Forests and Energy: Growing Towards a Carbon Neutral Alberta – RECAP

The AFGO “Forests and Energy – Growing Towards a Carbon Neutral Alberta” Conference was a great success.  The presentations generated a great deal of discussion and some ideas for collaboration and research.

Presentations from the Conference:

1. CCEMC – Investing in Ideas
2. Dr. Anthony Anyia, AB Innovates – Technology Futures:  Biochar – a Potential Carbon Sequestration Technology in Alberta
3. Gary Bull, UBC:  Update on North American Forest Carbon Standard
4.  Woodlands Module: Recommended Protocol Design Principles
5. Robert Elms, North American Carbon:  Voluntary Carbon Markets, A Participant’s Perspective
6. Andrew Hall, Capital Power Corporation:  Forest Carbon Offsets: A Buyers Perspective
7. Karen Haugen-Kozyra, KHK Consulting & Keith Driver, Leading Carbon:  Biofuels, Biomass and Biochar: The 3B’s
8. West Fraser Timber Co.:  To Be (Involved) or Not To Be (Involved): That is the Question
9. Alberta Newsprint Company – The ANC Story
10. Juha Metsaranta & Werner Kurz, CFS:  Forests and Carbon: Positive Feedback to Climate Change or Opportunities for Climate Mitigation?
11. Milo Mihajlovich:  Update on “Forestry” Protocols
12. Alberta and the Environment
13. Srikanth Venugopal, TransCananda:  Carbon Trading Opportunities? Role of Forest Carbon
14. Moriz Vohrer, CarbinFix Standard:  Climate Forestation Projects
15. Dan Wilkinson, ESRD:  Forestry Management Carbon Developments
16. Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.