Canada: Climate Change

In a case of first impression, a North Carolina court has dismissed a climate lawsuit brought by the town of Carrboro against a public utility company, finding that the matters raised in the claim were not justiciable or, in other words, inappropriate for determination by a court.

Developments in mining-related investment arbitration in 2025 reflected the ongoing evolution in environmental, social, and governance considerations affecting sovereign risk, project viability, and dispute outcomes. Issues of social licence to operate and host State regulatory responses to environmental and social concerns continued to feature prominently.

Le Canada et l'Alberta ont conclu un accord de mise en œuvre qui modifie fondamentalement la tarification du carbone, établissant de nouveaux prix planchers, des contrats sur différence et des taux de resserrement ajustés. Comment ces changements transformeront-ils les marchés du carbone et les investissements dans les technologies propres au cours des quinze prochaines années?

On October 20, 2025, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada ("ECCC") announced on X that the Federal Government will no longer be pursuing the single-use plastics export ban under the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations.

In 2025, Canadian governments and producer‑responsibility organizations ("PROs") continued advancing innovative product stewardship and extended producer responsibility...

In 2021, the federal government listed "plastic manufactured items" ("PMI") as toxic substances under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 ("CEPA").

The Framework establishes how CEPA will be administered to fulfill the Government of Canada's duty to respect, protect and fulfill the Right

The federal government has just released its Federal Budget 2025 and it's a major update for brands, advertisers, and companies of all sizes, with potential implications for how businesses...

On September 16, 2025, the Government of Alberta announced upcoming changes to its Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Regulation (the "Regulation").