Stranded assets, unburnable carbon & the carbon bubble: Renewable energy & the clean energy economy

“The vast majority of [fossil fuel] reserves are unburnable.” -Mark Carney, governor, Bank of England Why are the vast majority of oil, gas and coal reserves unburnable? As stranded assets, what are the economic risks & impacts of this carbon bubble? How can Alberta and Canada transition from unburanable carbon to clean, renewable energy & a resilient economy? Join community, political and business leaders, students and academics to explore these timely questions with James Leaton, the research director for the Carbon Tracker Initiative. This event is free and open to the public. Please register at http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/thought-leaders-forum-stranded-assets-unburnable-carbon-and-the-carbon-bubble-registration-13743799073 View the event poster http://fsw.ucalgary.ca/files/fsw/evite-nov-2014-thought-leaders-forum-f1.pdf Thank you to our faculty partners Arts, Werklund School of Education, Environmental Design, Science, Social Work, & Schulich School of Engineering; our institute & community partners: the Van Horne Institute, Institute for Public Health & Alberta Clean Technology Industry Alliance. This event is funded in part by a grant from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Location:

MacHall A (lower level) MacEwan Student Centre

Speaker:

James Leaton, research director, http://www.carbontracker.org

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/stranded-assets-unburnable-carbon-carbon-bubble-renewable-energy-clean-energy-economy