In case you've missed it, you can now view Jeremy Oppenheim's powerful message on the economic opportunities offered by the new climate economy and a stern warning to Canada on the risks of ignoring those opportunities. Keynote address by Jeremy Oppenheim , Director for the New Climate Economy project at the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate; Sustainable Prosperity Research Network conference at the University of Ottawa on April 29th,2014 Accelerating Canada's participation in the New Climate Economy Summary: Jeremy Oppenheim delivers an inspiring message on the economic opportunities of tackling the challenges of climate change in the context of economic growth. He describes the global energy markets that are now driven by large investments in new disruptive technologies in the energy systems around the world, astonishing policy innovations and new business models. Canada's economy, on the other hand, continues to be energy intensive and carbon intensive, with highly exposed assets prone to significant uncertainty and price volatility. Given Canada's average economic performance compared to OECD countries, and given the rapid changes to the global energy markets, Oppenheim questions whether it is good economic strategy for Canada to continue to invest in the oil sands and underinvest in renewable energies and the exploding clean tech sector. click n the link below to read more sustainableprosperity.ca/article3891

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