Carbon Neutrality Forum
Canada has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, transitioning from fossil fuel energy to greener, renewable sources. CO2Ìýand Methane are two the two most potent gasses contributing to global warming. CO2Ìýemissions are from cities, industry and agriculture. Ìý¹û½´ÊÓƵ University has been asked by the Federal and Provincial governments to host a national and international forum examining Carbon Neutrality in Atlantic and Eastern Canada. The Forum will be held April 19-20th 2023, with representatives from across Canada and the globe.Ìý The event will include meetings and presentations over two days. Speakers from outside Halifax who are not able to travel are invited to join online.
This Forum will help the provinces and federal government, along with industry and academia, develop the best practices and review the latest technical developments on reducing emissions and related impacts. From this, guidelines for a comprehensive regulatory framework can be developed. This includes characterizing the potential of reservoirs and pore space for sequestering CO2Ìý. The Forum will meet the objectives of NRCan in relation to disseminating best practices and new technological advances that will help countries reduce the impacts of emissions, and promote the storage and use of captured CO2Ìý in reservoirs, and other deep geological formations such as saline aquifers.Ìý In Canada, CCUS research and implementation has been focused in the west, yet the CO2Ìýstorage potential of sedimentary basins surrounding Atlantic CanadaÌýis potentially great (UNECE 2021).
Sharing best practices and technologies that may lessen costs and promote Canada’s vision of a cleaner energy future, helping guide Canada to carbon neutrality.
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Meeting Details
DATE:ÌýWednesday April 19th & Thursday April 20th
TIME:Ìý8:30AM - 5:00PM each day, with evening receptions to follow
LOCATION:ÌýLord ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Room (Room 141) in the , located on ¹û½´ÊÓƵ University's Studley Campus in Halifax's west end
Note that registration is not open to the public.
These meetings will not be recorded, however notetakers will be present.Ìý
Please find the full forum agendaÌýÌý[PDF]
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List of Speakers
Please go to the List of Speakers page to view individual speaker bios and brief descriptions of the scheduled lectures.
First Name |
Surname |
Title/Organization |
Jaap |
Breunese |
Princial Consultant, TNO |
Micheal |
Buckland-Nicks |
Program Officer, Marine Programs, Environmental & Climate Change |
Brian |
Bylhouwer |
Associate, Environmental Science, Stantec, PEI |
Russell |
Dmytriw |
Director of Research, Net Zero Atlantic |
Maurice |
Dusseault |
University of Waterloo, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences |
Karen |
Gatien |
Deputy Minister, NSDNRR |
Ying |
Gao |
Senior Advisor CCUS-IOR, Deputy Director NCS2030 Research Centre |
Brad |
Hayes |
President, Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd. |
Cathie |
Hickson |
Vice President of Project Development, Terrapin AB No 1 |
Robin |
Hughes |
CANMET Energy (NRCan) |
Richard |
Jackson |
Principal, Geofirma Engineering Ltd. |
Lesley |
James |
Memorial University, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science |
Dave |
Keighley |
Assistant Dean, University of New Brunswick |
George |
Kovacic |
Searcher Seismic |
Cristel |
Lambton |
Project Manager, CCS, Equinor |
Drew |
Leyburne |
Assistant Deputy Minister, NRCan |
Adam |
MacDonald |
NS Natural Resources and Renewables |
Catherine |
Martin |
¹û½´ÊÓƵ University Director of Indigenous Community Engagement |
Patrick |
McDonald |
Director of Climate, Can. Assoc. of Petroleum Producers |
Saviz |
Mortazavi |
NRCan Assistant Program Director, Office of Energy R&D |
Erik |
Nickel |
Director of Operations, Petroleum Technology Research Centre |
Melissa |
Oldreive |
Manager, Strategic Priorities, NRR |
Jeff |
Pearson |
President, Wolf Carbon |
Bill |
Richards |
Consultant to NS Natural Resources and Renewables |
Karyna |
Rodrigues |
Vice President, Global New Ventures, Searcher Seismic |
Mahendra |
Samaroo |
Senior Engineer, Alberta Department of Energy |
Graham |
Simpson |
Vice President, Geosciences, GLJ Engineering |
Carla |
Skinner |
GSC, NRCan Research Scientist |
Robert |
Symonds |
¹û½´ÊÓƵ University, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences |
Grant |
Wach |
¹û½´ÊÓƵ University, Department of Earth |
Catherine |
Witt |
Head of Subsurface, Storegga |