Authors: Ben Brunnen, Will Kimber, Jacques Marcil and Thomas Palak
Changing the Climate: A Policy Framework for Canada’s New Energy Environment summarizes a series of high-profile events that occurred from May 2010-June 2011 that focused on energy, the environment and the way forward for Canada.
The series, initiated by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and Canada West Foundation brought together thought leaders from business, government and the broader community in the United States and Canada to discuss and analyze energy and environmental policy issues critical to Canada’s future.
Changing the Climate emphasizes three main priorities for a robust Canadian energy strategy:
Strengthening Canada’s energy relationship with the United States and with Asia Pacific markets;
Driving continuous improvement on environmental performance across the energy system without adversely impacting the economy; and
Building cooperation across the Canadian federation on energy issues.
Critical action areas that a Canadian energy framework needs to address include intergovernmental collaboration; regulatory enhancement; environmental performance; national carbon management; energy efficiency; energy market diversification; energy sector innovation; and workforce issues in the energy sector.
Changing the Climate: A Policy Framework for Canada’s New Energy Environment was released in anticipation of the 2011 Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference on July 16 – 19, 2011, where the topic of a Canadian energy strategy will be discussed.