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Join us at Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum for a thrilling lecture series exploring the importance of climate impact with experts at the top of their field from the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs.

Topics include climate change adaptation, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, climate geo-engineering, green energy transitions and decarbonization of the economy.

Lectures will run from 6-7pm in the museum theatre with an opportunity to engage with lecturers in a question/answer format.

Doors will open at 530pm and close at 730pm to allow time for gallery exploration.

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Pricing:

Adults: $10 (plus HST)

*Students who present a valid ID may attend these lectures free of charge.

Information for Museum Members

Region of Waterloo Museums Member pricing: 10% off with code

Enter your 8-digit Member ID followed by "CLIMATE" (i.e. 12345678CLIMATE) into the discount field and select "Apply" to get member pricing.

Please note that your membership must be valid upon booking and on the event date, or access may be denied.

Speakers

July 22 - Global Climate Policy and the Paris Agreement: Taking Stock with Neil Craik, Professor of Law, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED)

Neil Craik is a Professor at the University of Waterloo with appointments to the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, where he teaches and researches in the fields of international and Canadian environmental law. His current research examines the legal structure of global commons regimes. Professor Craik has particular interests in climate and geoengineering law and governance, deep seabed mining regulation and environmental impact assessment. He is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Co-director of the BSIA/CIGI International Law Summer Institute and from 2011 to 2017, Professor Craik served as the Director of the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development at the University of Waterloo. Professor Craik is currently the co-lead of the Environment and Resources Research Cluster at the BSIA.

July 29 - From Risk to Resilience: Tackling Climate Change in our own Communities with Sarah Burch, Professor, Canada Research Chair, Executive Director of the Waterloo Climate Institute

Dr. Sarah Burch is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Canada and holds a Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Governance and Innovation.

She is the Executive Director of the Waterloo Climate Institute, a Lead Author with the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (including the recently launched Special Report on Climate Change and Cities), and helped to lead expert input into the development of Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy. Her research uncovers transformative responses to climate change at the community scale, the political and justice dimensions of sustainability transitions, and the unique contributions that small businesses can make to this solving these complex challenges. Dr. Burch has served as expert advisor and consultant to the federal government (on climate change adaptation and climate fundamentals education), and dozens of municipalities (on climate change and sustainability action plans).

Dr. Burch holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia, and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford. She was named to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars in 2017, and one of Canada’s Clean 50 in 2021.

Aug 5 - Climate Policy Challenges in Polar Nations: How Does Canada Stack Up? with Debora L. VanNijnatten and Bella Reis

Debora L. VanNijnatten is a professor in the Department of Political Science and Geography & Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is the editor/author of 6 books and has published more than 50 articles and book chapters - all in the area of environmental policy and governance. She has been writing on Canadian climate policy for 20 years, both in terms of mitigation efforts and transboundary cooperation with the U.S. Her current research in this area focuses on ‘Net Zero’ as a scientific concept, policy instrument and political target, and actively interrogates the utility of Net Zero in reaching our climate goals in Canada, North America and Europe.

This lecture will discuss Canadian climate policy in the context of actions being taken by other polar nations who face similar geographic, economic and structural challenges, and explore whether there are lessons Canada can learn from countries such as Norway, Finland and Sweden as they seek to pursue Net Zero goals in a more uncertain world.

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