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Tuesday, November 23 • 2:30pm - 4:00pm
695: Envisioning the future of low carbon, resilient communities: key ingredients of a just, inclusive transition

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Organized by: University of Waterloo

The panel “Envisioning the future of low carbon, resilient communities: key ingredients of a just, inclusive transition” presented by the University of Waterloo will explore a diversity of provocative interventions on Canada’s accelerated transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The goal of the panel is to expose and explore potential co-benefits and tradeoffs inherent in the transition, and consider the ways that evidence-based policy might facilitate a just and inclusive approach to deep decarbonization in Canada. The panel discussion will feature Canadian and international subject matter experts, and will be followed by an open discussion with the audience.

Speakers
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JEAN ANDREY

Dean, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
Dr. Jean Andrey is Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo; as well as Chair of the Canadian Chapter of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network.  Over the past three decades... Read More →
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MARY PICKERING

Sr. Advisor, Low Carbon Cities Canada, The Atmospheric Fund
Mary Pickering has 30 years of experience in the environmental non-profit sector. She is currently senior advisor to The Atmospheric Fund, and Low Carbon Cities Canada, working to accelerate urban climate action while generating equitable community benefits. Mary is an experienced program designer and leader of collective impact and partnership initiatives, co-directing development of the City of Toronto’s TransformTO climate plan and participating... Read More →
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Rachel Samson

Clean Growth Research Director, Canadian Institute for Climate Choices
Rachel Samson has worked on climate change policy, and the intersection of environmental and economic policy, for over 20 years. Rachel has experience at various federal government departments, including as an economist at Finance Canada and as Director of Current Analysis and Economic... Read More →
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MANVI BHALLA

Co-Founder and President, Shake Up The Establishment, Co-Founder and Director, missINFORMED
Manvi Bhalla is an experienced community-organizer and researcher. While completing her BSc in Biomedical Science, she was the President of Oxfam at Guelph; a feminist anti-poverty organization. With her strong interdisciplinary leadership experience, she co-founded the national non-profit... Read More →
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SARAH BURCH

Associate Professor, University of Waterloo; Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Governance and Innovation; Executive Director, Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change
Dr. Sarah Burch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo; as well as the Executive Director of the university’s Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3). Dr. Burch holds a Canada Research Chair in... Read More →
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Graeme Reed

Senior Policy Advisor, Assembly of First Nations and PhD Candidate, University of Guelph
Of mixed Anishinaabe and European descent, Graeme Reed works at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) as a senior policy advisor, ensuring federal and international climate policy safeguards First Nations rights, jurisdiction and knowledge. In his spare time, he is a doctoral candidate... Read More →


Tuesday November 23, 2021 2:30pm - 4:00pm EST
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