EC238 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Kyoto Protocol, Ozone Depletion, Smog
Document Summary
General points about canadian environmental policy: incentive-based policies are much less common than command-and-control policies, there has been a reluctance to impose specific standards. The key to understanding canadian environmental policy is to recognize that most regulatory powers applicable to the environment lie with the provincial governments. Concurrency a situation where more than one level of government has laws applying to the same activity or thing. Chapter 15 environmental policy and institutions in canada: an overview. Paramountcy if more than one level of government has a law covering the same thing, the federal government"s law has precedence over provincial law. Stakeholder"s groups public, private-sector, and non-governmental organizations that have an interest in a particular aspect of public policy such as the environment. Voluntary emissions reductions reductions in emissions taken by polluters even though there are no laws or regulations requiring these reductions.
