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Title: TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE


1
TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE
ONE TONNE AT A TIME
  • A Presentation to the Standing Senate Committee
    on Energy, the Environment Natural Resources

By Michael Gerbis, P.Eng. President of The
Delphi Group
2
Key Messages
  • Climate Change Represents a Significant
    Opportunity
  • Canadian Innovation and Capacity can Tackle this
    Issue
  • Meeting Kyoto is Not Insurmountable
  • Significant Co-Benefits
  • Must Start Taking Action Now
  • Public Engagement Empowerment is Key

3
Canadas Climate Change Action Plan
  • Not Just About Kyoto Reducing CO2
  • Significant Environmental Co-Benefits
  • Air Pollution (SOx, NOx, particulate, smog)
  • Social Human Health Benefits
  • Economic Opportunity
  • Global Exports
  • Innovation
  • Enhanced Productivity Competitiveness

4
The Emerging Carbon Marketplace

Potential
  • Climate Change Solutions 275-350 Billion 5
    annual growth
  • Clean Energy 6.5 - 8 Billion in 2000 ? 80
    - 90 Billion in 2010


Economic
Growth

Capital
Internation
a
l

Stock
F
inance
Turnover
Institutions



Kyoto
Flexibility

Corporate Competitivess Eco-Efficiciency
Mechanisms

Demand for


Climate

Change

Climate
Change

Solutions
Energy

Mitigation
Market
Measures

Liberalization



Energy
Health and
Security and
Air Quality
Interest in
Benefits

Renewables

5
Market Snapshot Canada
  • Canadian Environmental Industry 225,000 people
    in 6,400 firms
  • Climate Change
  • 600 companies
  • generally high-tech with a strong RD component
  • 3Billion 23,000 jobs and growing

6
Our Supply Capacity
  • Diversified
  • Strong Niche Technologies
  • Convergence Integration with High Tech
    Enabling Sectors
  • Innovative Clusters Being Established
  • Strong RD Base

7
Areas of Competitive Advantage
  • Integration of High-Tech Environmental
    Solutions
  • Oil Gas Production (Up Down Stream)
  • Enhancing Resource Industry Efficiency
  • Mining, Minerals Production, Forestry
  • Clean Energy Solutions
  • Small hydro, biomass, solar
  • Traditional (Advanced Materials)

8
Areas of Competitive Advantage
  • Transportation
  • Alternative (Fuel Cells, Natural Gas, Biodiesel)
  • Traditional (Advanced Materials)
  • Residential Commercial Energy Efficiency
  • Design construction (e.g. R 2000)
  • Windows, solar wall, insulation,
  • IT systems. HVAC, etc.

9
Examples of Innovative CC Solutions
STANTEC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES
ATS Automation
10
Meeting Our Kyoto Commitments
  • CAN WE - YES!!
  • Will We Only if we
  • Have strong Leadership and Direction from the
    Federal Government
  • Begin to take significant action now
  • Employ innovative mechanisms that spur private
    sector investments
  • Public engagement empowerment are critical to
    success - plan must facilitate behavioural change

11
One Tonne Challenge
  • Keep It Simple
  • Engage and Educate
  • Language that speaks to the average Canadian
    Health, Children,
  • Make It Easy to Take Action
  • Mandate and Empower
  • Vehicle fuel consumption
  • Energy efficiency of homes
  • Financial Incentives
  • True Cost of Energy ( Water)

12
Governments Role
  • Leader
  • Direction, Tools Lead by Example
  • Communicator
  • Climate Change Significant Opportunity
    Benefit to Canadians
  • Facilitator of Behavioural Change
  • Stimulator of Innovation

13
The Delphi Group
  • For More Information Contact
  • Mike Gerbis, P.Eng.
  • President
  • 428 Gilmour St.
  • Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0R8
  • Tel (613) 562-2005 Fax (613) 562-2008
  • email mgerbis_at_delphi.ca
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