February 14, 2012 – A Low-Carbon Growth Plan for Canada: The Role of Energy
Meeting Overview
The focus of the CP6 program is on the identification of the opportunities that a low-carbon future holds for Canada; as well as identifying some of the key risks to Canada in the global transition of a low-carbon economy. The NRT is convening a group of energy experts from across Canada, to inform our research on energy-emission considerations. In this meeting we will discuss:
- what the experts see as Canada’s opportunities and risks (or challenges) for Canada in a carbon-constrained future?
- what governments can do to enhance the opportunities and address the challenges through their policies?
A global low-carbon transition is underway and Canada needs a low-carbon growth plan to compete as the world economy becomes more carbon-constrained. In the sixth and final report in the two-year Climate Prosperity initiative exploring how Canada can not only cope with climate change, but prosper through it, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRT) is examining the risks and opportunities inherent in the global transition to a low-carbon economy. The focus is on articulating a feasible and coherent policy framework for ensuring Canadian economic growth and competitiveness under future global carbon constraints – or, phrased differently, to develop a low-carbon growth plan for Canada.
Improved technology, higher energy prices, clean energy technology, and concerns about climate change are creating new market forces for transforming energy systems around the world, including Canada’s. We believe that the transformation of Canada’s energy systems will need to be a central component of a low-carbon growth plan. Our report will identify key components of this energy transformation necessary to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions and take advantage of new economic opportunities, focusing on issues of energy supply, power generation, and transportation fuels. The format for this event will be a facilitated round table discussion of a select group of approximately 15 leading experts in various fields of energy, power generation, transportation and policy.
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Participants
Martin Adelaar
Principal
ICF Marbek
Jill Baker
Senior Policy Advisor
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
Eric Beynon
Director, Strategy & Policy
IC02N
Jim Burpee
President & Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Electricity Association
Michael Cleland
Advisor
Canada West Foundation
Len Coad
Director, Energy, Environment and Technology Policy
The Conference Board of Canada
Paul Cobb
Senior Technical and Policy Advisor, Public Sector Services
Pembina Institute
John Cuddihy
Senior Policy Advisor
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
René Drolet
Director, Policy and Research
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
Bruce Dudley
Chief Executive Officer
The Delphi Group
Heather Ebbs
Writer
Ubquitext Communications
Pierre Lundahl
Consultant
Canadian Hydropower Association
Robert Lyng
Vice President (Acting), Sustainable Development
Ontario Power Generation
Don MacKInnon
NRT Member
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
David McLaughlin
President and CEO
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
Wishart Robson
Climate Change Advisor to the President and CEO
Nexen Inc.
Dave Sawyer
Director, Climate Change & Energy
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Merran Smith
Director, Tides Canada Energy Initiative
Tides Canada
Seton Stiebert
Associate
EnviroEconomics
NRT Staff
Denise Edwards
Administrative Assistant
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
Isabella Kavafian
Research Associate
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
Sumeet Tandon
Research Associate
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
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