Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reveal gaps in knowledge about energy industries, federal and provincial governments and indigenous communities’ energy management policies and practices, as well as to highlight areas requiring further research and knowledge development....

Aim: This article provides insight into the portfolio of regulations advancing Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) deployment. Using a taxonomy of policy portfolio tools adapted for regulations specific to CCS, this research identifies regulatory gaps as well as supports for CCS projects. Design /...

Aim: This editorial article provides a general introduction into the topic of this special issue on emerging issues in energy, climate change and sustainability management. Design/Research methods: This article is based on a comprehensive review of this special edition journal and a comparison...

"Although there is considerable historical literature describing the social and economic impact of drought on the prairies in the 1930s, little has been written about the challenges presented by drought in more contemporary times. The drought of 2001-02 was, for example, the most recent...

Canada produced 729 megatonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2018 and approximately 10 per cent of that came from the country’s agricultural sector. Different farming operations produce varying amounts of GHGs, whether they are small animal or crop farms, or large beef cattle...

Saskatchewan, a Canadian prairie province, has recently begun to restructure the provincial energy system. The institutional, technological and social bases of the Saskatchewan power regime have been disrupted by both exogenous pressures and endogenous problems, providing an opportunity for...

This paper explores the perceptions of policy makers and rural agricultural producers in respect of policy framing and adaptation to climate change, social learning and stakeholder input (participation) surrounding two successful agri-environmental programmes in Saskatchewan, Canada. Given the...