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About Carbon Talks
From 2010 to 2017, Carbon Talks accelerated the shift to a low-carbon economy. We looked for those windows of opportunities where “carbon shifts“ were possible. These could be opportunities identified by a business, an industrial association or a government department but where all the pieces might not be in place to move to concerted action. Carbon Talks convened the right people around the table to put the pieces together. It was the glue that moved groups from intent to action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The transition to a low carbon economy is inevitable. If Canada is to remain globally competitive, it must accelerate the shift from a carbon intensive economy to an economy that is more diversified and recognizes the costs of natural capital.
Government cannot be expected to engineer this shift alone. The climate conferences in Copenhagen and Cancun have demonstrated that governments cannot deliver the decisive action necessary to reduce global GHG emissions. We need to develop new forms of leadership within business, civil society and academia to work with government to create the enabling environment for moving forward.
Carbon Talks provided the platform to discuss, define and manage the transition to a low-carbon economy. It created spaces for dialogue – not debate – spaces which help people to think creatively, consider alternatives, and develop practical solutions that are viable, cost-effective and sustainable.
Carbon Talks Team
Michael Small
Executive Director
Keane Gruending
Communications Manager
Betsy Agar
Research Manager
Kathryn Sheps
Operations Manager and Dialogue Convenor
Angela Paley
Program Assistant
Shauna Sylvester
Centre for Dialogue Director
Carbon Talks Advisors
Michael Adams
Environics
Candis Callison
School of Journalism, UBC
Don Drummond
School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
John Harriss
School for International Studies, SFU
Mark Jaccard
School of Resource and Environmental Management, SFU
Bruce Lourie
Ivey Foundation
Sandra Odendahl
RBC
Jeff Reading
Climate Change Central
Nicole Rycroft
Canopy
Daniel Shapiro
Beedie School of Business, SFU
Enid Slack
Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance
Merran Smith
Tides Canada Energy Initiative
Coro Strandberg
Strandberg Consulting
Jeff Westeinde
Quantum Murray LP
John Wiebe
GLOBE Group
Mark L. Winston
Centre for Dialogue
Collaborators & Funders
Collaborators
- City of Vancouver
- City of Calgary
- Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation
- Canada School of Energy and Environment
- Vancity
- Sustainable Prosperity
- Evergeen
- Toronto Atmosphere Fund
- BC Hydro
Funders
- Real Estate Foundation of BC
- Simon Fraser University
- North Growth Foundation
- The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS)
We would like to thank our former interns, co-op, and work study students for their support:
Benita Kangas
Communications Assistant
Alexandra Doran
Research Assistant
Craig Busch
Research Assistant
Ashley Knapp
Research Assistant
Molly Henry
Research Assistant
Claire Havens
Program Manager/Policy Analyst
Anthony Hoang
Research Assistant
Christina Burns
Research Assistant
Maria Lee
Graphic Designer and Research Assistant
Carl Cantelon
Research Assistant
Elodie Jacquet
Dialogue Convenor and Program Coordinator
Kristin Johansson
Researcher
Stephanie Domingo
Research Assistant
Aateka Shashank
Social Media Coordinator and Research Assistant
Scott Young
Research Associate
Christopher Gully
Consultant
Anderson Kehbila
Communications Officer
Terry Qiu
Research Assistant
Nils Westling
Research Assistant and Blogger
Tia Alexander
Research Assistant
Chris Westendorf
Communications Officer
Kayla Van Egdom
Research Assistant and Writer
Zannatul Ferdous
Research Assistant
Ritika Dhirmalani
Research Assistant
Alyssa Bigiolli
Research Assistant
Justin Chen
Research Assistant
Marissa Lawrence
Consultant
Tom Malcolm
Business Development Analyst
Maria Oliveira
Research Assistant
Sebastian Merz
Consultant
Joseph Leblanc
Research Assistant
Amid Sedghi
Research Assistant
Hong He
Research Assistant
Elissa Pham
Research Assistant
Lindsay McAlpine
Research Assistant
Brenda Tang
Administrative Coordinator
Madi Kennedy
Research Assistant
Shea O'Neil
Assistant to the Director