Saxe Facts http://envirolaw.com Climate, Energy, Environment Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:25:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.1 Becoming a corporate director http://envirolaw.com/becoming-a-corporate-director/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=becoming-a-corporate-director http://envirolaw.com/becoming-a-corporate-director/#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:59:01 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1677 One of the ways I hope to make a difference is by sitting on appropriate corporate boards. I am therefore honoured and grateful to have been one of the four featured candidates in A Seat at the Table‘s December 2021/ January 2022 advertising campaign, which appeared on the back of the Globe and Mail front […]

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]]> http://envirolaw.com/becoming-a-corporate-director/feed/ 0 Roadmap to Net Zero http://envirolaw.com/roadmap-to-net-zero/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roadmap-to-net-zero http://envirolaw.com/roadmap-to-net-zero/#respond Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:11:09 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1642 I spent much of 2021 preparing, and consulting on, the Green Party of Ontario Roadmap to Net Zero, the plan that sets the Canadian benchmark for action on climate, environment and equity. This free webinar gives an overview of the plan and answers many audience questions. Enjoy!

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]]> http://envirolaw.com/roadmap-to-net-zero/feed/ 0 Fast green transition will save money too http://envirolaw.com/fast-green-transition-will-save-money-too/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fast-green-transition-will-save-money-too http://envirolaw.com/fast-green-transition-will-save-money-too/#respond Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:22:28 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1637 An excellent new report from Oxford shows that a rapid green #energytransition will likely save many trillions of dollars – even before accounting for climate damages and co-benefits of climate policy, such as #cleanairforall. How? Continue exponentially increasing deployment of #solar PV, #wind, #batteries, and #hydrogen electrolyzers for the next decade, just as planned in […]

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]]> http://envirolaw.com/fast-green-transition-will-save-money-too/feed/ 0 Wouldn’t you like to live here? http://envirolaw.com/wouldnt-you-like-to-live-here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wouldnt-you-like-to-live-here http://envirolaw.com/wouldnt-you-like-to-live-here/#respond Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:27:09 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1624 This is a photo of the Richards Complete Street project in Vancouver. Today, Richards Street has safe bike lanes plus a universal design buffer (avoiding conflicts with seniors and the disabled) which also creates dedicated permeable space for tree roots and rainwater. This project is a finalist in the upcoming Brownie awards contest, which I […]

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]]> http://envirolaw.com/wouldnt-you-like-to-live-here/feed/ 0 Climate chaos worsens inequality, but climate policies shouldn’t http://envirolaw.com/climate-chaos-worsens-inequality-but-climate-policies-shouldnt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-chaos-worsens-inequality-but-climate-policies-shouldnt http://envirolaw.com/climate-chaos-worsens-inequality-but-climate-policies-shouldnt/#respond Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:34:04 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1620 Canadians have not engaged very productively with the debate about whether the climate crisis and inequality are competing causes in a zero-sum game. But bold public policy can improve them both at the same time. See my article in Corporate Knights. Or keep reading here: The climate crisis and inequality – are they competing causes […]

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]]> http://envirolaw.com/climate-chaos-worsens-inequality-but-climate-policies-shouldnt/feed/ 0 Zero Carbon Law http://envirolaw.com/zero-carbon-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zero-carbon-law http://envirolaw.com/zero-carbon-law/#respond Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:36:45 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1612 Any serious #climateaction plan should start with a Zero Carbon Law and a binding Fair Share Carbon Budget. Check out the Green Party of Ontario’s groundbreaking Bill 32 in the Ontario Legislature, and the Toronto Star’s article about it. Plus, watch for our big announcement tomorrow.

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]]> http://envirolaw.com/zero-carbon-law/feed/ 0 Climate Change and Sustainable Finance http://envirolaw.com/climate-change-and-sustainable-finance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-and-sustainable-finance http://envirolaw.com/climate-change-and-sustainable-finance/#respond Sun, 24 Oct 2021 14:21:33 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1610 #climatechange and #sustainablefinance at @masseycollege: join our expert panel Tom Rand, Robin Edger, Alex Chapman and me to explore what Canada’s financial community is doing now to build a #greeneconomy, especially #Cleancapitalism and Canadian venture capitalists; Property assessed clean energy programs #PACE, and the Canadian insurance industry. Nov. 2 at noon. Register https://www.masseycollege.ca/events/cc-and-sustainable-finance/

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]]> http://envirolaw.com/climate-change-and-sustainable-finance/feed/ 0 Indigenous voices in climate action http://envirolaw.com/indigenous-voices-in-climate-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indigenous-voices-in-climate-action http://envirolaw.com/indigenous-voices-in-climate-action/#respond Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:24:06 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1596 Dear friends, Ambassador Rosemary McCarney and I are continuing our climate action series at Massey College. If you haven’t heard it yet, don’t miss the discussion of human and planetary health that took place September 23rd. The next scintillating conversation will take place at noon on October 12th and will be focussed on the role […]

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]]> http://envirolaw.com/indigenous-voices-in-climate-action/feed/ 0 Electric vehicle charging takes off in the Bruce Peninsula http://envirolaw.com/electric-vehicle-charging-takes-off-in-the-bruce-peninsula/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=electric-vehicle-charging-takes-off-in-the-bruce-peninsula http://envirolaw.com/electric-vehicle-charging-takes-off-in-the-bruce-peninsula/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:58:03 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1588 Want to read an inspiring Ontario case study of how a small NGO swiftly transformed electric vehicle charging in a thinly populated rural and tourist area? Warmest congratulations to the Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association for making electric vehicle charging widely available from Tobermory to Lion’s Head in just a few months. From a standing start […]

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]]> http://envirolaw.com/electric-vehicle-charging-takes-off-in-the-bruce-peninsula/feed/ 0 More evidence that Alberta’s oil industry is not “ethical” http://envirolaw.com/more-evidence-that-albertas-oil-industry-is-not-ethical/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-evidence-that-albertas-oil-industry-is-not-ethical http://envirolaw.com/more-evidence-that-albertas-oil-industry-is-not-ethical/#respond Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:13:46 +0000 https://saxefacts.com/?p=1578 Alberta claims to have an ethical oil industry. An ethical industry would pay its way and clean up its own mess. This is called the Polluter Pay principle and it’s fundamental to Canadian environmental law. Unfortunately, that’s not what’s happening in Alberta. The Alberta Liabilities Disclosure Project’s new report, The Big Cleanup, shows that, over […]

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