Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: the Dutch Approach & Lessons for Canada
Feb
9
2010
When: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 07:30 – 09:30
Where: Rideau Club, Ottawa
Featuring presentations and discussion about how the Dutch are transitioning to a low carbon economy, this breakfast has provided policymakers with insight into approaches Canada might take to address its own pressing energy issues.
The speakers were:
Hugo Brouwer, head of the Dutch Energy Transition Program and
Gerrit Jan Koopman, Managing Director at the Royal Netherlands' Paper and Board Association.
They shared their experience and discussed a variety of issues including:
funding tactics;
- regulatory barriers to innovation;
- knowledge management and communications;
- the role of government, the private sector and other actors in the transition process; and
the successes and failures of their work.
For more information please contact: dianne.gravel@ppforum.ca
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