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Planning for Uncertainty: Third Annual Ontario Energy Policy Roundtable Event

Join York’s Sustainable Energy Initiative on Tuesday October 22nd from 10am-12noon at 120E Stedman Lecture Hall, Keele Campus for a discussion about the assessments and commentary of the Wynne government's moves on electricity/energy policy, (e.g. Conservation framework, changes to GEGEA FIT program, Nuclear refurbishments, LTEP review and overall approach to the electricity planning process) and […]

BCSEA Webinar: 100% Renewables - Roadmaps for powering states, countries, and the world with wind, water and sunlight

BCSEA Webinar: 100% Renewables - Roadmaps for powering states, countries, and the world with wind, water and sunlight with Mark Jacobson, Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University Tuesday September 17, 2013, 12 Noon Pacific Time. A free webinar, at your computer. Register here Global warming, air […]

The Rise of Modern Wind Energy: An SEI-OSEA Event

York University’s Sustainable Energy Initiative & The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association present: The Rise of Modern Wind Energy During his only talk in North America Prof. Maegaard will provide our Toronto audience with an exclusive overview of this comprehensive new book plus he will answer questions from the media and invited guests. Date: Thursday May […]

IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership celebrates first anniversary

This year’s fourth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), in New Delhi, India, marks the one-year anniversary of the flagship education and training portal of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership (IRELP), launched on 25 April 2012, during the third CEM, in London, UK, has gained global recognition as the one-stop-shop for renewable […]

SEI presents a new report on Electricity Conservation Policy in Ontario from the Studies in Ontario Electricity Policy series

Electricity Conservation Policy in Ontario by Rebecca Mallinson with SEI Co-Chair Mark Winfield The Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) presents a new report on Electricity Conservation Policy in Ontario from the Studies in Ontario Electricity Policy series, featuring MES Graduate Student Rebecca Mallinson with FES Associate Professor and SEI Co-Chair Mark Winfield

SEI Seminar Series - Energy Efficiency: The California Experience

March 6th: SEI Seminar Series Event: Energy Efficiency: The California Experience Presentation and Q & A session with California's Alan Meier (Energy Efficiency Center University of California, Davis), about the leadership role California has taken over the past 20 years with regards to energy efficiency including policy, behaviour, cars and the disclosure of energy. Wednesday March […]

The JD/Master in Environmental Studies Seminar Series : From Northern Gateway to Line 9: The New Law and Politics of Energy Pipelines in Canada

February 14th: The JD/Master in Environmental Studies Seminar Series and the Sustainable Energy Initiative Present: From Northern Gateway to Line 9: The New Law and Politics of Energy Pipelines in Canada Dean Lorne Sossin, Osgoode Hall Law School; Professor Dayna Nadine Scott, Osgoode and FES; Professor Mark Winfield, FES; and Dean Noël Sturgeon, FES (Chair) Thursday […]

SEI Seminar Series : Community Energy Planning Part Two

February 11th: Sustainable Energy Initiative Seminar Series Breakfast with Ryerson University's Centre for Urban Energy present: Community Energy Planning, part two: Operational Challenges Richard Laszlo (Quest) Jim Sanders (Enbridge Gas Distribution) Ed Seaward (UnionGas) Bruce Ander (Markham District Energy) Monday Feb. 11, 2013   9AM-11:30AM Heaslip House, Ryerson University 7th floor, 297 Victoria Street