Green Economy Conference
Event Details
Date & Time | April 7, 2009, 10:30am – 9:00pm |
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Location | Roundhouse Community Center 181 Roundhouse Mews Vancouver, BC Google Map |
Website | http://www.greeneconomyconference.ca |
PowerUP Canada Presents:
A Dialogue to Build a Green Economy in BC
This one day dialogue in Vancouver brings members of the public together with opinion leaders, decision makers, leading academics, and journalists for a rigorous, frank and engaging dialogue on building a low carbon green economy in British Columbia. Participants will discuss the promise and challenges facing new green energy developments – run of river, siting windfarms, and scaling up other technologies, as well as economic policy – carbon tax, cap and trade and clean tech manufacturing.
Green Economy Conference Speakers:
Dr. Mark Jaccard - SFU Resource and Environmental Management, Co-author Hot Air
Tzeporah Berman - Executive Director of PowerUP Canada
Guy Dauncey - President, BC Sustainable Energy Association
Ian Gill - President, Ecotrust Canada
George Hoberg - UBC Faculty of Forestry
Art Sterrit - Coastal First Nations
And more...
Case Studies By:
The Haida Nation and NaiKun Wind, the Klahoose First Nation and Plutonic Power.
Guujaw - President of the Council of the Haida Nation.
The Bill Good Show with guests Keith Baldrey and Vaughn Palmer
For more information and conference registration, check out: www.greeneconomyconference.ca