A Sneak-Peek at Our Environment Panel

Here is a brief overview of our environment panel, Promising or Risky Environmental Policies? which focuses on Germany’s environmental policies and recent green initiatives.  

Germany’s renewable energy endeavors have received growing attention in the past few years. Following the Tohoku tsunami in March 2011, which led to Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Germany has announced its commitment to cease all nuclear power production and close all plants by 2022. Its use of alternative energy sources as both a green energy initiative and as a means of replacing nuclear energy demonstrate Germany's strong environmental consciousness. In today’s world it is difficult to avoid talks related to pollution, nuclear waste and the emission of greenhouse gases.

Panelists and Guest speakers include:

Lutz Mez (Environmental Policy Research Centre, Freie Universität Berlin)

José Etcheverry (Environmental Studies, York University)

Maya Jegen (Political Science, University of Québec at Montréal)

Chuck Farmer (Ontario Power Authority)

In addition to the morning keynote, the environment panel is one of four afternoon sessions to be held at the symposium on March 31^st, 2012. Information on additional panels will be posted over the next few weeks.