Interested in climate economics? You are invited to the launch of two new books.
Process as Power: The Legitimacy of Indigenous Consultation in British Columbia Environmental Assessments by Minh Do
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance: Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure by Amy Janzwood
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 3:00–4:30 PM
Location: Max Gluskin House Lounge, 150 St George St, Toronto, M5S 3G7
Register via Eventbrite
The Department of Economics, the Environmental Governance Lab, and the Lawson Climate Institute are delighted to present the launch event for new publications by both Dr. Minh Do, Assistant Professor, University of Guelph, and Dr. Amy Janzwood, Assistant Professor, McGill University.
Process as Power (UBC Press, 2026) is an examination of how Indigenous consultation is implemented in British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment process. Drawing on judicial decisions, environmental assessment reports, and interviews, the book demonstrates how consultation processes themselves become key sites where the legitimacy of state authority is negotiated and contested.
In Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance (UBC Press, 2025) is an investigation of the coalitions formed to oppose two major pipeline projects: the expansion of Trans Mountain, which was completed, and Northern Gateway, which was never built. Drawing on extensive documents and in-depth interviews with oil executives, senior government officials, coalition organizers, and lawyers, she analyzes the alliances, strategies, and conflicts that have shaped resistance movements and the politics of energy infrastructure.
Environmental Governance Lab co-director Professor Matthew Hoffmann will open the event. Professor Kate Neville will chair the event and serve as discussant. Q&A session and reception to follow.
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