PICS UBC SFU Lecture Series Fall 2012

September 25th, 2012:  "Food Sovereignty models for "feeding the world and cooling the planet"

Dr. Hannah Wittman, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at SFU and Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the Institute for Resource, Environment and Sustainability at UBC; and Dr. Andrew Riseman, Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC.  Click here for a link to the webcast recording

October 24th, 2012:  Water Security: Governance and Climate Change Challenges from a Canadian Perspective

Dr Karen Bakker, Canada Research Chair, and Founding Director of theProgram on Water Governance at UBC, Professor, UBC; and Dr. Diana Allen, Professor of Hydrogeology, Department of Earth Science, SFU. Click here for a link to the webcast recording.

PICS Special Lectures - 2012

November 2012:  Bob Inglis: Prospects for a revenue-neutral tax swap in America presented by Bob Inglis, former Republican Congressman for South Carolina and current director of the Energy and Enterprise Initiative.  To watch the recording click here.

March 2012:  Storyomics: Proof that Scientists Evolved from Humans presented by Dr. Randy Olson, marine biologist, filmmaker and author of "Don't be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style" (2009). To watch the recording click here.

February, 2012:   The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars presented by Michael E. Mann, Penn State University. To watch the recording click here. 

February, 2012:   Why We Disagree About Climate Change. Presented by Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate Change, University of East Anglia, UK. To watch the recording click here.

Carbon Talks Series - Fall 2012

Series of dialogues hosted by Carbon Talks and PICS at SFU.  Carbon Talks is a partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue, in collaboration with SFU’s Beedie School of Business, the School for Public Policy and the School for International Studies.

Novermber 20th, 2012: “Liquefied Natural Gas in BC: Risk or Reward?"

Opinions on what to do with BC’s massive gas deposits are divided. Some view it as a tremendous economic opportunity to exploit an abundant natural resource, which will propel BC forward into a new age of growth. Others view natural gas development as less than ideal from a greenhouse gas emissions perspective, but still a good “transition” fuel, which can be exploited responsibly. Still, there are many who view the extraction of natural gas as not only bad economics, but also illegal and immoral for the province to seemingly renege on its promise to be a leader in global climate change. To watch the recording click here.

November 6th, 2012: Provincial Climate Change Policy - Making Progress on Climate Action since 2008: Minister Terry Lake

Terry Lake is MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson and Minister of Environment. Previously, he was the Parliamentary Secretary for Health Promotion to the Minister of Health Services. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary for the Ranching Task Force to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands. He was elected MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson on May 12, 2009. Terry also served on the Selecting Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, on Health, and on Legislative Initiatives. He was also a member of the Early Childhood Education Innovations Committee.   To watch the recording click here.

October 3rd, 2012: Carbon Talk with Nicholas Heap - The Case for Wind Energy in BC

Nicholas Heap, the BC Regional Director of the Canadian Wind Energy Association will present on the case for wind energy in BC, followed by a Q&A session with participants.

A year from now, the world’s wind turbines will produce more electricity than the entire Canadian economy consumes. Production from Canada’s existing wind farms is already sufficient to power every household in Greater Vancouver and Greater Victoria – that’s 60% of the total households in BC.

Development in British Columbia is still in its early stages, but it’s already clear that wind energy is a particularly good fit to the province and its needs. Learn more about the case for wind energy in BC, including the economic and environmental advantages that increased generation would bring to the province, as well as the remaining challenges to more implementation of this green technology.  To watch the recording click here.

Coast to Coast Seminar Series: "Climate Delusions" 

October 2nd, 2012: Climate Delusions

Dr. Mark Jaccard, School of Resource and Environmental Management.  A recording of the seminar is available at The IRMACS Centre's. Click here to watch the video

September, 2012: "BC’s Carbon Tax Shift: Is it Working, and What Next?"  Moderated by Nancy Olewiler, Director, School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University. Four expert panelists delivered their perspectives on BC’s carbon tax.

- Stewart Elgie, Director, Institute of the Environment, University of Ottawa and Chair, Sustainable Prosperity

- James Mack, Head, British Columbia Climate Action Secretariat

- Nicholas Rivers, University of Ottawa Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Chairholder, Canada Research Chair in Climate and Energy Policy

- Mikael Skou Andersen, European Environment Agency, Denmark

 Event hosted by Carbon Talks and Sustainable Prosperity.  To watch the archived lecture click here.

VIPS 2012 Summer Lunchtime Speaker Series on Climate Change

Institute for Values in Policy and Science (ViPS) fosters conversations about the social and environmental impact of recent developments in science. www.sfu.ca/~vips

Geoff Mann: "Climate Leviathan"
Wednesday, August 1st, Bennett Library 7200

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Sam Black: "Philosophers on Climate Ethics: The Current Landscape"
Wednesday, July 25th, Halpern Centre 114

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Britta Fluevog: "Moving Away from Tar Sands"
Wednesday, July 11th, Bennett Library 7200

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Katya Petropavlova: "Responding to Climate Change: Difficulties and Opportunities"
Wednesday, July 4th, Halpern Centre 114

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Michael Eikerling: "The Global Energy Challenge: Towards an Age of Electrochemistry"
Wednesday, June 27th, Bennett Library 7200

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Peter Berg: "Fiat Currencies on a Finite Planet"
Wednesday, June 20th, Halpern Centre 114

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Thomas Kadyk: "Changes in Sight: Limits of Growth, Climate Change, and Extreme Weather Phenomena"
Tuesday, June 12th, Halpern Centre 114

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Brown Bag Lunch Dialogues, Spring 2012

Series of dialogues hosted by Carbon Talks and PICS at SFU.  Carbon Talks is a partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue, in collaboration with SFU’s Beedie School of Business, the School for Public Policy and the School for International Studies.

April, 2012 Brown Bag lunch dialogues: An Economic Assessment of the Northern Gateway presented by Robyn Allan, Economist. To watch the archived lecture click here.

April, 2012: Brown Bag lunch dialogues: Win-Win Solutions: Smart Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation?  presented by Deborah Hartford, Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT), SFU. To watch the archived lecture click here.

February, 2012:  Vancouver's Greenest City Action Plan presented by Sadhu Johnston, Deputy City Manager for the City of Vancouver. To watch the archived lecture click here.

January, 2012:   International Climate Change Diplomacy: Where To From Durban? presented by Elizabeth May, Leader-Green Party of Canada. Her perspectives on the recent COP17 summit in Durban and on the future of international climate change diplomacy. To watch the archived lecture click here.

PICS, UBC & SFU  Spring 2012 Lecture Series 

March 28th, 2012: "Shaping Communities as if Sustainability Mattered"

Ron Kellet, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, UBC and Dr. Mark Roseland, School of Resource and Environmental Management, SFU. Archived version will be available soon.  To watch the archived lecture click here. 

January 25th, 2012:  Limit Climate Change and Stay Healthypresented by Kirsten Zickfeld, SFU Geography and Erica Frank, UBC School of Population and Public Health. Link to webcast recording.

GREEN TECH EXCHANGE FORUM

April, 2012:  Greentech Solutions in the Food System- Addressing Food Security and Impacts on Agriculture, presented by Tara Moreau, Stephen Fane, Chris Bush, Herb Barbolet.  A Green TechExchange Forum, co-hosted by GreenTech Exchange and PICS. To watch the archived lecture click here.