To meet Quebec’s GHG targets, we’ll have to learn how to do more – much more – with less energy. What can we expect? How far should we go? What are others, like Europe, doing? Come and hear what key leaders from Quebec and a special guest from Brussels have to say.
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Energy
Hydro x 2? Can a New Focus on Energy Savings Free Up as Many MW as We Need to Build?
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Room 402 - MEIE
Session organizer
Matthew Wadham-Gagnon
MELCCFP
Session organizer
Cédric Arbez
MELCCFP
1:30 p.m.
Introducing the Speakers, Session Objectives and Dunsky’s Perspective
1:55 p.m.
Presenting Energy Efficiency Trends in Europe (New Regulations, Pace of Change) – Videoconference (presented in French)
Conference details
Mme. Fabbri will present an overview of the European Union’s Renovation Wave initiative, which aims to double renovation rates over the next 10 years, and how a newly approved regulatory framework (that covers renewables, energy efficiency and building energy performance) will contribute to supporting this target.
The presentation will also touch upon the unique context of the EU and the impact on its regulatory approach, in contrast to the regulatory context in Quebec and how it affects local opportunities for energy savings initiatives.
2:35 p.m.
Break
2:40 p.m.
Rethinking Energy Efficiency - Panel
Conference details
How can Quebec do more with less energy?
What are the perspectives of Quebec's key leaders?
How can we implement this new energy efficiency paradigm?
What lessons can Quebec learn from Europe?
3:30 p.m.