The lecture addresses the political history of energy and climate policy in Canada and its provinces, and how it laid the ground for current energy policy and decarbonization directions. Canada’s lack of proper and respectful indigenous engagement in the climate change framework and energy infrastructure and investment is discussed, and improvements for just, inclusive and more effective climate change and energy policy processes are proposed. Finally, he critically discusses current inconsistencies in advancing energy and climate policies to meet agreed upon objectives and targets, and options how to overcome them.
Prof. Dr. Stephan Schott is a Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University with a PhD in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. He teaches graduate courses in natural resource management, energy economics, energy tools and evaluation methods and theoretical foundations of public policy. He has extensively worked in interdisciplinary teams with indigenous governments and communities, natural scientists, engineers and social scientists from other disciplines. He has substantial research and teaching experience in the Canadian Arctic where he managed and is leading several major Arctic research projects. His research currently focuses on food security and Northern fisheries, common pool resource institutions, alternative energy and sustainable development in the Arctic, local economic and human development impacts of mining, wildlife management and knowledge co-evolution, and energy strategies and carbon emission reduction programmes in North America and Europe.