Workshop Materials
The following list contains a number of resources that have been complied to support climate change workshops in British Columbia. These documents offer a vast amount of information that can be used to assist with developing your climate change programs and activities.
Workshops
- Take Action on Climate Change! Move Ahead with Cleaner Travel Choices
- Green Energy: Opportunities and Challenges in the BC Interior
- Transportation Demand Management: Make the Move on Climate Change! Share Challenges and Identify Opportunities to Take Action
Take Action on Climate Change! Move Ahead with Cleaner Travel Choices
Representatives from a number of communities gathered at this workshop to discuss issues and potential management techniques associated with transportation management and climate change in BC. Example discussion topics included social marketing, partnership building as well as community planning and design.
Workshop Summary Report (PDF): Take Action on Climate Change! Move Ahead with Cleaner Travel Choices
Green Energy: Opportunities and Challenges in the BC Interior
This workshop attracted over 75 representatives from a variety of organizations (forest industry, energy sector, NGOs and the various levels of government). The goal was to identify what Kyoto means to Northern BC. Participants learned about the programs and opportunities that are available, shared experiences and challenges, and discussed ways in which challenges could be overcome.
- Workshop Summary Report (PDF): Green Energy - Opportunities and Challenges in the BC Interior
- Presentation (PPT): Climate Change and Biomass Energy Opportunities and Challenges in BC, Brian McCloy
- Presentation (PPT): BC Hydro, Independent Power Projects and Green Energy at BC Hydro, Al Boldt,
- Presentation (PPT): Wood Waste and Air Quality Issues, Rich Girard
- Presentation (PPT): Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Landfill Gas Management Project, Derek Bates
- Presentation (PPT): Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Partners for Climate Protection Initiative and FCM funding programs to support related PCP projects, Beth Johnson
- Presentation (PPT): City of Prince George, Feasibility of Biomass District Energy System in Prince George, Gina Layte Liston
- Presentation (PPT): Revelstoke Community Energy Project, City of Revelstoke / Downie Timber, Geoff Battersby
- Presentation (PPT): BC Community Energy Association / Pembina Institute, Community Energy Planning in the BC Interior, Nicholas Heap
Transportation Demand Management: Make the Move on Climate Change! Share Challenges and Identify Opportunities to Take Action
The intent of this workshop was to allow participants to learn from others working to support and implement TDM initiatives in both smaller and larger communities throughout BC. The presentations also provided a comprehensive look at strategies designed to change attitudes and encourage public participation in TDM programs (including effective needs assessments, evaluation, and developing a successful marketing campaign).
- Workshop Summary Report (PDF): Transportation Demand Management
- Presentation (PPT): U-Pass: A Fare For All Seasons...and a good reason to still be a student, BC Transit
- Presentation (PPT): Go Green Choices: Overcoming Barriers to Find Transportation Solutions, BEST
- Presentation (PDF): Canada's Climate Change Plan, Environment Canada
- Presentation (PPT): Getting Employers and Employees On-Board: Understanding transportation needs and providing tailored solutions, Translink
- Presentation (PPT): Engaging the Whistler Public, Whistler
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