Monday, March 30, 2015
Workshop Summary and Call to Action
On March 27th, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) co-hosted a workshop titled, "Global Climate Governance & Canadian Policy: Looking Forward to Paris 2015".
If you were a workshop attendee, we would appreciate your feedback.
Event Highlights
- Johan Rockström’s lecture: full video
- Premier Kathleen Wynne’s speech: full video and Imprint coverage.
- A primer blog post by David McLaughlin
- Watch the Verb in the near future for a series of stories on the event that will be posted (written by our student journalist team - Andres, Jinelle, Ryan, Vicky, Alex, Puninda & David)
Post-Workshop Call to Action
The last session of the day aimed to encourage discussion on how we can all engage and contribute to public dialogue on climate change in Canada, particularly related to the upcoming federal election and COP21 event. The following ideas emerged from the workshop… hopefully you can add a few of these to your list!
- Did something strike a chord with you last Friday? Write a blog post or op. ed. about it!
- Read, endorse, and share the Acting on Climate Change position paper released by Sustainable Canada Dialogues (follow them at @dialogsustainab)
- Pick up and read a copy of Alternatives Journal Special Issue "Canada’s Map to Sustainability" featuring the SCD position paper.
- If you are a course instructor, think about ways to engage students in projects or thought exercises on this topic in the spring or fall terms.
- Call/write/visit your MP or a candidate for the upcoming federal election to share your views on climate and energy issues in Canada.
