Is climate policy dead? A webinar on the fate of the energy transition
April 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM
| Audience: | Anyone |
| Key Contact: | Christine May |
| Contact Email: | christine.may@carleton.ca |
With the start of a second Trump presidency, the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the Canadian government’s retreat from carbon pricing, and the recent letter where Canadian oil executives retreat from earlier commitments, one might be tempted to conclude that serious measures to address the climate emergency are dead. Even countries which have shown international leadership in reducing GHG emissions such as the UK and Germany have cut back investment or weakened targets as the economic and security ramifications of geopolitical tensions take center stage.
And yet the transition to a low carbon society is still gathering strength!
Join us for a conversation about the current situation and the future of climate policy.
A discussion with Professors James Meadowcroft and Kristen Schell of Carleton University’s Sustainable Energy and Environment program. Moderated by Professor Ahmed Abdulla
Kristen Schell is the Canada Research Chair in Uncertainty Informed Net-Zero Energy System Modelling and an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She has a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, an MSc from Johs Hopkins University. Her research develops mathematical models that inform the energy transition toward efficient decarbonization. She works at both the energy generation level, improving renewable energy resource assessment and forecasting, and at the systems level, optimizing pathways to achieve net-zero.
James Meadowcroft is a Chancellor’s Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration. He holds a PhD from Oxford University and a BA in Political Science from McGill. He is one of Canada’ foremost expert on the transition to net zero and has published widely on environmental politics and policy, sustainable development, the energy transition and climate policy. He is a Pathway Principal at the Transition Accelerator, the academic lead for Efficiency Canada and a member of the Steering Committee of the Building Decarbonization Alliance.
Ahmed Abdulla is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His PhD is from Carnegie Mellon University and his BSc for Princeton University. His research is focused on energy system design for deep decarbonization.