Posts tagged Carbon Tax
179. Matter and Energy: Carbon Pricing, Federalism, and the Future (with Steven Chaplin)
179. Matter and Energy: Carbon Pricing, Federalism, and the Future (with Steven Chaplin)

Earlier this summer, Jake Clark sat down with Professor Steven Chaplin to discuss the historical context of the Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Act. Covering the context behind the 405-page case requires looking into the history of Canadian federalism, charting its constitutional origins and evolution in a world of rapid technological expansion. In doing so, they discussed watertight compartments, uranium regulation, and why there will always be jobs for lawyers.

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Person Behind the ResumeJake ClarkJake Clark, Stephen Chaplin, Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Act, Constitutional Law, Federalism, Technology, Uranium, Canadian Lawyer, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Tax
140. Carbon Pricing at the SCC: Where We Are and Where We May Go (with Prof. Nathalie Chalifour and Prof. Jeremy de Beer)
140. Carbon Pricing at the SCC: Where We Are and Where We May Go (with Prof. Nathalie Chalifour and Prof. Jeremy de Beer)

In the wake of three provincial challenges to Canada’s federal carbon pricing law, the Supreme Court is currently deliberating the legal future of Canada’s emissions targets. Both Prof. Nathalie Chalifour and Prof. Jeremy de Beer intervened before the Court. Host Jake Clark sat down with the two sustainability law experts last autumn, shortly after the case was heard, to discuss the case and what it means for Canada’s domestic and international legal obligations.

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Supreme Court, Ecological Law, Public Law SeriesJake ClarkNathalie Chalifour, Jeremy de Beer, Jake Clark, Smart Prosperity Institute, National Association of Women and the Law, Friends of the Earth, Constitutional Law, Division of Powers, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Tax, Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act