Browsing by Author "Lucas, Alastair R."
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Item Open Access A legal framework for forest resources management in developing countries: issues and problems of sustainable development(1995) Kasimbazi, Emmanuel B.; Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access A legal strategy to revise the approved South Saskatchewan River Basin management plan(2007) Grumbach, Rachelle; Lucas, Alastair R.The Approved South Saskatchewan River Basin Management Plan (SSRBMP) is a multiphased example of a regional watershed plan recommended by Alberta's Water for Life Strategy. The purpose of this water management plan is to resolve water management issues. There are several challenges for implementation of this plan, including: (1) almost full allocation of the water supply in the Bow and Oldman rivers without commitments to instream flow needs, (2) limited available scientific information for making predictions on the adverse impacts from incremental withdrawal and the benefits of incremental flow restoration, and (3) demand for water is expected to exceed the supply of water when existing licenses, a commitment to protect the aquatic environment, and future growth are factored together. There are tools within the Water Act and the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act to implement the goal ofreliable quality water supplies and aquatic ecosystem protection. The precautionary principle may be used to aid in the interpretation of statutory provisions in favour of environmental protection.Item Open Access A Methodological Roadmap to Determine the Effectiveness of Carbon Policies(2020-08) Canney, Mateo Sanin; Lucas, Alastair R.; Millington, DinaraIn the struggle to combat climate change carbon policies have been presented as an efficient and effective method for reducing GHG emissions while minimizing economic impacts. Policy implementation worldwide has grown considerably over the past decade with an ever-growing percentage of global emissions being covered by different forms of carbon policies. There is however a low quantity of evidence-based literature on the effectiveness of the carbon pricing models currently in place. I document a statistical, econometric modeling technique developed and used by the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI), to evaluate the Environmental Effectiveness of different Carbon Policies worldwide. A case study using the methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of the British Columbia Carbon tax is presented showing it to be ineffective at increasing emissions effectiveness while having a positive impact on economic growth.Item Open Access The Canadian Environmental Protection Act(Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1987) Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Combating electronic waste disposa in West Africa: looking beyond the public-private partnership option(2010) Komolafe, Olakunle Dipupo; Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Constitutional and international trade law challenges to provincial regulation of water exports(2002) Winterbourne, Katie Jane; Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Crown Corporations and Natural Resources Management(Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1984) Lucas, Alastair R.; Barton, BarryItem Open Access Decommissioning of oil and gas facilities off the east coast of Canada: an analysis based on the international legal context and regulatory decision-making theory(2002) Abraham, Phillip David; Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Environment in the Courtroom II(University of Calgary Press, 2023-01-15) Lucas, Alastair R.; Ingelson, Allan E.Courts, regulatory tribunals, and international bodies are often seen as a last line of defense for environmental protection. Governmental bodies at the national and provincial level enact and enforce environmental law, and their decisions and actions are the focus of public attention and debate. Court and tribunal decisions may have significant effects on environmental outcomes, corporate practices, and raise questions of how they may best be effectively and efficiently enforced on an ongoing basis. Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II examines major contemporary environmental issues from an environmental law and policy perspective. Expanding and building upon the concepts explored in Environment in the Courtroom, it focuses on issues that have, or potentially could be, the subject of judicial and regulatory tribunal processes and decisions. This comprehensive work brings together leading environmental law and policy specialists to address the protection of the marine environment, issues in Canadian wildlife protection, and the enforcement of greenhouse gas emissions regulation. Drawing on a wide range of viewpoints, Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II asks specific questions about and provides detailed examination of Canada’s international climate obligations, carbon pricing, trading and emissions regulations in oil production, agriculture, and international shipping, the protection of marine mammals and the marine environment, Indigenous rights to protect and manage wildlife, and much more. This is an essential book for students, scholars, and practitioners of environmental law.Item Open Access Environmental Law: Lessons from the European Community(Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1990) Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Environmental Protection Under the Peace, Order and Good Government Power – The Crown Zellerbach Case(Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1988) Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Environmental regulation of the mining industry in Zambia(2002) Nyalugwe, Kamwenje May; Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Gas Flaring and Low Carbon Development: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria, UK and Alberta(2019-04-25) Mene, Boritsefere Elizabeth; Lucas, Alastair R.; Stewart, Fenner L.; Van De Biezenbos, Kristen; Wright, David CurtisI bet if the environment could talk, it would have many things to say. If the environment could challenge certain actions by humankind on its person, everyone would have an earful. Sadly, the environment has no voice; it relies on environmental activists to tell its story and save it, or at least what remains of it. In this research, I tell a tale of gas flaring stemming from upstream oil and gas production in Nigeria. This comparative study analyses gas flaring in Nigerian upstream oil and gas industry as a hindrance to low carbon development, and the reasons why the 43 years efforts to phase out gas flaring are unsuccessful. It argues that if there is no address of the five obstacles to phasing out gas flaring that it discusses, Nigeria would never meet its year 2030 commitment of phasing out gas flaring which it declares in its NDC in the Paris Agreement. It uses two jurisdictions, the UK and Alberta, as comparators in determining how two other oil-producing jurisdictions address the gas flaring problems Nigeria faces in its oil and gas industry. It uses the theory of environmental ethics as a basis for the need for environmental protection and accountability in the oil and gas industry.Item Open Access Information for sustainability: a study on the treatment of industrial information in environmental law and policy and its implications for sustainable development(1996) Barrera-Hernandez, Lila; Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Integrating Voluntary and Regulatory Environmental Management: The Legal Framework(Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1998) Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Investment Canada and the Resource Sector(Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1985) Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Legal and institutional framework for achieving sustainable development in Nigeria through the clean development mechanism:possible lessons from India(2008) Olawuyi, Damilola S.; Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access Liability for well abandonment, reclamation, release of substances and contaminated sites in Alberta: does the polluter or beneficiary pay?(2000) Vlavianos, Nickie; Lucas, Alastair R.Item Open Access National implementation of and compliance with the Rotterdam convention: a perspective from African countries(2008) Daudu, Olurotimi Williams; Lucas, Alastair R.The Rotterdam Convention regulates international transfer of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides. Such chemical substances have been scientifically adjudged to pose unacceptable risks to human health and the environment. Under the Rotterdam Convention, international shipment of such chemicals and pesticides must not take place except with the prior informed consent of the recipient country. Given the significance of implementation to the attainment of treaty goals, this thesis examines national implementation of and compliance with the Rotterdam Convention. The thesis concludes that Nigeria and other African countries lack the capacity to effectively fulfill their obligations. It proposes specific mechanisms to strengthen national capabilities.Item Open Access Oil and gas in the Nigeria/Cameroon maritime boundary dispute: an alternative legal approach(2006) Thompson, Chidinma Bernadine; Lucas, Alastair R.