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Sector Sustainability Tables

ESST Meeting Agenda - March 11-12 2009

AGENDA

ENERGY SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY TABLE (ESST) MEETING

DAY 1 - Wednesday March 11th, 2009

SALON MARCUS, RESTAURANT MARCUS
325 VILLAGE GRÉBER, GATINEAU, QUÉBEC

WORKING DINNER

6:30 p.m.

1. Meeting with the Minister of the Environment, The Honourable Jim Prentice

DAY 2 - THURSDAY MARCH 12th, 2009

24th FLOOR BOARDROOM, LES TERRASSES DE LA CHAUDIÈRE, GATINEAU, QUÉBEC

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

2. Introduction, Gerry Protti

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

a. Welcome
b. Objectives for the day and review of agenda
c. Approval of August 2008 Record of Decision

3. Key findings and Recommendations from the Carbon Pricing Report and the Technology Roadmap, David McLaughlin, National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

4. Blue Sky Report, Gerry Protti

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

a. Report on comments and recommendations
b. Discussion and decision on next steps

5. Energy Sector Update, All

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

 WORKING COFFEE BREAK

Served at 10:15 a.m.

6. Government of Canada Update, Cassie Doyle

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

 7. Scenario Process – Introduction and Background, Co-chairs & Marlo Raynolds

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

a. Explanation of process
b. Common understanding of the objectives and milestones
c. Confirm `buy-in`
d. Decide on primary and secondary audience
e. Definition of the energy system
f. Finalisation of focal questions

LUNCH

12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

8. Driving Forces – Discussion & Breakout work, All

Identify the key driving forces that will affect the energy sector out to 2050 and to start to build consensus around definitions and impacts of each of the driving forces

WORKING COFFEE BREAK

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

9. Critical uncertainties in the driving forces – Discussion, All

Identify critical uncertainties and driving forces that are both highly significant to the future of Canada’s energy system and that present the highest degree of uncertainty, including the critical point of uncertainty.

10. Day Wrap-up

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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