Canadian Association for the Club of Rome
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Speaker: Dr Charlie Hall Topic: OUR ENERGY FUTURE : What scares me Time: Oct 09, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: TBD - Rescheduled Bio: Charles A.S. Hall received his Ph.D. in Systems Ecology under Howard Odum at UNC in 1970. He was professor at Cornell University, Univ. Montana and SUNY College of Environmental […]
Topic: Inaugural CACOR Live Debate Time: Oct 16, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88639016871?pwd=T2ZWbFpYa0hGakxaSHpod1VHV2VJZz09 Meeting ID: 886 3901 6871 Passcode: 971206 Summary: This will be an experiment with a different format for CACOR Live. Two members will debate the pros and cons of the chosen topic. David will argue AGAINST […]
Topic: Old Fashioned Trade War Trumps Climate Change Speaker: Ralph Torrie Time: Oct 23, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: Climate change considerations have been trumped in the decision by Canada to align with punitive American tariffs on affordable electric vehicles from China. On closer scrutiny, the official rationale for denying Canadians […]
Topic: Systems Perspective on the Problematique - Can it Provide Understanding? Speaker: Ted Manning, Ruben Nelson, Andrew Welch Time: Oct 30, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89328223182?pwd=QTdYTXJsTmd6dTY1TitUVVozTmk1QT09 Meeting ID: 893 2822 3182 Passcode: 583497 Summary: CACOR presentations on the global problematique have often focused on global causes (e.g. overshoot, consumption trends) important […]
Speaker: Dr. Geoff Strong Topic: A Practical Way Forward with the Climate Crisis Time: Nov 6, 2024 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada) Summary: Various solutions have been suggested for mitigating the climate crisis, including emission caps, cutting fossil fuel supply in some way, applying a carbon tax on retail fuel, imposing carbon pricing on […]
Speaker: Paul Beckwith Topic: Live Climate Change Updates from COP29 in Baku and much more… Time: 13 November 2024 Summary: - COP29 negotiation updates - Live from Baku - US election realities and impacts on climate - acceleration momentum of solar, wind, battery storage… - recent extreme weather/climate disruptions: California fires, Spain flooding, Hurricanes Helene and […]
