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FINDING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS

OUR PROCESS

Our process helps Canada achieve sustainable development solutions that integrate environmental and economic considerations to ensure the lasting prosperity and well-being of our nation.

RESEARCH

We rigorously research and conduct high quality analysis on issues of sustainable development. Our thinking is original and thought provoking.

CONVENE

We convene opinion leaders and experts from across Canada around our table to share their knowledge and diverse perspectives. We stimulate debate and integrate polarities. We create a context for possibilities to emerge.

ADVISE

We generate ideas and provide realistic solutions to advise governments, Parliament and Canadians. We proceed with resolve and optimism to bring Canada’s economy and environment closer together.

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We convene opinion leaders and experts from across Canada around our table to share their knowledge and diverse perspectives. We stimulate debate and integrate polarities. We create a context for possibilities to emerge. We meet Canadians from every region of the country to engage them in our deliberations. In fact, the NRT is the only national organization with a direct mandate from Parliament to engage Canadians in the generation and promotion of sustainable development advice and solutions.

Upcoming Events

April 27, 2012

Facing the Elements: Building Business Resilience in a Changing Climate

The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy is pleased to release two more reports as part of our Climate Prosperity series on how business can and should adapt to climate change. Our “Advisory Report” to government and “Business Primer” for companies set out practical information, advice, and recommendations on the business case for climate adaptation and how this can positively affect bottom lines. With practical case studies and real-world examples from “climate pacesetting companies”, we show what business and government can do now to build business resilience and ensure continued prosperity while facing the elements. [Read the reports]

Latest Events

Water Forecasts and Water Pricing Responses – February 16, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario READ
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Water Forecasts and Water Pricing Responses – February 16, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario

Meeting Overview In the report Changing Currents: Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors, the NRTEE made the implicit assumption that water use in the natural resource sectors will rise in the future with increased production.  However, it was pointed out that this is not always the case and in fact the…

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Canada-U.S. Joint Session with the Peterson Institute for International Economics – Washington, D.C. – February 10, 2011

David McLaughlin, NRTEE President and CEO, and Dale Beugin, NRTEE Policy Advisor presented the findings of the NRTEE’s recent report Parallel Paths: Canada-U.S. Climate Policy Choices at a meeting of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C.

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NRT Plenary Session – December 1-2, 2010 – Ottawa, Ontario READ
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NRT Plenary Session – December 1-2, 2010 – Ottawa, Ontario

NRT Members are distinguished sustainability leaders active in businesses, universities, environmental groups, labour and public policy from across Canada.

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Water Use Information Roundtable – November 25, 2010 – Ottawa, Ontario READ
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Water Use Information Roundtable – November 25, 2010 – Ottawa, Ontario

The NRTEE identified shortcomings in our knowledge of water use by the natural resource sectors as a key challenge in sustainably managing the resource.

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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 21, 2010 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan READ
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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 21, 2010 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Organized by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) in collaboration with the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC).

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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 20, 2010 – Vancouver, British Columbia READ
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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 20, 2010 – Vancouver, British Columbia

Organized by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) in collaboration with the Fraser Basin Council (FBC).

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