Canada has missed every greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction target that has been set prior to its 2030 target. In order to meet our obligations to address climate change, a legal framework is needed to ensure accountability.
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Since the Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker expansion project (TMX) was first proposed in 2013, there has been a series of legal challenges over government decisions to approve the project.
Publication Date: April 2020
Pages: 1
In January 2020, the BC government sought public input on the province's emergency management legislation.
Publication Date: January 2020
Pages: 5
In January 2020, the BC government invited the public to share their views about a climate adaptation strategy for British Columbia.
Publication Date: January 2020
Pages: 6
With a federal election approaching this fall, Canada’s political parties are preparing their climate platforms.
Publication Date: June 2019
Pages: 16
With the CleanBC plan, the BC government has committed to the development of a climate accountability framework. West Coast Environmental Law and our allies agree that it is essential for the climate accountability process outlined in CleanBC be grounded in law.
Publication Date: June 2019
Pages: 4
In January 2017, over 50 BC-based environmental groups asked the province’s local governments to consider a class action lawsuit to recover a share of their climate-related costs from global fossil fuel companies.
Publication Date: April 2019
Pages: 4
Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, is about protecting a remote an ecologically important place from the introduction of a risk that does not currently exist there, namely the introduction of bulk crude oil tanker traffic.
Publication Date: April 2019
Pages: 12
In December 2018, the BC government introduced its new climate plan – CleanBC – which includes a number of important steps to help reduce the province's greenhouse gas emissions and move toward a more sustainable economy.
Publication Date: February 2019
Pages: 3
West Coast Environmental Law joins 33 environmental, justice and community organizations to urge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Catherine McKenna to institute a robust approach to climate accountability to ensure we do not miss our targets.
Publication Date: December 2018
Pages: 5