Modern Law podcast: Canada’s tortuous path to decarbonization
Law professor Kristen van de Biezenbos discusses Canada's net zero challenge in light of the complexities of federal, provincial, territorial and Indigenous relations.
In the latest episode, we explore the intricate issues Canada faces in meeting its net-zero commitments.
It's clear that achieving deep decarbonization will require unprecedented changes in our energy sector that involve substantial investments in low-carbon energy sources and crucially, political action -- easier said than done given our federal structure.
It's why we aim in this episode to give listeners a sense of how electricity distribution works in this country, how it came to be this way, and how it operates in the context of our constitutional division of powers.
To help us understand the stakes, and how our efforts compare to climate action in the US, we invited Kristen van de Biezenbos, a law professor at California Western who teaches environmental, energy and climate change Law. She has written extensively about energy justice and electricity regulation, and her research has brought her to Canada – she taught for several years at the University of Calgary, focusing on energy transmission policy. She continues to serve as an expert on the mitigation panel for the Canadian Climate Institute, which advises the federal government on climate change.
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