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Green with Envy? Hydrogen production in a carbon-constrained world

Droessler, Mark and Andrew Leach, (2024) Green with Envy? Hydrogen production in a carbon-constrained world, Energy Policy, Volume 186, January 2024, 113982. Open-access publication.

Preparing for a mid-life crisis: Section 92A at 40

Bankes, Nigel and Andrew Leach (2023) Preparing for a mid-life crisis: Section 92A at 40 Alberta Law Review 60(4), pages 853-882.

Canada’s Oil Sands in a Carbon-Constrained World

Leach, Andrew. (2022). Canada’s Oil Sands in a Carbon-Constrained World, *Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, published online, November 2022. Pre-publication version.

Alberta’s Renewable Electricity Program: Design, Results, and Lessons Learned

Hastings-Simon, Sara, Andrew Leach, Blake Shaffer and Tim Weis (2022) Alberta’s Renewable Electricity Program: Design, Results, and Lessons Learned, Energy Policy, Volume 171, December 2022, 113266. Pre-publication version.

Alberta’s quiet but resilient electricity transition

Thibault, Benjamin, Tim Weis, and Andrew Leach (2023). Alberta’s quiet but resilient electricity transition, accepted for publication in Mark S. Winfeld, Sustainable Energy Transitions in Canada; Challenges and Opportunities, UBC Press, 2023. Pre-publication version.

Academic Engagement within Canada’s Climate Policy Network

Leach, Andrew (forthcoming). Academic Engagement within Canada’s Climate Policy Network" in Janis Sarra and Fenner Stewart eds., Reflections on Connecting Canada’s Climate Policy Network, Canada Climate Law Initiative, 2023.

Mapping The Evolution of Canada’s Wind Energy Fleet

Noel, William, Timothy M. Weis, Qiulin Yu, Andrew Leach and Brian Fleck. (2022) Mapping The Evolution of Canada’s Wind Energy Fleet, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 167(112690), pages 1-10

The No More Pipelines Act?

Leach, Andrew. (2021) The No More Pipelines Act? Alberta Law Review 59(1), pages 7-40.

GGPPA References Case Comment

Bankes, Nigel, Andrew Leach and Martin Olszynski. (2021) Supreme Court of Canada Re-writes the National Concern Test and Upholds Federal Greenhouse Gas Legislation. A Comment on the References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, Energy Regulation Quarterly 9(2), pages 27-57.

Environmental Policy is Economic Policy

Leach, Andrew. (2021) Environmental Policy is Economic Policy: Climate Change Policy and the General Trade and Commerce Power, Ottawa Law Review 52(2), pages 97-156.

Canadian Electricity markets during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Leach, Andrew, Nic Rivers, and Blake Shaffer. (2020) Canadian Electricity markets during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Initial Assessment, Canadian Public Policy 46(S2), pages S145-S159.

ABCA GGPPA Reference Case Comment

Olszynski, Martin, Nigel Bankes, and Andrew Leach. (2020) Case Comment: Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2020 ABCA 74, Journal of Environmental Law and Practice 33(2), pages 159-184.

Seeing Double

Leach, Andrew and Eric M. Adams. (2020) Seeing Double: Peace, Order, and Good Government, and the Impact of Federal Greenhouse Emissions Legislation on Provincial Jurisdiction, Constitutional Forum 29 (1), pages 1-20.

Leave it in the Ground?

Boskovic, Branko and Andrew Leach. (2020) Leave it in the ground? Oil sands development under carbon pricing, Canadian Journal of Economics 53(2), pages 526-562.

The Economics of the Oil Sands

Heyes, Anthony, Andrew Leach and Charles F. Mason. (2018) The Economics of the Canadian Oil Sands, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 12 (2), pages 242-263.

Power play: The termination of Alberta’s PPAs

Leach, Andrew and Trevor Tombe. (2016) Power play: The termination of Alberta’s PPAs, SPP Communiqué 8 (11), 14 pages.

Alberta’s SGER

Leach, Andrew. (2012) Alberta’s Specified Gas Emitters Regulation, Canadian Tax Journal 60(4), pages 881-898.

Cycles in non-renewable resource prices

Chakravorty, Ujjayant, Andrew Leach, and Michel Moreaux. (2012) Cycles in nonrenewable resource prices with pollution and learning-by-doing, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 36(10), pages 1448-1461.

Co-optimization of CCS and oil production

Leach, Andrew, Charles F. Mason and Klaas van’t Veld. (2011) Co-optimization of oil production and carbon sequestration, Resource and Energy Economics 33, pages 893-912.

Would Hotelling Kill the Electric Car?

Chakravorty, Ujjayant, Andrew Leach, and Michel Moreaux. (2011) Would Hotelling Kill the Electric Car?, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 61(3), pages 281-296.

The Welfare Implications of Climate Change Policy

Leach, Andrew. (2009) The Welfare Implications of Climate Change Policy, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 57(2), pages 151-165..

The Climate Change Learning Curve

Leach, Andrew. (2007) The Climate Change Learning Curve, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 33, pages 1728-1752.

The Potential for Electricity Market Restructuring in Quebec

Clark, C. Robert and Andrew Leach. (2007) The Potential for Electricity Market Restructuring in Quebec, Canadian Public Policy 33(1), pages 1-19.