Resources for Policy Makers
Our robust legal research allows the team to provide specific policy recommendations that can help policy makers in developing policies related to directors’ duties and climate change, including climate-related disclosures.
Collaboratively Building a Climate-Resilient Economy and Financial System in BC
Collaboratively Building a Climate-Resilient Financial System in BC was a first of its kind workshop of financial sector organizations, financial service providers, risk consultancy providers, climate action professionals and financial regulators. The workshop was hosted collaboratively by the Vancouver Economic Commission, the Pembina Institute, the BC Financial Services Authority as an invitation-only portion of the […]
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Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change – Summary for Policymakers
The Summary for Policymakers (SPM) provides a high-level summary of the key findings of the Working Group III Report. The Working Group III report provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges, and examines the sources of global emissions. It explains developments in emission reduction and mitigation efforts, assessing the impact […]
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Summary of Submissions to Canadian Securities Administrators on Proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) received 131 submissions on proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (NI 51-107) during the four-month public consultation period, of which 94% were from organizations and 6% were from individuals. We published a summary of the 131 submissions. This is a Canada Climate Law Initiative publication.
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Greening Sovereign Debt Performance
This report sets out the case for moving sovereign debt markets towards the explicit valuation of natural capital, and for greater use of performance-linked instruments to deepen creditor and debtor sharing of associated risks and opportunities. Advancing these two developments would be a much needed and timely development in addressing the short-term debt crisis and […]
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Canada: Governance Implications in the Net-Zero Transition
Canada ranks highly among the developed countries that have provided government support to the fossil fuel sector, but this situation is changing. To address the climate emergency, Canada has legally committed to achieving net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. How our federal, provincial, and territorial governments spend public dollars […]
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability – Summary for Policymakers
This Summary for Policymakers (SPM) presents key findings of the Working Group II (WGII) contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the IPCC. The report builds on the WGII contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the IPCC, three Special Reports , and the Working Group I (WGI) contribution to the AR6 cycle. […]
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