OEB Issues Decision on Proposal by Municipalities to Form New Natural Gas Distributor By Fred D. Cass Mar 02, 2020 On February 27, the Ontario Energy Board issued a decision in respect of a proposal for a new natural gas distribution company to distribute gas in municipalities located on the north shore of Lake Superior between Nipigon and Sault Ste. Marie.

Climate Change Litigation - Dutch Supreme Court Delivers Historic Climate Change Decision in the Urgenda Case By David Stevens and David Mba Feb 27, 2020 The Supreme Court of Netherlands recently delivered a landmark decision in the Urgenda climate change case against the Dutch government, confirming lower court decisions holding that the government has obligations to urgently and significantly reduce emissions in line with its human rights obliga...

Alberta Court of Appeal Rules That Federal Carbon Levy is Unconstitutional By David Stevens Feb 26, 2020 On February 24, 2020, the Alberta Court of Appeal (Alberta CA) issued its decision in Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2020, finding (by a 4:1 majority) that “the regulation of GHG emissions or any variation on this theme does not qualify for inclusion as a federal head of...

In Post-Vavilov Decision, Ontario Divisional Court Confirms Importance of Deference to OEB’s Expertise By David Stevens Feb 12, 2020 On January 31, the Ontario Divisional Court released a decision in Planet Energy (Ontario) Corp. v. Ontario Energy Board.