Trudeau Foundation to Host Cross-Sectoral Discussion on Canada's Momentum for Innovation in the Face of Climate Change
MONTRÉAL, Nov. 18, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - The eleventh Annual Trudeau Foundation Conference, Weathering Change: Pathways to Sustainability in Canada, will be a national conversation on the best options to mitigate the socioeconomic effects of climate change. The Conference will take place in Toronto from November 20 to 22, 2014.
The scientific community has repeatedly warned that the global population has reached an environmental tipping point. North Americans have recently witnessed a series of severe natural disasters, and are increasingly conscious of the social and economic costs of global warming.
A variety of initiatives are breathing life into a new approach to development based on resilience and sustainability. To explore this approach, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has assembled a group of leading experts, representing industry, research, civil society and government, to share their thinking on climate change. The Conference will address a range of topics, including the viability of global and local solutions, the fiscal policies and legal frameworks that could best support technical innovations, and the opportunity to reframe the climate crisis in order to transform culture, behaviour, and political participation and pave the way for sustainability in Canada and beyond.
| WHAT: |
Weathering Change: Pathways to Sustainability in Canada, a national conference that challenges corporations, policymakers, and subject matter experts on the most pressing aspects of Canada's response to climate change. Topics to be addressed include Canada's energy landscape, food security, the China-Canada interface, incentives for green technology, citizens as change agents, municipal-level innovation and the advantages of BC's carbon tax versus Quebec's new emissions trading scheme. |
| WHEN: |
November 20-22, 2014 (see full program) |
| WHERE: |
Park Hyatt Toronto |
| 4 Avenue Road, Toronto |
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| WHO: |
Keynote speeches, panel discussions, and dialogues with renowned Canadian and international experts on critical issues related to climate change, including: |
- Jane Ambachtsheer, Global Head of Responsible Investment, Mercer Consulting
- Ross Beaty, Founder and Chairman of Pan American Silver Corp, Executive Chairman of Alterra Power Corp., and President of the Sitka Foundation
- Tzeporah Berman, Former Co-Director of Greenpeace International's Global Climate and Energy Program
- Ann Dale, Trudeau Fellow; Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Community Development, Royal Roads University; Principal Investigator of the Meeting the Climate Change Challenge project
- Michael Harcourt, Trudeau Mentor, former Premier of British Columbia and Chair of QUEST – Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow
- Fiona Jones, General Manager (Sustainability), Suncor Energy Inc.
- Paul Kovaks, Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction; President and CEO, Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation
- Chris Ragan, Associate Professor of Economics, McGill University, and Chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission
- Paul Uys, Senior Director – External, The Food Institute, University of Guelph; Former Vice President – Innovation, Loblaw Companies Limited
All sessions taking place in the plenary room will be webcast, in real-time, from 6:00 pm EST on Thursday, November 20, 2014 until 3:00 pm EST on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Please refer to the program for details of the schedule. A complete speakers list is available online.
SOURCE: The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
Media accreditation and inquiries: Emily Richardson, NATIONAL, 416-848-1715, [email protected]; On site November 20-22: Elise Comtois, Trudeau Foundation, 514-466-1575, [email protected]
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