Natural gas plays a central role in various initiatives aimed at moving towards reducing carbon emissions. That role, however, sometimes appears inconsistent, indeed self-contradictory. On the one hand, as the cleanest-burning, lowest carbon-emitting of the hydrocarbon fuels, wider use of natural gas is often promoted as a “bridging fuel,” particularly to replace the burning of coal[…]
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the widespread adoption of innovative communication tools, particularly to replace in-person gatherings. On May 6, the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA), a co-sponsor of Energy Regulation Quarterly (ERQ), hosted its annual CAMPUT Workshop in digital format[…]
With the coming into force on August 28, 2019 of Bill C-69 enacting the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (“CER Act”) and the Impact Assessment Act (“IA Act”), the federal assessment process for energy infrastructure projects was fundamentally restructured.
Canada may soon receive the worldwide prize for being the most difficult jurisdiction to build energy projects in. This is particularly the case with pipelines. In the last five years, investors have walked from four major projects. In total they accounted for over $50 billion in investment.
BREAKDOWN: The Pipeline Debate and the Threat to Canada’s Future is Dennis McConaghy’s sequel to his 2017 DYSFUNCTION: Canada after Keystone XL, which chronicled the saga of the Keystone XL project and its ultimate rejection in November 2015 by President […]