2C – Air Quality Challenges in Environmental Compliance, Climate Change, and Decarbonization
May 10 – Course Agenda
Course Description
This popular course delivers Canada’s most authoritative guide to complying with federal and provincial rules governing industrial air emissions while mitigating associated liability and nuisance issues resulting from emissions of air, odour, dust, and noise.
As the environment we work in continues to evolve, industry faces emerging challenges with respect to climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, Environment, Social, Governance, as well as decarbonization. This course offers an overview of these items from the current regulatory framework, available technology, and provides insight and case studies into how industry and organizations can position themselves to minimize future financial risk.
Course Co-Chairs
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- Brad Bergeron, Vice President Industry, Senior Project Manager, Principal, RWDI
- John Georgakopoulos, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Guest Speakers
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- Giselle Davidian, Senior Associate Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
- Kirk Easto, Project Manager, Principal, RWDI
- Tracy Hodges, Senior Sustainability Manager, Lafarge Canada
- Sarah Pellatt, Air Quality Team Leader, Associate, RWDI
- Jacquelyn Stevens, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
- Joanna Vince, Partner, Certified Specialist in Environmental Law by the Law Society of Ontario, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
- Annik White, Senior Project Manager, Associate Principal, RWDI
Course begins 9 AM
Regulatory compliance update: Air regulation and reporting
Environmental risk and liability management
Speaker: Joanna Vince, Willms and Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Air quality reporting: Programs and changes
- New models and their applications
- Annual reporting requirements
- How to negotiate an air quality permit
Speaker: Sarah Pellatt, RWDI
Monitoring and New Technologies
Ambient air quality monitoring and emerging technologies
- General overview of ambient monitoring
- Compliance versus voluntary monitoring
- New tools for real-time ambient monitoring
- Case study
Speaker: Kirk Easto, RWDI
Nuisance impacts: Particulate, odour, noise
Are your business operations causing a nuisance?
Review of legal nuts & bolts
- What is nuisance?
- Review of key regulatory and civil nuisance case law
Speaker: Jacquelyn Stevens, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Case study: Land use planning issues and encroachment to industrial facilities – protecting your buffers.
Speaker: Sarah Pellatt, RWDI
Preparing for the future: Climate change, ESG, and Net Zero Targets
How will Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) affect your companies?
Speaker: Joanna Vince, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
Climate change legal updates
Speaker: Giselle Davidian, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
GHG reporting and reduction strategies
- Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and significance of each
- Federal (OBPS) and provincial GHG reporting requirements
- GHG reduction opportunities
Speaker: Annik White, RWDI
Decarbonizing and Resiliency
Decarbonization and resiliency: Company drivers, where to focus, strategies, and opportunities
- Mitigation versus adaption
- How to gauge physical risk
Speaker: Brad Bergeron, RWDI
Industrial case studies
Speakers to be confirmed
Panel discussion – The future: Decarbonization, climate change and transitional risks
Moderator: Brad Bergeron, RWDI
Panelists: Tracy Hodges, Senior Sustainability Manager, Lafarge Canada
Question and answer period
Course ends 4:30 PM
EVENT SCHEDULE
8 AM: Registration opens
9 AM: Courses begin
12 PM: Lunch
4:30 PM: Courses finish