Canadian case law on mergers. Implications of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement on the administration of competition law in Canada are also canvassed.

RESPONDING TO THE THREAT OF A COST OF CARBON

2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
L. Maimone ◽  
R. Curtin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Potential Opportunity ◽  
Lower Carbon

Climate change is an emerging issue with the potential to have a significant impact on the energy sector and, more specifically, the oil and gas industry. Pressures from public opinion and the introduction of climate change policy and regulations could affect the competitiveness of the industry. Conversely, incentives and subsidies for renewable energy or other lower carbon energy sources could present a potential opportunity for companies looking to diversify their asset portfolios.Australia has implemented a range of mandatory and voluntary schemes that encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. There is still, however, uncertainty as to if and how a cost of carbon may be regulated in the future.

scholarly journals A replication of Pindyck’s willingness to pay: on the efforts required to obtain results

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Gerotto ◽  
Paolo Pellizzari
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Temperature Increase ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Great Caution ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Economic Interpretation ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
Uncertain Outcomes ◽  
Parameter Values

AbstractWe replicate and use more recent data to re-estimate the paper “Uncertain outcomes and climate change policy”, Pindyck, J. Environ. Econ. Manag., 2012. In several cases, verification analysis confirms the results and the associated economic interpretation. However, those results cannot be replicated in one out of five cases. The replication is, therefore, only partially successful: the numerical results for some sets of parameter values turn out to be overly sensitive to a variety of technical computational settings. This suggests that great caution is needed with regard to estimates and policy conclusions based on this model. A re-estimation of the model using more recent climate data, which suggests that temperature increase is now higher on average but less widely dispersed, does not lead to significant economic differences in the results.

scholarly journals Resiliens i et globalt klimaperspektiv

2018 ◽  
pp. 65-80
Author(s):  
Mikkel Fugl Eskjær
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Recent Climate ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function ◽  
Climate Change Resilience

Resilience has become a key concept in the global climate change discourse, not least in relation to climate change adaptation in the Global South. Taking Bangladesh as an example, this paper explores the role and function of resilience in one of the most climate vulnerable nations. The aim is to examine and critically discuss the popularity of resilience in recent climate change policy. The paper looks into the following aspects of climate change resilience: (i) the relation between resilience and the concepts of mitigation/adaptation; (ii) resilience as a re-description of existing socio-ecological means of adaptation; (iii) resilience as an example of the integration of climate change adaptation and development; (iv) resilience as a strategic resource in obtaining international climate change funding. The four aspects illustrate how the discourse of resilience is surrounded by rather diverse mechanisms and dynamics, which may account for the concepts popularity. It further indicates that while the concept promises a pro-poor and context sensitive approach to climate change resilience, it also risks effacing the principal differences between development and climate change adaptation.

Conclusion

2020 ◽  
pp. 224-258
Author(s):  
Leah Cardamore Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Complex Model ◽  
Policy Feedback ◽  
The Public ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Policy Conflicts ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Small Set

Chapter 9, the book’s conclusion, charts a path forward both theoretically and empirically. It shows how using a more complex model of policy feedback enables a better understanding of the conditions under which retrenchment is likely. This chapter makes the case that understanding organized combat between policy advocates and opponents is crucial to explaining policy change. It also shows how advocates and states can get climate policy back on track, reviewing more hopeful recent developments in state clean energy laws. For too long, a small set of interest groups has captured the regulatory process—the very mechanism that is supposed to serve and protect the public interest. They have used their power to imperil the health and well-being of all people on the planet. To address climate change, policy advocates need to win policy conflicts more often. Clean energy advocates must learn from their opponents’ success in retrenching policy.

scholarly journals Under Construction: A Close Examination of Recent Construction Law Developments and Their Impact on the Oil and Gas Industry

2019 ◽  
pp. 411
Author(s):  
Kevin E. Barr ◽  
Theron W. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Related Case ◽  
The Law ◽  
Construction Law ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
Oil And Gas Sector

This article surveys recent construction-related case law pertaining to the oil and gas sector, and examines how these decisions impact the law of bonding, tendering, liens, and arbitration. The authors review jurisprudence, legislation, and contractual language in these areas, and provide a critical analysis of the law in order to suggest improvements and anticipate future innovations. The authors also provide practical advice regarding mechanisms that owners, contractors, and subcontractors can employ to protect themselves from risks and uncertainties in contemporary construction law, with a view to avoiding disputes and if necessary, resolving them. This article serves both as an illustration of the structure of contemporary construction law as-built, and as a blueprint for those aspects of the law that are still under construction.

Copenhagen Agreement - A New Paradigm of Climate Problem Solving

2010 ◽  
pp. 115-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Agibalov ◽  
A. Kokorin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
New Order ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Energy Efficiency Policy ◽  
Policy Paradigm ◽  
Change Policy

Copenhagen summit results could be called a failure. This is the failure of UN climate change policy management, but definitely the first step to a new order as well. The article reviews main characteristics of climate policy paradigm shifts. Russian interests in climate change policy and main threats are analyzed. Successful development and implementation of energy savings and energy efficiency policy are necessary and would sufficiently help solving the global climate change problem.

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