Session 2: Keeping the lights on and energy affordable – energy security on the road to net zero

On Wednesday, June 15th 2022, from 8:30AM to 5PM, the ISSP and Positive Energy hosted a conference featuring a variety of speakers and industry representatives to discuss the findings of our latest research.

Session 2: Keeping the lights on and energy affordable – energy security on the road to net zero
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Reliable, affordable energy is often overlooked in debates, planning and policy toward net zero.Yet it will be crucial to secure and maintain political support for emissions reductions. It will alsofoster business confidence, investment, competitiveness and growth. Recent crises in British gasand power markets offer a cautionary tale of what can happen when decision-makers don’t paysufficient attention to cost and reliability in their efforts to reduce emissions. The war in Ukraineunderscores the importance of reliable suppliers of energy and the interconnectedness ofglobal energy markets. What can we learn from these experiences? What is Canada doing toensure energy is reliable and affordable on the road to net zero? What more needs to be done?

• Michael Cleland, Positive Energy Executive-in-Residence (Moderator)
• Kathryn Porter, Principal, Watt-Logic, United Kingdom
• Emilly Renaud, National Coordinator, Canada Without Poverty
• Debbie Scharf, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Systems Sector, NRCan

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See below for other conference sessions:
• Opening remarks and Indigenous welcome https://youtu.be/8VWurVaQvKg

• Canada’s Net Zero Journey: Building a More Complete Roadmap https://youtu.be/bYCKqwLc6g4

• Session 1: Getting infrastructure financed, permitted, and technology developed and deployed https://youtu.be/dD3gJCS71eg

• Session 2: Keeping the lights on and energy affordable – energy security on the road to net zero https://youtu.be/q2QZFXrE-eQ

• Luncheon Keynotes with Susannah Pierce, Country Chair, Shell Canada and Nik Nanos, Chair and CEO, Nanos Research https://youtu.be/qfZEP60hFVk

• Session 3: Building consensus and support among the public and experts for Canada’s energy and climate future – finding socially viable pathways to net zero https://youtu.be/okqv3bXeBWg

• Afternoon Keynotes with The Honourable Dale Nally, Associate Minister for Natural Gas & Electricity, Alberta Energy and Chief Sharleen Gale, Chair, First Nations Major Projects Coalition, Chief, Fort Nelson First Nation https://youtu.be/6RBNzmoReTY

• Session 4: Partisan polarization and intergovernmental collaboration: finding politically viable pathways https://youtu.be/sTVnezLgrL8

• Rapporteur's Remarks and Conference Closing https://youtu.be/LXZrtsiUlfs


For more information regarding the conference, please visit:
• The Positive Energy website: https://www.uottawa.ca/positive-energy/
• Event page: https://www2.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/positive-energy/events/more-complete-roadmap-overcoming-obstacles-canadas-net-zero-journey