Climate Change in the Canadian Impact Assessment Process

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dc.contributor.advisorStewart, Fenner L.
dc.contributor.advisorWright, David W.
dc.contributor.authorAjayi, Adewale Oluwapelumi
dc.contributor.committeememberIngelson, Allan
dc.contributor.committeememberOshionebo, Evaristus
dc.date2020-11
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-14T13:52:43Z
dc.date.available2020-09-14T13:52:43Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-10
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines how climate change, particularly upstream and downstream greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), have been considered in Canadian environmental impact assessment (EIA) of energy projects. The legal and policy framework on EIA for energy projects has evolved, and the recent transition from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 (CEAA 2012) regime to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) is the most recent change. Although the CEAA 2012 and the IAA share similarities, they have different requirements with respect to GHG emissions. One of the major differences is that the IAA makes climate change considerations an essential factor for the assessment and decision-making phases of the review and approval of a proposed energy project. Under CEAA 2012, climate change considerations were not clearly spelt out, though there were several avenues for GHGs to be considered in the assessment process. This thesis reviews the former regime and practice under CEAA 2012, then examines the new regime, and the GHGs consideration in the EIA process in the United States of America (U.S).en_US
dc.identifier.citationAjayi, A. O. (2020). Climate Change in the Canadian Impact Assessment Process (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38186
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112521
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyLawen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Impact Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectImpact Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Lawen_US
dc.subjectUpstream and Downstream Emissionsen_US
dc.subjectGreenhouse Gases (GHGs)en_US
dc.subjectOil and Gas Lawen_US
dc.subject.classificationLawen_US
dc.titleClimate Change in the Canadian Impact Assessment Processen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineLawen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Laws (LLM)en_US
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