2017 PROCEEDINGS
Keynote Panel – May 11 (Day 1)
Presentations:
• Energy Justice – Imre Szeman | University of Alberta
• TransformTO: Climate Action for a Healthy, Equitable, Prosperous Toronto – Julia Langer | The Atmospheric Fund
• Seizing Canada’s Climate Moment – Catherine Abreu | Climate Action Network Canada
Key Papers:
Below, we’ve included some key documents that Kyle Whyte’s remarks were built around.
- Indigenous Lessons about Sustainability are not just for ‘All Humanity’ –
2017. Written with Chris Caldwell and Marie Schaefer. In Situating Sustainability: Sciences/Arts/Societies, Scales and Social Justice. Edited by Julie Sze. NYU.
- What Do Indigenous Knowledges Do for Indigenous Peoples? – 2016. In Keepers of the Green World: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Sustainability. Edited by M.K. Nelson and D. Shilling. Cambridge University Press.
Plenary Panel – May 12 (Day 2)
Presentations:
• The Durability of US Climate Policy in the Post-Obama Era – Barry Rabe | University of Michigan
• Quebec Perspectives on Climate and Energy – Pierre-Olivier Pineau | HEC Montreal
WORKSTREAM A: Sustainable Energy
Session 1A: Community Energy Planning
Presentations:
• Community Energy Planning – Michael Lee | QUEST
• Supporting Community Energy Planning – Neetika Sathe | Alectra Utilities
• The Little Town that Could: Community Energy Planning in Caledon – Shannon Carto | Town of Caledon
• The Role of Buildings in Creating Low Carbon Communities – Lisa King | City of Toronto
Session 2A: Future of Energy Systems
Presentations:
• The Future of Energy Conservation in Ontario – Peter Love | York University – Faculty of Environmental Studies
• Energy Storage and Energy Policy Regime Change: A Comparative Analysis – Mark Winfield | Shahab Shokrzadeh | York University – Faculty of Environmental Studies
• Is Energy Storage Transformative? Decentralization and the Future of Ontario’s Energy System – James Gaede | University of Waterloo
Session 3A: Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Policy
Presentations:
• Moving Ontario to a 100% Renewable Electricity Grid: System Operation for Renewable Integration – Madeleine McPherson | PhD candidate, University of Toronto
• Emission Reduction and Long Term Energy Planning – Marc Brouillette | Strategic Policy Economics
• Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Policy – Ralph Torrie, Torrie Smith Associates
WORKSTREAM B: Climate Justice
Session 1B: Climate Law and Justice
Presentations:
• Feeling the Heat: Using the Charter to Take on Climate Change in Canada – Nathalie Chalifour | University of Ottawa – Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability
• FSB’s Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure – Cynthia Williams | Osgoode Hall Law School
• Getting Real: The Need for Corporate Climate Disclosure – Keith Stewart | Greenpeace Canada
Session 2B: Climate Justice and the Commons
Presentations:
• Faith That Does Climate Justice – Lucy Cummings | Faith & the Common Good
• Presentation – Paul Baines | Great Lakes Commons
• Climate Change: Racialization and Environmental Justice in Toronto – Cheryl Teelucksingh | Ryerson University
Session 3B: Gender Diversity in the Low Carbon Economy
Presentations:
• Gender and Developing a Research Program in Community Energy – Julie MacArthur | University of Auckland
• Renewable Inequity? A GLobal Perspective on Women’s Employment in Clean Energy – Bipasha Baruah | Western University
WORKSTREAM C: Planning and Implementation
Session 2C: Addressing Challenges Faced by Low-Income Communities
Presentations:
• Carbon Pricing and Energy Poverty – Barbora Grochalova | Canadian Environmental Law Association
• The Fair Distribution of Flood Risk in Urban Areas – Jared Houston and Usman Khan | Queen’s University | Lassonde School of Engineering (York University)
• Vulnerable Households and Smart Grids – Ian Rowlands | University of Waterloo
Session 3C: Going Beyond Compliance by Accelerating Transformational Change
Presentations:
• Why Business Cares About Going Beyond Compliance – Bob Willard | Sustainability Advantage
• Refocusing on Climate Change with Partners in the Region of Peel – Mark Pajot | Region of Peel
• The Sustainability Movement | The REFOCUS Solution – Randy Sa’d | REFOCUS Sustainability
• Sustainability Reporting: A Science-Based Framework – Lotfi Belkhir | McMaster University
WORKSTREAM D: Future of the Water System + Ecohealth
Session 1D: Future of the Water System
Presentations:
• Stormwater Infrastructure and Climate Change – Fabio Tonto | Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
• Susceptibility of Regional Ecological Features to Climate Change – Karen Hofbauer | Matrix Solutions Inc.
• Developing Quality Management Standards for Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure – Amna Tariq | Credit Valley Conservation
• Climate Change Impact on Hydrometeorological Extremes – Ioannis Tsanis | McMaster University | Technical University of Crete
Session 2D + 3D: Greenspace Protection and Enhancement
Presentations:
• Adapting to Climate Change Through the Provision of Greenspace: What Does This Mean for Human Health and Well Being? – Mike Puddister | Credit Valley Conservation | EcoHealth Ontario
WORKSTREAM E: Indigenous Perspectives, Cities + Transportation
Session 1E: Indigenous Perspectives on Ontario Climate Policy
Session 2E: Advancing Local Climate Action through Community Mobilization and Collective Action
Presentations:
• Resources for Municipalities and their Partners – Robin Goldstein | Federation of Canadian Municipalities
• Advancing Local Climate Action through Community Engagement and Collective Action – Matthew Chapman | Climate Reality Project Canada
• Community Renewable Energy Project – Gideon Forman | David Suzuki Foundation
Session 3E: How People and Goods Move
Presentations:
• Driving Our Clean Energy Future – Cara Clairman | Plug n Drive
• Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) – Josipa Petrunic | CUTRIC
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