Sustainable Waterloo

Educational Forum: The Implications of Copenhagen

Date: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Time:7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Location: Waterloo Inn. 475 King St. N., Waterloo, ON (map)
Cost:Regional Carbon Initiative Members: no fee (with promotional code)
Non-members: $40.00

The 12 days of International climate negotiations in Copenhagen are now over. The resulting Copenhagen Accord was signed, but it seems to ask more questions than it answers: How will countries be held accountable for their emissions? How will reductions be monitored? In what ways are international governments exerting their power? Where does Canada fit in? How do ambitious provincial targets fit with our national plans? What does this mean for local organizations?

As a follow up to December's international negotiations in Copenhagen, our January Educational Forum aims to ask the right questions for our country, province, and businesses as well as provide a few answers. We will be led by a range of experts that attended the conference and are closely following the analysis.

To register for the event: www.sustainablewaterloo.org/register.

Panelists

Dr. Radoslav S. Dimitrov

Radoslav S. Dimitrov is an Associate Professor of Political Science, the University of Western Ontario. He is a government delegate at the UN climate change negotiations, consultant to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and UN rapporteur and negotiations analyst. He attended Copenhagen as negotiator for the European Union and has participated in global environmental conferences since 1999.

Laura Zizzo

Laura Zizzo is a lawyer, environmental advisor and Principal of Zizzo Climate, a Toronto law firm specializing in environment, energy and carbon law and policy. Prior to establishing Zizzo Climate, Laura worked as an environmental law associate at a national law firm. She has been attending UN Climate Change Conferences yearly since 2007 and frequently speaks and writes about the science, law and policy issues surrounding climate change for the public and private sectors.

Sarah English

Sarah English is an executive board member of the University of Waterloo Sustainability Project (UWSP), a Federation of Students environmental service run by student volunteers with the goal of improving sustainability on campus. As a member of the UWSP delegation, Sarah will be focusing on climate change mitigation and the youth perspective from Copenhagen.

To register for the event: www.sustainablewaterloo.org/register.