Publications

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Surrey's Rising Climate Costs
Author: Andrew Gage
Publication Date: September 2025
Pages: 29
Topics:
Open Letter to Prime Minister Carney re: Criteria for National Interest Projects
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: September 2025
Pages: 4
Topics: Building Canada Act, Bill C-5
Open Letter: Implications of International Court of Justice Opinion for BC
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: August 2025
Pages: 7
Topics: International Court of Justice, Climate Change, Climate Law
WCEL Submission to the CleanBC Review
Author: Andrew Gage, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: July 2025
Pages: 8
Topics: CleanBC, climate policy, climate action
An Ounce of Prevention: How Strong Environmental Laws Contribute to a Prosperous and Resilient Canada
Author: Anna Johnston and Kristen Theriault
Publication Date: June 2025
Pages: 57
Topics: Impact assessment, deregulation, strong environmental laws, environmental disasters, cumulative effects
BC Climate Emergency Campaign's 2024 Climate Action Progress Report
Author: Multiple Authors
Publication Date: January 2025
Pages: 48
Topics: climate action, climate policy
Letter to Cabinet: Urgently release the oil & gas emissions cap
Author: West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: September 2024
Pages: 3
Topics: Oil & gas emissions cap, climate solutions, climate policy
WCEL Submissions on the Regulatory Framework for an Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap
Author: Anna Johnston, Staff Lawyer, Andrew Gage, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: February 2024
Pages: 7
Topics: Oil and gas emissions cap, climate crisis, climate solutions
WCEL Submission to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources Regarding Bill C-49
Author: Erin Gray, Staff Lawyer, Stephanie Hewson, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: February 2024
Pages: 7
Topics: Marine protection, ocean conservation, marine renewable energy, offshore oil & gas production
Regulating Canada’s oil and gas industry with a strong emissions cap
Author: Multiple Authors
Publication Date: September 2023
Pages: 9
Topics: Climate change, emissions cap, oil and gas emissions