10/15/2016
Managing Decarbonization - The Cases of Germany and Canada
Join us at the upcoming conference on “Managing Decarbonization – the Cases of Germany and Canada” hosted and led by the UBC Institute for European Studies in partnership with PICS. This international conference is open to the public and free of charge, made possible by a grant of the Foreign Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Conference proceedings will focus on climate policies to support cohesive growth and innovation for the environment and the economy. The event aims to bring Canadian and German academics and politicians together to share their thoughts on the ethical and political-economic dimensions of climate change, as well as necessary technology and innovation, and national and subnational strategies, to address it. Please register to attend in person, or feel free to watch the live webcast using the webcast links provided.
When: October 27, 2016 evening reception 6pm - 8pm and October 28, 2016 9am - 5:30pm
Where: C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall UBC
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Live Webcast - Opening Day
Live Webcast - Conference Day
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Keynotes
Honourable Mary P***k MLA, Minister of Environment, British Columbia (tbc)
Franzjosef Schafhausen, Head of Section Transformation of the Energy System, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Jürgen Trittin, former Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Co-Chairman “Kommission zur Überprüfung der Finanzierung des Atomausstiegs.
Panellists
Lukas Meyer, University of Graz
Jakob Peter, University of Cologne
Gernot Wagner, Harvard University
James Meadowcroft, Carleton University, Ottawa
Eva Schmid, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Klaus Berger, Vice President, Fuel Cell Division, Mercedes-Benz Canada
Karoline Augenstein, Wuppertal Institut
Jonn Axsen, Simon Fraser University
Kathryn Harrison, UBC
Mark Purdon, Americana, Université de Montreal Montreal
Kerstin Tews, Free University Berlin
Sumeet Gulati, UBC
Juan Fercovic, UBC
Oliver Heidrich, Newcastle University
Again, registration is free and open to the public. We hope you can join us!
