You’re invited to a Clear Vitality Canada webinar on Could 29 at 1pm ET/10am PT on the alternatives the vitality transition will deliver for Canadian vitality jobs.
We’ll dive into Clear Vitality Canada’s newest modelling of Canadian vitality jobs in a net-zero world, adopted by a panel dialogue and Q&A with labour and business leaders that includes Basic Motors’ David Paterson, the Worldwide Brotherhood of Electrical Employees’ Matt Wayland, and Chandos Building’s Jen Hancock.
A current Clear Vitality Canada report revealed that there can be 700,000 extra vitality jobs in 2050 than exist at this time if Canada and the world attain web zero, with progress in clear vitality jobs outpacing declines in fossil fuels. In the meantime, the federal authorities just lately launched a sequence of sustainable jobs plans to prepared the workforce for this inevitable vitality transition.
With 92% of worldwide GDP now coated by net-zero commitments, selections made at this time will form the success of Canada’s vitality sector within the years forward.
Canada’s clear vitality sector is made up of corporations and employees that assist cut back carbon air pollution, whether or not by producing clear vitality, serving to transfer it, lowering vitality consumption, or growing low-carbon applied sciences. It’s a really pan-Canadian sector, from the assembler producing electrical autos in Windsor, to the development employee constructing energy-efficient housing in Yellowknife, or the lineworker constructing energy traces that may assist electrify our lives.
The vitality transition represents an enormous alternative for Canadian vitality employees. However success will not be inevitable, and challenges lie forward—from the chance of local weather coverage rollbacks to potential expertise and labour shortages.
Register now to hitch the dialogue about what Canadian governments, industries, and employees should do to arrange for the altering world of vitality.
SPEAKERS
David Paterson, vice chairman, company and environmental affairs at Basic Motors of Canada Firm. David leads Communications, Authorities and Environmental Relations for Basic Motors Canada and is a member of GM’s international Public Coverage and Communications groups. David is a previous Chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and at the moment serves on the Board of Administrators of the Canadian Journalism Basis, the Canadian Automobile Producers’ Affiliation, the Canadian American Enterprise Council, and the Govt of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council.
Jen Hancock, vice chairman collaborative building at Chandos Building. Jen has labored for Chandos for the final 15 years and has helped lead lots of the firm’s modern practices in that point. She helped arrange the corporate’s web zero 2040 technique and works primarily as a coach, facilitator, and coach for venture groups with a concentrate on built-in venture supply, collaborative building practices, lean, sustainability and is a driver of EDI initiatives.
Matt Wayland, Canadian director of presidency relations at Worldwide Brotherhood of Electrical Employees. Matt is usually the go to voice for the labour motion in the case of a “simply transition.” Matt is a licensed red-seal electrician/inside wireman and has been a proud member of IBEW Native 303 St. Catharines, Ontario, since 2001. He’s on the board of administrators for the Canadian Local weather Institute, has served on the Process Pressure on a Simply Transition for Canadian Coal Energy Employees and Communities, and co-chaired the Ministerial Advisory Committee on a nationwide marketing campaign to advertise the expert trades as a primary alternative profession for younger individuals.
Rachel Doran, director of coverage and technique at Clear Vitality Canada. Rachel brings almost 20 years of expertise in coverage, politics, and regulation to advance clear vitality options for Canada’s sustainable financial system. Previous to becoming a member of Clear Vitality Canada, Rachel served as senior particular advisor to the Minister of Surroundings and Local weather Change, advisor to the prime minister, and chief of employees to Ministers of Justice and Indigenous Companies.
Stefan Pauer, supervisor of know-how and financial evaluation at Clear Vitality Canada. Stefan ensures that Clear Vitality Canada’s analysis, evaluation, coverage views, and communications are correct, credible, and defensible. Earlier than becoming a member of Clear Vitality Canada, Stefan carried out interdisciplinary analysis on local weather insurance policies in California and Europe on the College of British Columbia. Beforehand, Stefan labored as a Coverage Officer on the European Fee, the place he helped develop and implement the European Union’s carbon market.
