Climate Change and Renewable Energy Workshop Report
Carleton University October 1-2, 2015

Speaker biographies

Presentation abstracts

Keynote panel: Sustainable Energy Transition: The Role of Renewables in Europe and Canada

Christian Hey: “Comparing EU Climate Governance: 2008 and 2014”
written summary               video recording               presentation slides

Matthew Hoffmann: “The Politics of Decarbonization and the Shifting Context of Global Climate Governance”
written summary               video recording               presentation slides

James Meadowcroft: “Accelerating the Transition to a Low Carbon Emission Society: Reflections on the Canadian Context”
video recording               presentation slides

Top Down or Bottom Up?: Institutional and political contexts for decision-making in the EU and Canada

Kathryn Harrison: “Opportunities – and Limits – of Climate Leadership by Canadian Provinces”
written summary              video recording               presentation slides

Douglas Macdonald: “Ontario Renewable Energy and Climate Change Policy in the Canadian Intergovernmental and North American Contexts”
written summary               video recording              presentation slides

Francis McGowan: “How Europeanised are European Renewable Policies?”
written summary               video recording               presentation slides

Cities, Energy, and Climate Change: Experiences from Europe and Canada

Lena Bendlin: “The Covenant of Mayors Experience: Lessons for Fostering Local Climate Policy”
written summary               video presentation

Matthew Paterson: “Cities and Climate Governance: From Experimental Initiatives to Reshaping Urban Development”
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Elizabeth Schwartz: “A Lot of Hot Air? Measuring the Climate Change Initiatives of Canadian Cities”
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Anne Tews: “Municipal Reactions to European Energy and Climate Governance: The Case of German Cities” 
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City Perspectives: Practitioners’ Insights

Janice Ashworth, Operations Manager, Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op (OREC)
video recording               presentation slides

David Chernushenko, Councillor for Capital Ward and Chair of Environment Committee, City of Ottawa
video recording                presentation slides

Detlef Gerdts, Department of environment and climate protection, Osnabrück
video recording               presentation slides

Policy Options for Renewable Energy Development in the European Union

Mats Braun: “Popular Support and EU Climate Policy”
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Maya Jegen: “Energy Transition and Challenges for Wind Energy in Switzerland”
written summary

Volkmar Lauber: “Different Transition Paths to Low Carbon Power: Germany, UK, EU”
written summary              video recording             presentation slides

Pablo del Río González: “Are the Interactions Between the EU’s Renewable Energy Support and Emissions Trading System (ETS) Really so Negative?”
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Stephan Schott: “The New Energy Union: Priorities and Conflicting Policy Objectives”
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Policy Options for Renewable Energy Development in Ontario and Canada

Stephen Hill: “Divided Power: Social Friction and Green Energy Development in Ontario”
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Nic Rivers: “Lessons Learned from a Decade of Promoting Renewable Energy in Ontario”
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Daniel Rosenbloom: “Choices, Pathways, and Emerging Renewables: Exploring the Role of New Renewable Electricity Technologies within Illustrative Pathways for Ontario’s Electricity System”
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Ian Rowlands: “Vulnerable Households and Distributed Renewable Electricity in Ontario:  Emerging Challenges and Opportunities”
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Leah C. Stokes: “The Politics of Renewable Energy and Ambitious Policies: Comparing Ontario, California & Texas”
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Workshop agenda

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This event was supported by Carleton University and funded by grants from the European Union and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).