Tosh Southwick, Climate Institute

Sarah Houde, NZAB

Elder Verna McGregor

Dan Wicklum, CEO, The Transition Accelerator

Rick Smith, President, Canadian Climate Institute

Mairead Lavery, President & CEO, Export Development Canada 

Bea Bruske, President, Canadian Labour Congress

Moderator: Simon Donner, NZAB
Speakers: Brian Kingston, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers

Joanna Kyriazis, Clean Energy Canada

Katya Rhodes, University of Victoria

Increasing the uptake of zero-emissions vehicles is key to reducing pollution from the transportation sector. This panel explores the federal government’s work to ensure 60 per cent of new light-duty vehicles are zero-emissions by 2030, en route to 100 per cent of new light-duty vehicles by 2035.

The Honourable Gavin Newsom, Governor of California (video)

Introduction by Peter Nicholson, Chair, Canadian Climate Institute

Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources

Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources

Interviewed by Sean Speer, Editor at Large, The Hub

Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada

Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources

moderated by Catherine Abreu, NZAB

Remarks from Philippe Adam, President and CEO, Pomerleau

Moderator: Kate Harland, Climate Institute
Speakers: Raegan Bond, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

Monica Gattinger, Institute for Science, Society and Policy

James Jenkins, Indigenous Clean Energy

Climate pollution from the building sector is increasing, putting Canada at risk of missing its 2030 emissions reduction target. This panel discusses the use of policies such as the Green Building Strategy to address these rising emissions while also making new and renovated buildings more resilient to extreme weather events. 

Crispian Olver, Executive Director, Presidential Climate Commission, South Africa

Premier of B.C. David Eby

Introduction by Frank Marchetti, Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of France to Canada

Corinne Le Quéré in conversation with Éric-Pierre Champagne, La Presse

Introduction by Jonathan Price, CEO, Teck (video)

Moderator: Sachi Gibson, Climate Institute
Speakers: Mark Jaccard, BC Utilities Commission

Francis Bradley, Electricity Canada

Laura Arnold, VP, External Affairs, Sustainability and Market Policy, TransAlta

Moe Kabbara, Transition Accelerator

The “big switch” from fossil fuels to clean electricity is the backbone of Canada’s clean energy transition, and will require coordinated actions from all orders of government. This panel looks at how policies and regulations can decarbonize, expand, and modernize the grid to provide clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to all Canadians.  

Remarks from Catherine Cobden, President & CEO, CSPA

Moderator: Dale Beugin, Canadian Climate Institute
Speakers: Sarah Petrevan, Cement Association

Caroline Brouillette, CAN-Rac

Michael Bernstein, Clean Prosperity

Output-Based Pricing Systems (OBPS) create incentives for industrial emitters to reduce emissions while protecting their international competitiveness. Several provinces have their own systems; the federal backstop applies in others. This panel will discuss changes that could be made to improve the OBPS’s impact and drive emissions reductions in sectors like electricity,  steel, and cement.

Remarks from Mandy Gull-Masty, Grand Chief, Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee

Moderator: Sarah Miller, Canadian Climate Institute
Speakers: Jason Clark, Insurance Bureau of Canada

Erin Myers, Métis National Council

Caroline Larrivée, Ouranos

The summer of 2023 was marked not just by unprecedented wildfires, floods, droughts, and other extreme weather events all across Canada, but also by the publication of Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy. Senior governments have historically undervalued and underinvested in climate change adaptation but with the National Adaptation Strategy the federal government has now spotlighted adaptation as a critical national priority on which it must play a leadership role. This panel discusses what needs to happen now to ensure the strategy delivers on protecting Canadians from the increasingly severe impacts of climate change. 

Honourable Pierre Fitzgibbon, Québec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy

Moderator: Dan Wicklum, The Transition Accelerator
Speakers: Mark Cameron, Pathways Alliance

Chris Severson-Baker, Pembina

Sara Hastings-Simon, University of Calgary (remote and live)

Scientists are clear that to avoid the worst consequences of climate change we need to attain net zero emissions by 2050 and follow a steady emissions reduction trajectory between now and 2050. This is a key reason countries must set interim reduction targets like Canada’s 2030 target. This session explores the emissions performance of the domestic oil and gas sector as it relates to global peers, in the context of meeting Canada’s 2030 target, the upcoming regulatory cap on oil and gas emissions, and future Canadian competitiveness.

Elder Verna McGregor