TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE

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TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE
ONE TONNE AT A TIME

• A Presentation to the Standing Senate Committee
  on Energy, the Environment Natural Resources

By Michael Gerbis, P.Eng. President of The
Delphi Group
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Key Messages

• Climate Change Represents a Significant
  Opportunity
• Canadian Innovation and Capacity can Tackle this
  Issue
• Meeting Kyoto is Not Insurmountable
• Significant Co-Benefits
• Must Start Taking Action Now
• Public Engagement Empowerment is Key

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Canadas Climate Change Action Plan

• Not Just About Kyoto Reducing CO2
• Significant Environmental Co-Benefits
• Air Pollution (SOx, NOx, particulate, smog)
• Social Human Health Benefits
• Economic Opportunity
• Global Exports
• Innovation
• Enhanced Productivity Competitiveness

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The Emerging Carbon Marketplace

Potential

• Climate Change Solutions 275-350 Billion 5
  annual growth
• Clean Energy 6.5 - 8 Billion in 2000 ? 80
  - 90 Billion in 2010

Economic
Growth

Capital
Internation
a
l

Stock
F
inance
Turnover
Institutions



Kyoto
Flexibility

Corporate Competitivess Eco-Efficiciency
Mechanisms

Demand for


Climate

Change

Climate
Change

Solutions
Energy

Mitigation
Market
Measures

Liberalization



Energy
Health and
Security and
Air Quality
Interest in
Benefits

Renewables

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Market Snapshot Canada

• Canadian Environmental Industry 225,000 people
  in 6,400 firms
• Climate Change
• 600 companies
• generally high-tech with a strong RD component
• 3Billion 23,000 jobs and growing

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Our Supply Capacity

• Diversified
• Strong Niche Technologies
• Convergence Integration with High Tech
  Enabling Sectors
• Innovative Clusters Being Established
• Strong RD Base

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Areas of Competitive Advantage

• Integration of High-Tech Environmental
  Solutions
• Oil Gas Production (Up Down Stream)
• Enhancing Resource Industry Efficiency
• Mining, Minerals Production, Forestry
• Clean Energy Solutions
• Small hydro, biomass, solar
• Traditional (Advanced Materials)

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Areas of Competitive Advantage

• Transportation
• Alternative (Fuel Cells, Natural Gas, Biodiesel)
• Traditional (Advanced Materials)
• Residential Commercial Energy Efficiency
• Design construction (e.g. R 2000)
• Windows, solar wall, insulation,
• IT systems. HVAC, etc.

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Examples of Innovative CC Solutions
STANTEC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES
ATS Automation
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Meeting Our Kyoto Commitments

• CAN WE - YES!!
• Will We Only if we
• Have strong Leadership and Direction from the
  Federal Government
• Begin to take significant action now
• Employ innovative mechanisms that spur private
  sector investments
• Public engagement empowerment are critical to
  success - plan must facilitate behavioural change

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One Tonne Challenge

• Keep It Simple
• Engage and Educate
• Language that speaks to the average Canadian
  Health, Children,
• Make It Easy to Take Action
• Mandate and Empower
• Vehicle fuel consumption
• Energy efficiency of homes
• Financial Incentives
• True Cost of Energy ( Water)

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Governments Role

• Leader
• Direction, Tools Lead by Example
• Communicator
• Climate Change Significant Opportunity
  Benefit to Canadians
• Facilitator of Behavioural Change
• Stimulator of Innovation

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The Delphi Group

• For More Information Contact
• Mike Gerbis, P.Eng.
• President
• 428 Gilmour St.
• Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0R8
• Tel [phone] Fax [phone]
• email mgerbis_at_delphi.ca