Climate Forum: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally – The Climate Crisis & Our Energy Future

Join the Office of Climate Change Initiatives for the first-ever Hamilton Climate Forum. 

Keynote: Ralph Torrie, Director of Research Corporate Knights – A pioneer in local government climate action, internationally recognized for his innovative work in greenhouse gas strategy and sustainable energy.

Torrie will describe a positive, possible pathway for responding to the climate crisis. He will explore how local, community-driven efforts to build a clean, efficient, electricity-based energy system can drive both environmental sustainability and economic opportunity. The lasting question being – the successful economies of the 21st century will be the ones that lead this change. Will Hamilton be one of those economies?

Agenda:

• 4:30 pm - Welcome & Registration
• 5 pm - Opening Remarks 
• 5:30 pm - Keynote Speaker
• 7 pm - Networking Reception & Student Posters

Supported by the Planning and Economic Development Department.