Charting Calgary's Low Carbon Future
	Charting Calgary’s Low Carbon Future
	Summit for Charting Calgary's Low Carbon Future
	Process Leading to Summit
	Next Steps

Summit for Charting Calgary's Low Carbon Future: Reducing our Ecological Footprint

Friday, September 18th 2009
8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Heart Atrium, Heart Building
SAIT Campus, Calgary, Alberta

The City of Calgary hosted this summit, building on the series of public roundtables held in May 2009 and with the goal of charting a framework for advancing innovative action regarding energy, climate change, GHG emissions, ecological footprint and sustainability.

The results
This project will support targets defined within Imagine Calgary  and PlanIt Calgary  and serve as a framework for articulating initiatives intent on reducing our ecological footprint through innovative action on energy issues taken by all communities (business, government, general public, etc).

Participants
Innovative and engaged individuals and groups including private citizens, large corporations, small business, students, governments, and institutions were among the over 200 participants.

Keynotes
A series of short keynotes helped provide context and inspiration throughout the day. These presentations offered innovative actions and Calgary's place on the global stage as a leader in meeting the challenge of providing energy in a changing world.

Presentations included:

Jeff Reading and Carey Booth - Summit Orientation  (733 KB)

Reece Winter - An Introduction from S.A.I.T.  (642 KB)

Rob Macintosh – Founder of Pembina Institute  (159 KB)

Gordon Lambert – VP Sustainability Suncor Energy  (989 KB)

Sophie Barry – Youth Advocate for the Environment  (28 KB)

 

Pat Letizia – Executive Director of Alberta Ecotrust

 

Skid Crease – Environmental Education Consultant and Professional Themeweaver  (23 KB)

 

Bios for the Keynotes  (407 KB)

Expectations
Outcomes for the Summit include generating a roadmap of pragmatic actions that will reduce our ecological footprint and ensure a low carbon future. To that end, we invite participants to measure their ecological footprint on our calculator  and consider what that metric represents. Connected to the calculator are opportunities to take action and track your progress. Identifying the potential to reduce your EcoFootprint and commit to action is a key outcome of the Summit.

Outcomes
The summit will add value to other City of Calgary initiatives including the development of a Community Greenhouse Gas Plan, The City Manager's Office of Sustainability Strategy and the World Energy Cities Partnership. This is an opportunity to develop a multi-stakeholder developed and ratified action plan to address future energy challenges.

Sponsorship for this event is provided by: