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DESCRIPTION: \n\n \n\nJoin us\, in Toronto or online\, for a riveting day o
 f discussion and debate about advancing good policy for the economy and th
 e environment. In our complex world\, we often hear that “everything conne
 cts to everything else.” The purpose of this one-day conference is to exam
 ine some of the unexpected or underappreciated linkages between advancing 
 climate policy and achieving other important policy objectives. Climate po
 licy may not connect to everything else\, but it certainly connects with m
 any things\, and those connections make policy design and implementation e
 ven more complicated than normal.\n\nThis conference is part of the Max Be
 ll School Annual Ecofiscal Conference Series.  The conference is co-organi
 zed  with The Walrus and sponsored by Telus.   Attendance and access to th
 e Livestream is free with registration.  Register Here.\n\n \n\n2024 Confe
 rence Programme\n\n \n\n9:15 AM – 10:30 AM ET\n\nPanel 1: Digital Connecti
 vity as Climate Policy?\n\nImproved digital connectivity has the potential
  to empower emissions reductions and support climate resilience. The “inte
 rnet of things” and sensors\, if well designed and carefully employed\, wi
 ll be critical components of lowering greenhouse gas emissions in agricult
 ure and natural resources\, electricity grids\, and homes and buildings. I
 n addition\, as climate-related disasters become more frequent\, digital c
 onnectivity has become the essential service driving emergency responses\,
  community mobilization\, protection\, and recovery. Do our current climat
 e policies produce the right economic and market-based incentives to gener
 ate these connectivity improvements\, or do we need additional policies to
  get there? If so\, which ones?\n	 \n	Anna Kanduth\, Director\, 440 Megatonn
 es at the Canadian Climate Institute\n	Sangeeta Lalli\, Public Policy Direc
 tor\, TELUS Agriculture and Consumer Goods\n	Matthew Mendelsohn\, CEO\, Soc
 ial Capital Partners\n	Scott Ross\, Executive Director\, Canadian Federatio
 n of Agriculture\n\n\n11:00 AM – 12:15 PM ET\n\nPanel 2: Economic Developm
 ent in Indigenous Communities as Climate Policy?\n\nAn important part of r
 econciliation involves achieving economic balance for Indigenous people in
  Canada. Genuine equity partnerships between First Nations\, Inuit\, and M
 étis peoples and Canadian companies offer a path forward for enduring econ
 omic development. Economic reconciliation may also be the key to clearing 
 the many hurdles for the large-scale renewable-energy projects that will b
 e required to achieve Canada’s ambitious GHG-reduction targets. What polic
 ies can ensure that access to financial capital is adequate for the creati
 on of these partnerships and can help us achieve our climate goals while a
 dvancing Indigenous economic outcomes?\n\nKayli Avveduti\, Executive Direc
 tor\, Confederacy of Treaty Six\n	Matthew Foss\, VP\, Research and Public P
 olicy\, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business\n	Jesse McCormick\, Senior
  VP\, Research\, Innovation & Legal Affairs\, First Nations Major Projects
  Coalition\n	Marissa Nobauer\, Director\, Reconciliation\, Community Engage
 ment and External Relations\, TELUS\n\n\n1:30 PM – 2:45 PM ET\n\nPanel 3: 
 Housing Affordability as Climate Policy?\n\nWith the explosion of demand a
 nd various obstacles to supply\, the affordability of rental and purchase 
 housing in Canada has been evaporating over the last decade. The need for 
 more housing is also a need for more climate-friendly housing\, meaning re
 duced GHG emissions and greater resilience to extreme weather events. Can 
 we have a greater availability of more affordable housing that is also mor
 e climate friendly\, or must we choose between these two objectives? We ow
 e it to today’s young Canadians to make serious progress on both fronts\, 
 but how can this be achieved?\n\nSteve Mennill\, Planning and Housing Fina
 nce Consultant\n	Mike Moffatt\, Founding Director\, PLACE Centre\n	Rachel Sa
 mson\, Vice President of Research\, Institute for Research on Public Polic
 y\n	Phillip Santana\, Director\, Sustainability\, Mattamy Homes Canada\n\n
 \n3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET\n\nPolicy Debate: What Is a “Green Industrial Polic
 y\,” and Does Canada Need One?\n\nClimate policy has made great advances i
 n Canada and elsewhere over the past decade. Carbon pricing has been an im
 portant part of the policy packages in many countries\, but other non-pric
 ing climate policies have also been adopted. These policies change incenti
 ves in the marketplace\, toward fewer emissions and the adoption of cleane
 r technologies. But do we need even more intrusive policy actions? Do we n
 eed governments to dust off and recalibrate their 1970s-style “industrial 
 policy” tools\, or should we be relying on the incentives created by more 
 universal policies? What would a “green industrial policy” look like today
 \, and what are the cases for and against this kind of approach?\n\nModera
 tor:\n	Martha Hall Findlay\, Director School of Public Policy and James S. 
 and Barbara A. Palmer Chair in Public Policy\, University of Calgary\n\nDe
 baters:\n	Kenneth Boessenkool\, Founding Partner\, MB Policy\n	Rick Smith\, 
 President\, Canadian Climate Institute\n\n \n\nAccessibility Information\n
 	We strive to be accessible and inclusive. If you require support to be abl
 e to fully participate in this event\, please contact events [at] thewalru
 s.ca or (416) 971-5004\, ext. 247.\n\n \n
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LOCATION:3rd Floor Flex Space\, 25 York Street\, Toronto\, CA\, ON\, Toront
 o\, Telus
SUMMARY:Unexpected Climate Connections: Advancing good policy for the econo
 my and the environment
URL:/maxbellschool/channels/event/unexpected-climate-c
 onnections-advancing-good-policy-economy-and-environment-355845
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