Greening the Economy

Citizen Involvement and Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources

There is another great event happening here in Waterloo at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation. Greening the Economy is a panel discussion with Arne Jungjohann, German Renewable Energy expert. The panel of local experts includes our own President, Brian Unrau! Arne and Brian will be joined by:

• Paul Parker, Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
• Jatin Nathwani, Professor at University of Waterloo, Ontario Research Chair, and Executive Director, WISE
• Mishka Lysack, Professor at University of Calgary

This promises to be a great panel of both academic and business experts in renewable energy and the environment!

As we transition to a low carbon economy, integrating renewable energy sources into the mix will be a key component. In order to accomplish this successfully we need citizen involvement on a local, regional, and national scale. There are lessons to be learned from the global community from their experiences with this energy transition.

Arne Jungjohann authored Energy Democracy: Germany’s Energiewende to Renewables. He will bring the German perspective to the discussion, while the local renewable energy academics and entrepreneurs share our Ontario experience.

This is a free event. You can register online through CIGI.

Greening the Economy: Citizen Involvement and Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources

Thursday, May 18, 2017
7:00pm
CIGI Campus – Multipurpose Room A120
67 Erb Street West, Waterloo