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Joint letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney re: Integrity and effectiveness of Canada's industrial carbon pricing framework to support climate competitiveness
Author: Caroline Brouillette (Climate Action Network Canada), Jessica Clogg (West Coast Environmental Law), Patricia Fuller (International Institute for Sustainable Development), Tim Gray (Environmental Defence), Beverly Gingras (Conservation Council of New Brunswick), Pierre Iachetti (David Suzuki Foundation), Daniel Rotman (Équiterre), Chris Severson-Baker (Pembina Institute)
Publication Date: March 2026
Pages: 3
Topics: climate solutions, carbon pricing, climate change, energy, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, economics, industry
WCEL Submission, Driving Effective Carbon Markets in Canada
Author: Anna Johnston
Publication Date: January 2026
Pages:
Topics: Federal climate policy, Oil and gas emissions cap, Industrial carbon tax, Consumer carbon tax, Zero EV Mandate, Ottawa-Alberta MOU
Brief: Legal and Historical Risk Analysis of a Northwest Coast Pipeline
Author: Anna Johnston, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: November 2025
Pages: 3
Topics: Oil Pipelines & Tankers
Surrey's Rising Climate Costs
Author: Andrew Gage, Staff Lawyer
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