Climate Change, Carbon Markets and Environmental Finance

• Generate Capital / StormFisher Environmental on all aspects of its Ontario biogas infrastructure assets including renewable natural gas offtake agreements, power purchase agreements and CFR compliance credit matters.
• Northland Power in respect of commercial offtake agreements in relation to its renewable energy and battery storage projects in Alberta.
• Scotiabank in respect of its procurement of renewable energy credits from the Spring Coulee solar farm in Alberta
• A major global brewer in its procurement of renewable energy from a wind farm in Alberta in support of specific commercial advertising campaigns and corporate reporting objectives.
• Ontario-based industrial purchases and sales of surplus federal OBPS credits prior to the start of the Ontario Emission Performance Standard in 2022.
• EnCana Corporation in its application for a pilot carbon capture and sequestration project.
• Mid-stream company in respect of the acquisition of off-set credits.
• Major petrochemical company and various manufacturing sector clients in relation to their emissions credit purchase and trading matters, including assessing anticipated regulatory regimes, developing and negotiating risk and cost-sharing arrangements.
• Major well-service company seeking to create and/or modify emissions quantification protocol and participate in Alberta and federal climate change regulatory regimes.
• Chemical manufacturing, oil and gas, asset managers, electronic marketplace, industrial suppliers and purchasers of steam, CO2 and energy sector clients on the regulatory requirements to provide emissions trading products and services and climate change and environmental attributes considerations in the context of commercial transactions.

Regulatory compliance

• Several major natural resource developers, fuel suppliers and renewable energy developers across Canada concerning all aspects of compliance with existing and emerging climate change legislation, including the TIER system in Alberta and the federal Clean Fuel Regulations, as well as advising on climate change issues in the context of environmental assessment and regulatory approvals.
• Major energy and manufacturing companies on disclosure obligations for climate change and potential legal implications of greenhouse gas management regimes.
• Advising multiple global commodities trading platforms in connection with offering contracts and services in Canadian emissions markets.
• Advising multiple compliance and marketing and trading clients in connection with Ontario emission allowances under the Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018 (Ontario).

Litigation

• Advised a variety of industry clients regarding climate change litigation risks, including class actions.
• Major international resource developer defending against an appeal of a regulatory refusal to revoke project authorization based on alleged failure to meet greenhouse gas commitments.