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The Delphi Group wants to help you fall in love with sustainability reporting this Valentine’s Day. We also recognize that this is reporting season for many of our clients, this means they are focused on sustainability reporting broadly, or issue specific disclosure, such as carbon or water.
February 15, 2012 | Fletcher Challenge Theatre, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver BC
Why We Disagree about Climate Change. Presented by Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate Change, University of East Anglia. This lecture will be based on his 2009 book Why We Disagree about Climate Change in which he explores the idea of looking beyond science to connect with people's world views ,...
February 19, 2012 | Fletcher Challenge Theatre (Room 220), SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver BC
In its 2001 report on global climate, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations prominently featured the “Hockey Stick,” a chart showing global temperature data over the past one thousand years. The Hockey Stick demonstrated that temperature had risen with the increase in industrialization and use of...
February 20, 2012 | Room 126, Halpern Centre, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby BC
Presented by Brenda Ekwurzel, Climate Scientist and Assistant Director of Climate Research and Analysis, Union of Concerned Scientists. This event is sponsored by the Climate Impacts Research Consortium.
February 29, 2012 | Room 1600, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver BC
Presented by Sadhu Johnston, Deputy City Manager, City of Vancouver. This event is part of the SFU CarbonTalks series. For more information on upcoming and past events, visit www.pics.uvic.ca/events.php.
March 1, 2012 | Marriott Metro Center, Washington, DC
Following the successful inaugural edition of Carbon Forum North America, IETA is pleased to announce the sequel: Carbon Forum North America 2012. CFNA 2012 will take place at the Marriott Metro Center in downtown Washington, DC on March 1-2, 2012.
March 14, 2012 | Vancouver, BC
GLOBE 2012 will be the 12th event in one of the world's largest and longest-running event series dedicated to business and the environment. Every two years, the world gathers in Vancouver for three days of thought-leading sessions presented by world-renowned sustainability experts, for the opportunity to see leading-edge environmental innovations,...
May 21, 2012 | Fletcher Challenge Theatre, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver BC
The predicted effects of climate change over the coming decades include extreme weather events, drought, flooding, sea level rise, retreating glaciers, habitat shifts, and the increased spread of life-threatening diseases. These conditions have the potential to disrupt societies around the world and force nations to change the way they keep...