About GLOBE
GLOBE 2010 is produced
by the GLOBE Foundation, an international
consultancy organization in the business
of the environment. GLOBE's expertise lies
in project management, event development,
and management and consulting in the
fields of environment and energy, urban
development, and corporate responsibility.
The GLOBE Foundation is North America's
longest operating producer of
environmental events.
The Future of Energy
Photo of panel (above right)
Fossil fuels will continue to play an
important role in our energy future. But
opportunities are rising from the
development of new technologies dedicated
to producing more renewable sources of
energy. During these sessions
focused on the future of energy, some of
the world's leading experts will discuss
alternatives to fossil fuels and explore
the challenges as well as the
opportunities available in these new
renewable sectors.
 The
Urban Infrastructure Revolution
Over half the world's population now
live in cities. This puts extra strain on
natural resources and results in major
challenges surrounding the provision of
adequate shelter, clean water, and waste
management services. Thankfully, worldwide
initiatives to create eco-cities are
underway.
TOWN HALL: MOVING
THE GREEN ECONOMY FORWARD
The worldwide
transition to a green economy is underway
&endash; not only due to the need to
manage greenhouse gas emissions, but also
to maximize efficient use of key
resources. This Town Hall will explore the
biggest opportunities and challenges that
lie ahead, and the implementation of the
necessary changes to achieve
success.
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Christopher Henderson, President, Lumos
Energy, Ottawa, ON (Moderator)
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Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Director, Interface
Inc., Atlanta, GA
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Tony Manwaring, Chief Executive,
Tomorrow's Company, London, UK
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Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman,
Cleantech Group LLC, San Francisco, CA
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David Runnalls, President & CEO,
International Institute for Sustainable
Development, Ottawa, ON
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Hon. John Yap, Minister of State for
Climate Action, Government of British
Columbia, Victoria, BC
HOW GREEN ARE PLUG-IN CARS? MOVING
EMISSIONS UPSTREAM?
Plug-in cars are lauded
as a boon to the environment, but critics
argue that the industry is playing a shell
game &endash; merely moving emissions from
the tailpipe to the smoke stack.
Evaluating the true net improvement is
tricky business. This session will discuss
the latest research from universities,
NGOs, and utility companies to determine
if plug-in cars are only the latest
passing "silver bullet" or a real
long-term solution.
•
Bradley Berman, Founder, BermanWorks,
Berkeley, CA (Moderator)
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Sevag Pogharian, Architect, Sevag
Pogharian Designs, Montreal,
QC
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Constantine Samaras, Associate Engineer,
RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh,
PA
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Luke Tonachel, Vehicles Analyst, Natural
Resources Defense Council, San Francisco,
CA
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David Trueman, Technical Consultant, Thor
Lake, Avalon Rare Metals, Richmond,
BC
 CONVERTING
GAS GUZZLERS TO FUEL SIPPERS: PLUG-IN
AFTERMARKET CONVERSIONS
Even the rosiest
forecasts have plug-in hybrids and
electric cars entering the market very
slowly. By 2020, plug-in cars are
predicted to only make up five to 10 per
cent of the new car market and only one
percent of the global car park &endash;
which is not fast enough to meet the
current global carbon reduction targets
for the transportation sector. This
session will explore the technology and
market challenges of converting
gas-powered cars to run on
electricity.
•
Stuart Evans, Director, Business
Development, Delta-Q Technologies
Corporation, Burnaby, BC (Moderator)
•
Ambarish Chandra, Assistant Professor,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
BC
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Jay Giraud, CEO, Rapid Electric Vehicles,
Vancouver, BC,
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Christina Ianniciello, Manager,
Communities and Transportation, Ministry
of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources,
Government of British Columbia, Victoria,
BC
PRESTIGIOUS
GLOBE AWARDS
VANCOUVER,
B.C The GLOBE 2010 Welcome Reception had
an air of celebration as the GLOBE
Foundation announced the winners of the
2010 GLOBE Awards for Environmental
Excellence. The awards, now in their 8th
edition, are presented to Canadian
companies that excel in sustainable
business practices, develop progressive
technologies and offer outstanding
services.
This
year saw winners in seven award
categories: Corporate Environmental
Excellence - Business Strategy, Corporate
Environmental Excellence - Facilities
and Events, ecoFREIGHT Sustainable
Transportation, Technology Innovation and
Application, Excellence in Emerging
Technology, Excellence in Urban
Sustainability and Finance.
The
Corporate Award for Environmental
Excellence - Business Strategy was
presented to RBC Royal Bank of Canada, a
company that has been practicing
environmental stewardship and
sustainability since 1990 when RBC
introduced its first formal environmental
policy. In 2007, RBC became one of the
first Canadian banks to articulate its
entire environmental platform in a formal
commitment document dubbed the RBC
Environmental Blueprint. This five-year
plan addresses its three priority
environmental issues: climate change,
biodiversity and water, and outlines how
it will approach new and emerging
environmental issues in its operations,
business activities and products and
services going forward. Finalists in this
category included Vancity and Walmart
Canada Corp.
Hot
off the heels of an extremely successful
display of sports and culture, the
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
accepted the Corporate Award for
Environmental Excellence - Facilities and
Events. In order to "manage the
environmental, social and economic impacts
and opportunities of the Games and produce
lasting benefits, locally and globally,"
VANOC recognized local and global
sustainability challenges and
opportunities, it learned from past Games
and best practices, and it embraced the
unique opportunities to make a positive
difference. It implemented a corporate
governance process to ensure aligned
decision-making for its sustainability
commitments and conducted GRI (Global
Reporting Initiative) compliant annual
performance reporting with stakeholder
engagement and third-party assurance.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and The
Minto Group were finalists for this
award.
 Port
Metro Vancouvertook home the ecoFREIGHT
Award for Sustainable Transportation,
praised for its work in reducing emissions
of criteria air contaminants and air
toxics. This work is also yielding
benefits in terms of reducing greenhouse
gases. Wherever possible the Port has
looked for opportunities to address the
issues of air quality and climate change
together. They are collaborating with
other ports, the marine industry and with
government agencies to develop a data
baseline, promote efficiency, implement
technologies and support regulatory
changes to reduce air emissions. The
ecoFREIGHT award finalists included Bison
Transport Inc. and Frito Lay
Canada.
The
winner of this year's Award for Technology
Innovation and Application was Tantalus
Systems Corp., a company that developed
Smart Grid software which is helping to
revolutionize the way electricity is
consumed and delivered. The software helps
to optimize the use of energy and water
resources by automated metering practices,
reducing operational costs, eliminating
revenue/energy and giving utilities and
customers access to the information needed
to manage these resources intelligently.
Other finalists were: Altech Technology
Systems Inc., Pulse Energy, and RETScreen
International.
Securing
top honorsin The Award for Excellence in
Emerging Technology was Dow Chemical
Canada ULC, for introducing its PowerHouse
Solar Shingle into the market. This
technology is a revolutionary flexible
photovoltaic solar cell packaged in the
form of a roofing shingle that can be
easily integrated with standard asphalt
shingle materials - at an affordable cost.
This game-changing product is expected to
be available in limited quantities in
mid-2010 with shingle systems more widely
available in 2011, putting the power of
solar energy directly in the hands of
homeowners. It was ranked number 13 on
TIME magazine's list of "The 50 Best
Inventions of 2009." Finalists in this
category included Climate Smart Businesses
Inc. and Saltworks Technologies
Inc.
After
being a finalist at the 2008 GLOBE Awards,
Millennium Southeast False Creek
Properties Ltd. was honoured with the
Award for Excellence in Urban
Sustainability. Millennium Water
incorporated numerous innovations in its
planning, design and community building
and makes use of passive design as a key
component in the reduction of energy and
resource use. The project includes
creative approaches to site
infrastructure, the control and management
of storm water as well as innovative
approaches to energy conservation and
generation. Environmental sustainability
by decreased resource consumption was
achieved by implementing a number of
site-wide strategies. The City of Edmonton
and Toronto Hydro Corporation were the
other finalists for this
award.
In
addition, Sustainable Development
Technology Canada (SDTC) was presented
with the Finance Award for Sustainability
in recognition of its excellent
contribution to sustainability and its
outstanding role as the single largest
source of Cleantech financing in Canada
over the last five years.
The
GLOBE Awards are judged by a panel of
experts well known in the Canadian
business and environment community: Toby
A.A. Heaps, President and Editor,
Corporate Knights; Françoise
Faverjon-Fortin, Vice-President,
Infrastructure and Environment, Export
Development Canada; Robert J. D. Page,
TransAlta Professor of Environmental
Management & Sustainability,
University of Calgary; Nicholas Sonntag,
Executive Vice President, Corporate
Development, Westport Innovations Inc. and
President, Westport Asia; and P. Wayne
Soper, President, Smart Living
Media.
The
2010 GLOBE Awards, presented by the GLOBE
Foundation, were sponsored this year by
BNN, the Business News Network, Export
Development Canada and Transport Canada's
ecoFREIGHT Program. For more information
on finalists, winners and future
applications visit www.theglobeawards.ca.
To learn more about GLOBE 2010, visit
www.GLOBE2010.com.
Green
Infrastructure: Sustainability at
Work
Time:
March 24, Wednesday 10:30 -
12:00
In
cooperation with ReNew Canada
The
economic downturn has stimulated new
"green" economic activity and job growth
through the revitalization of old
infrastructure and the building of new
projects. How are municipal infrastructure
renewal efforts being used to accelerate
sustainability? What types of projects are
most effective for long-term asset
management and community
success?
Mira
Shenker, Editor, ReNew Canada, Toronto,
ON, Canada (Moderator)
John
Coburn, Managing Director, XPV Capital
Corporation, Toronto, ON,
Canada
Sam
Sidawi, Practice Lead, Community
Infrastructure, AECOM, Toronto, ON,
Canada
Marty
Janowitz, Vice President, Sustainable
Development, Stantec, Edmonton, AB,
Canada
Ric
Robertshaw, Co-Chair, National Roundtable
for Sustainable Infrastructure (NRTSI),
Brampton, ON, Canada
Richard
White, Director, Community Development,
City of North Vancouver, BC,
Canada
Eco
Communities: Designing a Sustainable
Future
Time:
March 24, Wednesday 13:30 -
15:00
Green
building principles, design practices, and
policies are transforming every aspect of
the planning and construction of buildings
and communities. Buildings are significant
consumers of energy and major contributors
to global greenhouse gas emissions. Find
out how cities and entire communities are
becoming more sustainable through better
planning, integrated developments, and the
design of resource-efficient,
high-performance buildings.
Gwendolyn
Hallsmith, Founder, Global Community
Initiatives & Director, Department of
Planning and Community Development, City
of Montpelier, VT, USA
(Moderator)
Mike
Kontranowski, Strategic Market Director,
Architectural Markets, Dow Building
Solutions, The Dow Chemical Company,
Miland, MI, USA
Liesbeth
van der Pol, Chief Government Architect,
Government of The Netherlands, The Hague,
Netherlands
Dane
Taival, Vice President, Contracting
Solutions, Trane, St. Paul, MN,
USA
John
Robinson, Professor, Centre for
Interactive Research on Sustainability,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
BC, Canada
Christopher
Glaisek, Vice President, Planning and
Design, Waterfront Toronto, Toronto, ON,
Canada
Future
of Cities Dialogue
Time:
March 25, Thursday 10:30 -
12:00
With
the support of the Vancouver Economic
Development Commission
We know
that great cities don't just happen by
accident. They develop over time based on
decisions made at critical points in their
evolution, often guided by an overarching
vision or plan. What are the process tools
and technologies that can help cities
function better, improve the quality of
life for their citizens and reduce their
environmental impact? What will the city
of the future look like?
Mike
Harcourt, Chairman, QUEST, Vancouver, BC,
Canada (Moderator)
Gregor
Robertson, Mayor, City of Vancouver, BC,
Canada
Roland
Aurich, President & CEO, Siemens
Canada Limited, Burlington, ON,
Canada
Peter
Busby, Managing Director, Busby
Perkins+Will, Vancouver, BC,
Canada
Smart
Cities: Connections for the
Future
Time:
March 25, Thursday 13:30 -
15:00
Cities
are becoming "smarter" as new data and
energy management systems are designed and
implemented. How will new software, the
Internet, and cutting-edge technologies
installed in urban centres pave the way
for the coming smart grid
"revolution"?
Michael Geller, President, The Geller
Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada
(Moderator)
Eamonn Percy, President & Chief
Operating Officer, Powertech Labs Inc.,
Surrey, BC, Canada
David Helliwell, Co-Founder & CEO,
Pulse Energy, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hellmuth Frey, Project Manager, EnBW
Energie Baden-Württemberg AG,
Karlsruhe, Germany
Anthony Haines, President & CEO,
Toronto Hydro Corporation, Toronto, ON,
Canada
Energizing Our Cities
Time: March 25, Thursday 15:30 -
17:00
Municipal leaders today have many more
opportunities to utilize and manage
alternative and renewable energy options
for cities and towns. Find out how new
energy technologies and applications for
industrial, commercial, and residential
development are delivering clean power to
energize our cities.
Nicola Ross, Executive Editor,
Alternatives Journal, Waterloo, ON, Canada
(Moderator)
Mike Harcourt, Chairman, QUEST,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sadhu Johnston, Deputy City Manager,
City of Vancouver, BC, Canada
Janine Reaburn, Associate Director,
Facilities, LoyaltyOne, Toronto, ON,
Canada
Karen Farbridge, Mayor, City of Guelph,
ON, Canada
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