Webinar Announcement
Renewable Energy in Remote Areas: Clean Energy Opportunities in the Arctic
24 November 2021
9:00-10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
For more information and to register, go to:
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Organizers invite registration for the upcoming webinar Renewable Energy in Remote Areas: Clean Energy Opportunities in the Arctic. This webinar will take place 24 November 2021, 9:00-10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
This session will explore various dimensions of renewable energy in the Arctic, including perspectives from local and Indigenous communities.
Webinar Abstract:
Climate change poses challenges worldwide with observable impacts on both natural and social systems as well as infrastructures in all regions. Specifically in the North such challenges include the melting of permafrost and increased flooding which has implications for energy security and green energy advancement, pointedly in remote areas.
In addition to changes in climate, complex physical barriers such as harsh weather and ice conditions, remoteness, and high transportation costs are but a few of the challenges that Arctic communities face in securing energy production and supply.
These complications have resulted in continued widespread use of fossil fuels such as diesel oil, heavy fuel oil, and coal as stable sources of energy for power plants that can operate in cold climates. With more pressure to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impacts of the energy sector, renewable energies such as solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal provide important alternatives to more traditional energy sources. Successful development and adoption of clean energy in remote areas requires a higher degree of innovation and support by both the public and private sector.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Chair: David Hik, Chief Scientist, Polar Knowledge, Canada
- Clarence Synard, President & CEO - NCC Investment Group Inc.
- Jennifer Spence, Executive Secretary, Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) of the Arctic Council
- Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Director, Arctic Economic Council
- Guðmundur Haukur Sigurðarson, Managing Director, Vistorka
- Tonje Margrete Winsnes Johansen, Saami Council, Arctic and Environmental Unit
- Eryn Stewart, Indigenous Clean Energy
The event is organized by the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network and Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE) International, in cooperation with the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Canada to Iceland, the Embassy of Iceland to Canada, the Northeast Iceland Regional Development Agency, SSNE (Iceland), the Directorate of Equality, (Iceland), and Electricity Human Resources Canada, EHRC (Canada).
For more information and to register, go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/renewable-energy-in-remote-areas-clean-ene…
For questions, contact:
Federica Scarpa
Email: federica [at] arcticiceland.is