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Plenary lecture: Who Fights for Canada as the Climate Changes?

Porter, Joy

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Abstract

This lecture addresses what is amongst Canada’s greatest challenges as the twenty-first century progresses – climate change and issues linked to the environment. The overall objective is to suggest that aspects of Canada’s self-image and self-representation may have hindered the generation of pragmatic non-partisan thinking and politics in response to the serious challenges now impacting upon the environment. It will explore how First Nations and federal and provincial policy relate to Canada’s environmental issues, before making the case for a re-balancing of approach away from the current emphasis upon technology as the primary solution set. Finally, it will consider options for the Canada of the future and ponder how generations to come may respond to environmental imperatives in the wake of the Fourth Industrial Revolution now unfolding.

Citation

Porter, J. (2019, April). Plenary lecture: Who Fights for Canada as the Climate Changes?. Presented at British Association for Canadian Studies Annual Conference, 2019, The Eccles Centre for American Studies, London

Presentation Conference Type Keynote
Conference Name British Association for Canadian Studies Annual Conference, 2019
Conference Location The Eccles Centre for American Studies, London
Start Date Apr 11, 2019
End Date Apr 13, 2019
Deposit Date Nov 18, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Keywords Environment; Climate change; Canada
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3663927
Publisher URL https://www.bl.uk/eccles-centre/resources/lectures-and-interviews
Additional Information 14pp.
ISBN 0-7123-4488-8