Fwd: INVITATION: Building On Rio+20 May 1-2, 2012

[Lloyd Helferty]

Building on Rio+20: Canada's Role and Priorities in a Global Green Economy
May 1-2, 2012 | National Arts Centre | Ottawa, Ontario

Includes sessions on:

• What are the Opportunities for Canadian Companies in the Transition to a Green Economy?
• Building a Green Economy on the Strength of Our Natural Resources
• Canada’s Forestry Sector : Natural Capital in the Canadian Boreal System
• Transforming the Energy Sector
• Canadian Mining (in Canada and Abroad)

Register before April 20 2012: NGO / Academic Rate    $75.00  ($100 thereafter)

  Lloyd Helferty, Engineering Technologist
  Principal, Biochar Consulting (Canada)
  www.biochar-consulting.ca
  48 Suncrest Blvd, Thornhill, ON, Canada
  905-707-8754
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     Skype: lloyd.helferty
  Steering Committee coordinator
  NEW Canadian Biochar Initiative (New CBI)
  President, Co-founder & CBI Liaison, Biochar-Ontario
    Advisory Committee Member, IBI
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A nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself.
 - Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Subject:	INVITATION: Building On Rio+20 May 1-2, 2012
Date:	Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:28:54 -0700
From:	Sustainable Prosperity <in...@sustainableprosperity.ca>

Sustainable Prosperity (SP) is a national research and policy network, based at the University of Ottawa. SP focuses on market-based approaches to build a greener, more competitive economy.  It brings together business, policy and academic leaders to help innovative ideas inform policy development.   Upcoming Event 1. Building on Rio+20: Canada’s Role and Priorities in a Global Green Economy   New Releases 1. Sustainable Investment in Canada 2. Building Canada’s Green Economy: The Municipal Role   SP in the News 1. Putting a price on trees, grass and air 2. Cities must cope with growing global urbanization 3. CPAC's Goldhawk Live: Transitioning Canada to a Greener Economy             Follow SP on Twitter, LinkedIn and via RSS

UPCOMING EVENT   Reserve your spot now. May 1-2, 2012, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario.  Hear International and Canadian insights and perspectives on Canada’s Role and Priorities in a Global Green Economy.   The Green Economy is increasingly on global agendas including as a central theme at this June’s Rio+20 Conference hosted by the United Nations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.   Speakers include: Jim Burpee                   Premier Jean Charest Jon Dogterom              Pierre Gratton Brice Lalonde               Jim Lopez Don Roberts                 Vicky Sharpe Maurice Strong   Register Now.  Early Bird Rates still apply.   More information for the symposium is available on the SP Website.      NEW RELEASES Sustainable Investment in Canada Sustainable Prosperity’s Research Associate, Dana Krechowicz and Director of Policy and Markets, Alex Wood contributed two chapters to a recently released book. Read chapters on SP website.   Building Canada's Green Economy:  The Municipal Role  This report presents the way forward for municipal governments and the federal government to each take action in their own areas of jurisdiction, working together to position Canada as a global green economy leader, and to realize national economic and environmental goals. Read brief on SP website. Lire la Note d’information en français sur le site web de LPD.   SP IN THE NEWS Putting a price on trees, grass and air   A new study by SP steering committee member Nancy Olewiler looks at ecosystem goods and services. Read full article on SP website. Cities must cope with growing global urbanization   Globe and Mail special on Globe 2020 featuring David Thompson – SP’s Director of Sustainable Communities. Read full article on SP website. CPAC's Goldhawk Live: Transitioning Canada to a Greener Economy   Dana Krechowicz, SP's Research Associate, on CPAC's Goldhawk Live discussing how to transition Canada to a greener economy. Read more on SP Website.