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Carbon Neutrality Forum

CNF

Canada has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, transitioning from fossil fuel energy to greener, renewable sources. CO2Ìýand Methane are two the two most potent gasses contributing to global warming. CO2Ìýemissions are from cities, industry and agriculture. ÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½ has been asked by the Federal and Provincial governments to host a national and international forum examining Carbon Neutrality in Atlantic and Eastern Canada. The Forum will be held April 19-20th 2023, with representatives from across Canada and the globe.Ìý The event will include meetings and presentations over two days. Speakers from outside Halifax who are not able to travel are invited to join online.

This Forum will help the provinces and federal government, along with industry and academia, develop the best practices and review the latest technical developments on reducing emissions and related impacts. From this, guidelines for a comprehensive regulatory framework can be developed. This includes characterizing the potential of reservoirs and pore space for sequestering CO2Ìý. The Forum will meet the objectives of NRCan in relation to disseminating best practices and new technological advances that will help countries reduce the impacts of emissions, and promote the storage and use of captured CO2Ìý in reservoirs, and other deep geological formations such as saline aquifers.Ìý In Canada, CCUS research and implementation has been focused in the west, yet the CO2Ìýstorage potential of sedimentary basins surrounding Atlantic CanadaÌýis potentially great (UNECE 2021).

Sharing best practices and technologies that may lessen costs and promote Canada’s vision of a cleaner energy future, helping guide Canada to carbon neutrality.

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Meeting Details

DATE:ÌýWednesday April 19th & Thursday April 20th

TIME:Ìý8:30AM - 5:00PM each day, with evening receptions to follow

LOCATION:ÌýLord Â鶹´«Ã½ Room (Room 141) in the , located on Â鶹´«Ã½'s Studley Campus in Halifax's west end

Note that registration is not open to the public.

These meetings will not be recorded, however notetakers will be present.Ìý

Please find the full forum agendaÌýÌý[PDF]

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List of Speakers

Please go to the List of Speakers page to view individual speaker bios and brief descriptions of the scheduled lectures.

First Name

Surname

Title/Organization

Jaap

Breunese

Princial Consultant, TNO

Micheal

Buckland-Nicks

Program Officer, Marine Programs, Environmental & Climate Change

Brian

Bylhouwer

Associate, Environmental Science, Stantec, PEI

Russell

Dmytriw

Director of Research, Net Zero Atlantic

Maurice

Dusseault

University of Waterloo, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Karen

Gatien

Deputy Minister, NSDNRR

Ying

Gao

Senior Advisor CCUS-IOR, Deputy Director NCS2030 Research Centre

Brad

Hayes

President, Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd.

Cathie

Hickson

Vice President of Project Development, Terrapin AB No 1

Robin

Hughes

CANMET Energy (NRCan)

Richard

Jackson

Principal, Geofirma Engineering Ltd.

Lesley

James

Memorial University, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Dave

Keighley

Assistant Dean, University of New Brunswick

George

Kovacic

Searcher Seismic

Cristel

Lambton

Project Manager, CCS, Equinor

Drew

Leyburne

Assistant Deputy Minister, NRCan

Adam

MacDonald

NS Natural Resources and Renewables

Catherine

Martin

Â鶹´«Ã½ Director of Indigenous Community Engagement

Patrick

McDonald

Director of Climate, Can. Assoc. of Petroleum Producers

Saviz

Mortazavi

NRCan Assistant Program Director, Office of Energy R&D

Erik

Nickel

Director of Operations, Petroleum Technology Research Centre

Melissa

Oldreive

Manager, Strategic Priorities, NRR

Jeff

Pearson

President, Wolf Carbon

Bill

Richards

Consultant to NS Natural Resources and Renewables

Karyna

Rodrigues

Vice President, Global New Ventures, Searcher Seismic

Mahendra

Samaroo

Senior Engineer, Alberta Department of Energy

Graham

Simpson

Vice President, Geosciences, GLJ Engineering

Carla

Skinner

GSC, NRCan Research Scientist

Robert

Symonds

Â鶹´«Ã½, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Grant

Wach

Â鶹´«Ã½, Department of Earth

Catherine

Witt

Head of Subsurface, Storegga

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Meet the Committee

Russ&Grant
Maurice&Adam