Energy for a Secure Future at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28)
Energy for a Secure Future (ESF) participated in the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). We hosted two panels – one focused on LNG and Reconciliation in Canada and the other focused on the nexus of energy and food security. ESF also engaged with leaders from across Canada and around the world. Unlike previous COPs, we were pleased to see a much broader conversation, one in which energy security, food security, competitiveness, industrial strategy and reconciliation, featured in a meaningful way alongside emissions reduction.
The ESF team looks forward to continued activity on all of these themes as we move into 2024!
John Stackhouse, RBC along-side Kristjan Hebert of Hebert Grain Ventures and ESF Council member Ketih Curry, President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture discuss the energy-food security nexus with ESF Chair Shannon Joseph in the Saskatchewan Pavillion.
Shannon Joseph, chair, ESF; Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk, President, Inuit Circumpolar Council; Karen Ogen, CEO, First Nations LNG Alliance in the Canada Pavillion
ESF Council members Karen Ogen, CEO, First Nations LNG Alliance and Billy Morin, Managing Director, Axxcelus Capital Advisory along with Chana Martineau, CEO Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation, and Tim Shaw of Tourmaline Oil discuss how Indigenous-Industry partnership in Canada are playing a key role in delivering energy and emissions reduction solutions to the world.
Dominic Barton, Chair of Rio Tinto and ESF Council Member – great to see thought leaders from our network helping advance solutions at COP28.
As a final highlight, ESF also hosted a media availability on December 5th – speaking to our message around energy security, emissions reduction and reconciliation:
