The rule may require coal and gas-fired power plants, both new and old, to use carbon and capture sequestration and hydrogen-fueled generation technologies to reduce emissions and achieve an up-to 90% CO2 capture rate by 2035 (for natural gas plants) or 2040 (for existing coal plants scheduled to operate past that date).

On April 14th, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice dismissed the climate action case Mathur v. Ontario, in which seven youth plaintiffs alleged that Ontario’s lacklustre 2018 climate plan, adopted following Doug Ford’s election to premier, violates the Charter rights of today’s youth and future generations.

Roughly 190 nations at COP15 in Montreal adopted a “landmark” treaty to conserve at least 30% of Earth’s lands and oceans, halve global food waste, and mobilize $200 billion per year in biodiversity-related funding from public and private sources by 2030. 

Environment and Climate Change Canada proposed forthcoming regulations aimed at incentivizing low-emission passenger vehicle adoption in Canada. The regulations will take effect in 2026 and create a program of credits and deficits to reward car manufacturers and importers for meeting “zero emission vehicle” sales quotas.

Though the Ford government claims the law is intended to spur affordable housing construction, opposition parties and civil society groups have criticized the bill as primarily benefiting real estate developers exacerbating urban sprawl, degrading energy efficiency standards, and scraping away much-needed municipal revenue.

COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt was among the more disappointing COPs, with little accomplished in terms of ratcheting up countries’ emission reduction efforts. But, with some big developments in terms of “loss and damage” funding for developing nations, it was not inconsequential. Here’s a summary of the conference in 10 points covering its five greatest achievements and five most notable failures.

Last month, Environment and Climate Change Canada released Faster and Further: Canada’s Methane Strategy. The document set out Canada’s plan to reduce methane emissions across key economic sectors of the Canadian economy, while positioning the country to benefit from potential economic opportunities that may arise from such action.

Last month, Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks proposed amendments to the Emissions Performance Standards program that regulates industrial greenhouse gas emissions in the province. The proposed program amendments aim to ensure it remains in compliance with the federal government’s carbon pricing benchmark standards for 2023-2030.

When it comes to getting landlords to retrofit the buildings responsible for up to 18% of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, bad incentives are leading to bad outcomes.

On Friday, the United States House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act, clearing the way for President Biden to imminently sign the legislation, which passed the Senate last week, into law.