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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

Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 18, 2010 – Toronto, Ontario READ
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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 18, 2010 – Toronto, Ontario

Organized by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS).

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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 14, 2010 – Montreal, Quebec READ
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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 14, 2010 – Montreal, Quebec

Organized by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS).

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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 13, 2010 – Dartmouth, Nova Scotia READ
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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 13, 2010 – Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Organized by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS), in collaboration with Nova Scotia Environment.

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October 2010

Degrees of Change – Regional Sessions

To generate a national conversation on the impacts of climate change and potential solutions, the National Round Table (NRTEE) and the The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) hosted a series of panel discussions with leading Canadian experts. Regional Sessions Halifax, Nova Scotia October 13, 2010 Read More Montreal, Quebec October 14, 2010 Read More Toronto, Ontario…

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NRT Plenary Session – October 6-7, 2010 – Ottawa, Ontario READ
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NRT Plenary Session – October 6-7, 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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Degrees of Change – Reception – October 5, 2010 READ
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Degrees of Change – Reception – October 5, 2010

On October 5, 2010, the National Round Table (NRTEE) and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society released the Degrees of Change diagram, an NRTEE compiled document which lays out potential effects of a changing climate on Canada at different degrees of warming. The impacts – 60 in all, culled from documented scientific literature – are categorized…

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