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Event: Dematerialization: Transitioning to an Economy Without Waste
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 11:30 to 14:00
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South of the Fraser
Dematerialization: Transitioning to an Economy Without Waste
March 06, 2012 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM (lunch from 11:30 am - 12:00 pm)
Eaglequest Coyote Creek Golf Club
7778 152nd Street, Surrey |
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Economic growth brings challenges as we attempt to reconcile the consumption of materials with the finite limits of resources extracted from the earth. There is a growing need to increase resource productivity, improve quality of life, and ensure continued economic prosperity that is not based on increased consumption of materials and energy throughput. This need signals significant changes to our current economic system – changes that mark the transition to an economy without waste. What would such a transition look like? What societal impacts might such a transition entail? What is the role for businesses and organizations, for producers and consumers, in transitioning to a new economic system?
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| Opening/Closing Remarks: |
Gayle Martin, Director, Metro Vancouver Board of Directors and Councillor, City of Langley
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| Facilitator: | Peter Holt - Bio |
| Panellists: |
• Maurie Cohen, Associate Professor & Director, Program in Environmental Policy Studies and Program in Science, Technology & Society, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Associate Fellow, Tellus Institute - Bio
• Richard Lipsey, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University - Bio • Juergen Baumann, Director, Environmental Programs, Port Metro Vancouver - Bio • Joji Kumagai, Executive Director, Strathcona Business Improvement Association - Bio |
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