
Getting to 2050: Canada's Transition to a Low-emission Future — Advice for Long-term Reductions of Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants
Note: Meetings were carried out over a number of months and some participants' organizations may have changed during that time.
Expert
Participants in NRTEE Research
Program Meetings
Christopher
Bataille
J&C Nyboer and Associates
Andy
Bowcott
Environment Canada
Matthew
Bramley
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
Paul
Burke
OPG Energy Markets
Stephanie
Cairns
Wrangellia Associates
Nathalie
Chalifour
Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
David
Chernushenko
NRTEE Member; Green and Gold Inc.
Keith
Christie
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Victoria
Christie
Canadian Electricity Association
Michael
Cleland
Canadian Gas Association
Louise
Comeau
Sage Foundation
Hadi
Dowlatabadi
IRES/LIGI, University of British Columbia
John
Drexhage
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Ross
Ezzeddin
Natural Resources Canada
Carolyn
Fischer
Resources for the Future
Luc
Gagnon
Hydro-Québec
Christopher
Green
McGill University
Paul
Heinbecker
Laurier Centre for Global Relations
Jim
Hughes
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Eddy
Isaacs
Alberta Energy Research Institute
Mark
Jaccard
NRTEE Member; Simon Fraser University
Jennifer
Kerr
Environment Canada
Gordon
Lambert
Suncor Energy Inc.
Nick
Macaluso
Environment Canada
Dan
Madar
Environment Canada
Nick
Marty
Natural Resources Canada
Deborah
Murphy
International Institute for Sustainable Development
(IISD)
Nancy
Olewiler
Simon Fraser University
Patrick
O'Neil
Natural Resources Canada
Nic
Rivers
J&C Nyboer and Associates
Pierre
Sadik
David Suzuki Foundation
David
Sawyer
EnviroEconomics
Tom
Shillington
Shillington and Burns Consultants Inc.
Dean
Stinson O'Gorman
Environment Canada
Bob
Stobbs
Canadian Clean Power Coalition
Ralph
Torrie
ICF International
Suzanne
White
Natural Resources Canada
Experts Meetings on Providing Advice on National Ambient Air Quality Objectives
Randy
Angie
Alberta Department of Environment
Jane
Barton
Patterson Consulting
Phil
Blagden
Health Canada
Michael
Brauer
University of British Columbia
François
Bregha
Stratos Inc.
Doug
Chambers
SENES Consulting Limited
Karen
Clark
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Quentin
Chiotti
Pollution Probe
Dave
Egar
DLE and Associates
Aaron
Freeman
Environmental Defence
Long
Fu
Alberta Department of Environment
John
Hewings
John Hewings - Environmental Management
John
Hicks
Ryerson University
Barry
Jessiman
Health Canada
Mike
Lepage
RWDI Air Inc.
Carrie
Lillyman
Environment Canada
Eric
Loi
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
David
Mullins
Environment Canada
Angelo
Proestos
CheminfoServices Inc.
Tom
Shillington
Shillington and Burns Consultants Inc.
Ron
Shimizu
RFI Group
Bob
Slater
NRTEE Member, Coleman Bright and Associates
Ken
Stubbs
GVRD
Natalie
Suzuki
British Columbia Ministry of Environment
Bruce
Walker
STOP
Colin
Welburn
RWDI Air Inc.
John
Wellner
Ontario Medical Association
Experts Workshops – Discussion on a Long-Range Macro-Economic Forecast for Canada (Macro2050) – June 21 & July 10
Martin
Adelaar
Marbek Resource Consultants
Alain
Bélanger
Statistics Canada
Nancy
Cebryk
Informetrica Ltd.
Maryse
Courchesne
Natural Resources Canada
Peter
Dalley
Industry Canada
Ian
Hayhow
Natural Resources Canada
Mark
Holzman
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Paul
Lansbergen
Forest Products Association of Canada
Roger
Lewis
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Nick
Macaluso
Environment Canada
Chris
Matier
Finance Canada
Mike
McCracken
Informetrica Ltd.
David
Podruzny
Canadian Chemical Producers' Association
Tony
Peluso
Natural Resources Canada
Benoit
Robidoux
Finance Canada
Stephen
A. Sampson
Canadian Steel Producers Association
Charles
Saunders
Informetrica Ltd.
Carl
A. Sonnen
Informetrica Ltd.
Paul
Stothart
The Mining Association of Canada
Regional Stakeholders Meetings
Toronto, ON – September 18, 2007
Jennifer
Backler
Ontario Ministry of Environment
Pauline
Browes
NRTEE Member
Jim
Burpee
Ontario Power Generation
Lisa
DeMarco
Macleod Dixon LLP
Don
Drummond
TD Bank Financial Group
Erik
Haites
Margaree Consultants Inc.
Christopher
Hilkene
NRTEE Member; Clean Water Foundation
Bob
Oliver
Pollution Probe
Rebecca
Spring
Pollution Probe
Peter
Steer
Ontario Ministry of Environment
Yasmin
Tarmohamed
Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
Dartmouth, NS – September 19, 2007
Dana
Atwell
Nova Scotia Power Inc.
Jonah
Bernstein
Government of Nova Scotia
Daisy
Kidston
Nova Scotia Environmental Network
Judy
McMullen
Clean Nova Scotia
Johnny
McPherson
Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour
Kerry
Morash
NRTEE Member
James
Taylor
Nova Scotia Power
Terry
Toner
Nova Scotia Power
Elizabeth
Weir
Energy Efficiency New Brunswick
Calgary, AB – September 25, 2007
James
D. Brown
Shell Canada Ltd.
Paul
Griss
New Directions Group
Bill
Hamlin
Manitoba Hydro
Jim
Hughes
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Rick
Hyndman
Canadian Assocation of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
Stephen
Kakfwi
NRTEE Member
John
Kenney
Alberta Environment
Robert
Page
NRTEE Member; University of Calgary
Kathy
Scales
Petro-Canada
Surindar
Singh
Alberta Energy Research Institute
Lynn
Sveinson
Climate Change Central
Don
Wharton
TransAlta Corporation
Vancouver, BC – September 26, 2007
Christopher
Bataille
J&C Nyboer and Associates
Warren
Bell
Government of British Columbia
Janet
L.R. Benjamin
NRTEE Member
Hadi
Dowlatabadi
University of British Columbia
Jock
Finlayson
Business Council of British Columbia
Stephen
Kakfwi
NRTEE Member
Cindy
Macdonald
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Bruce
Sampson
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Paul
Willis
Willis Energy Services Ltd.
Montréal, QC – October 1, 2007
David
Chernushenko
NRTEE Member; Green and Gold Inc.
Michael
Cloghesy
Conseil Patronal de l'Environnement du Québec (CPEQ)
Francine
Dorion
NRTEE Member; Abitibi Consolidated
Caroline
Gélineault
Hydro-Québec
Christopher
Green
McGill University
Karel
Mayrand
Unisféra
Michael
Roland
Université Laval
Murray
J. Stewart
World Energy Congress – MONTREAL 2010
Patrick
Tobin
Alcan Inc.
Ottawa, ON – October 2, 2007
Matthew
Bramley
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
David
Chernushenko
NRTEE Member; Green and Gold Inc.
Victoria
Christie
Canadian Electricity Association
Melissa
Creede
Delphi Group
Jenny
Gleeson
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Pierre
Guimond
Canadian Nuclear Association
Pierre
Sadik
David Suzuki Foundation
Bob
Slater
NRTEE Member; Coleman Bright and Associates
Carl
A. Sonnen
Informetrica Ltd.
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.1.1 Clean Air Act Reference and NRTEE’s Advice
1.1.2 Federal Regulatory Framework and NRTEE’s Reference
1.1.3 Conceptual Framework
1.2 Important Context and Assumptions of the NRTEE’s Greenhouse Gas Advice
1.3 Transition to 2050
2 Managing the Transition to a Low-emission Future
2.1 Enabling Conditions for Managing the Transition
2.1.1 A Note on Our Modelling, Assumptions and Caveats
2.1.2 Canada Acting in Concert with the World
2.1.3 Policy Certainty Beyond the Short Term is Central
2.1.4 An Economy-wide Emission Price with Complementary Policies
2.1.5 Technology Deployment Will Be Imperative
2.1.6 Air Pollutant Reductions and an Integrated Approach
2.2 Understanding the Economic Risk and Uncertainties of the Transition
2.2.1 Long-term National Economic Growth Prospects
2.2.2 Regional and Sectoral Outcomes
2.2.3 The Importance of the Enabling Conditions
3 Key Findings and Recommendations
4 Looking Ahead
5 Appendix
5.1 Letter of Reference from the Minister of Environment
5.2 NRTEE Approach to the Reference
5.3 Glossary
5.4 Research Commissioned by the NRTEE in Support of the Reference
5.5 Key Attributes of the Energy Economy Model – CIMS
5.6 Messages from Regional Meetings Across Canada
5.7 Meeting Participants – NRTEE’s Research on
Clean Air and Climate Change - 2007