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Environmental Economics 3755
UNB ECON 3755 Fall 2013
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Economics
Undergraduate 3
12/09/2013

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Term
Where does the Federal Government have authority to make environmental policies?
Definition
  • Ocean 
  • Inland Fisheries 
  • Shipping 
  • Federal Land/ Waters 
  • International Pollution
Term
Name 2 Federal Environment- Related Acts
Definition
  • Canadian Fisheries Act Canadian Waters Act
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act
  • Canadian Assessment Act
Term
Name 2 Federal International Agreements and describe
Definition
  • Ozone Annex - aims to reduce transboundary air pollution Kyoto
  • Protocol - sets binding obligations on industrialized countries 
  • Marrakesh Accords - sets rules of meeting targets in the Kyoto Protocol
  • Basel Convention - aims to reduce movements of hazardous waste between nations, especially from developed to developing countries.
Term
Name 2 Federal Environmental Accords
Definition
  • Canada-wide Accord on Environmental Harmonization 
  • Canada-Manitoba Agreement on Environmental Assessment cooperation
  • Canada-US Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Term
Name 1 Federal Environmental Guildline
Definition
  • Canadian Environmental Quality Guideline 
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Guildline
Term
Name 1 Federal Environmental Program
Definition
  • National Vehicle Scrappage Program
  • National Air Quality Forecast Program
  • National Smog Program
Term
Where does the Provincial or Municipal government have authority?
Definition
  • Provincial Land/ Resources
  • Controlling Local Works
  • Protecting Property and Civil Rights
Term
Name 2 Provincal Acts
Definition
  • NB Clean Environment Act
  • SK Environmental Assessment Act
  • ON Environmental Protection Act
Term
In response to the 1980 court case, what are 2 rules in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act?
Definition
  1. Prohibits private groups from forcing federal governments to enact on environmental impact assessment
  2. Removed requirement that provinical projects affecting federal lands were required to enact a federal EIA
Term
Montreal Protocol
Definition

International tredy to phase-out Ozone depleting substances

Term
Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Definition
Focuses on the control of toxic substances
Term
National Smog Program
Definition
Helped establish provincial emission tagets for NOx and VOCs
Term
Canada's Green Plan
Definition
A strategy and action plan for sustainable development
Term
Energy Efficiency Act
Definition
Technology standards for efficiency performance
Term
Name the 3 major Federal Water Policies
Definition
  1. Federal Fisheries Act
  2. Federal Water Act
  3. National Water Quality Guildline
Term
Federal Fisheries Act
Definition

Ban a small number of substances that were deemed harmful to fish, includes:

  • Zero discharge emission standard on mercury
  • Zero discharge emission standard on diozines and furrons
  • Emission standards on metal minning, petroleum refining, and meat processing
Term
Federal Water Act
Definition

Regulate inter-jurisdicational water pollution emissions from waste-water treatment plants, including:

  • Established amibient standards on phosphorus, subsidies provided

 

Term
Name 5 other Federal Water Pollution Policies and descibe
Definition
  • Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act: purpose is to set aside ocean areas for “protecting and conserving representative marine areas for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the people of Canada and the world.”
  • Canada Marine Act: is intended to make the system of Canadian ports efficient and provide a high level of safety and environmental protection
  • Canada Shipping Act: includes provisions related to pollution from ships and boating, regulation of marine traffic, marine safety, registration of vessels, ship salvage, etc.
  • International River Improvement Act and International Boundary Waters Treaty Act: regulates the use of rivers flowing over Canada-U.S. borders.
  • Navigable Waters Protection Act: primary purpose is protection of the public right of navigation and regulating structures that interfere with navigation such as dams, bridges and piers
  • Oceans Act: sets out international law for Canada’s responsibilities, and specifies tools for protecting Canada’s ocean environment.
  • Species at Risk Act: prevent wildlife species (including fish) from becoming extinct or lost from the wild, and to help in the recovery of species at risk from human activities.
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act, and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act: have water-related content.
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