News and Updates
Webinar December 12: Nuclear Energy’s Role in a Net Zero Future
Join Our Webinar: Nuclear Energy’s Role in a Net Zero Future
Date: Thursday, December 12
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
[Register Here]
The Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative invites you to explore how nuclear energy can drive us toward a net zero future. With climate change accelerating, nuclear power is emerging as a reliable, clean energy source to cut emissions.
What to Expect:
Nuclear Energy Today: Discover nuclear's role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Innovation in Nuclear Tech: Learn about advancements enhancing safety and efficiency.
Energy Policy Insights: Discuss nuclear’s place in future energy strategies.
Speakers:
Matthew Crozat, Nuclear Energy Institute
Lora Shrake, Council of the Great Lakes Region
Claude Griffin, US Business Council for Sustainable Development
Who Should Attend?
This session is perfect for policymakers, energy professionals, and sustainability advocates interested in nuclear energy’s role in achieving net zero.
Register Now to gain insights into nuclear power’s future in sustainable energy. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with industry leaders!
About Us:
The Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative, a partnership between CGLR and US BCSD, promotes sustainable solutions through industry and community collaboration.
Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum
Tuesday, June 25 – Thursday, June 27, 2024
The Quay, 3rd Floor, Queens Quay East, Toronto, Ontario
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The Council of the Great Lakes Region is excited to host our next annual conference in partnership with the Toronto Region Board of Trade, which we’re rebranding as the Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum, in Toronto from June 25-27, 2024!
Ticket Information
Registration for the event is open! Please note a single ticket will grant access to the full schedule of events on both June 26 and 27, as well as the opening reception on June 25.
Event Overview
Our annual conference, launched in 2015, has quickly become a leading forum for the region’s business, government, academic, and nonprofit leaders to come together and discuss the most pressing socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the region and how we can work across borders and sectors to strengthen the Great Lakes region’s long-term success and sustainable development.
At the event, which we are rebranding as the Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum, we’re developing the context for creating the first sustainable region in North America and the world to emerge. The event is an ideal venue for leaders from the region to share insights about how we can simultaneously grow the region’s economy, improve the well-being and prosperity of individuals living in the region, and protect the environment for generations to come.
Distinct advantages of participating in the event and sponsoring this premier gathering of diverse regional leaders includes:
Learning about the region’s most pressing sustainability issues and trends as well as cutting-edge sustainability research and solutions from leading experts.
Connecting and building relationships with influential leaders from government, business, academia, and the non-profit sector in the Great Lakes region.
Promoting your interests to an audience of decision-makers and thought-leaders, and making your voice heard on key sustainability topics.
Engaging in a regional agenda that will drive collaboration and systemic change in order to ensure the region’s long-term competitiveness and accelerate progress on sustainable development across the region.
Having influence over public policy debates and business decisions on both sides of the border by developing a unified regional voice on key sustainability issues.
GLCC Webinar: Building a Carbon Capture Utilization Coalition - June 6, 2024
As part of the jointly-led Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and the US Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD), both partners of the WBCSD's Global Network, will host the next Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative Webinar on June 6, 2024 at 11:00 am ET (10:00 am CT). The Michigan Chamber of Commerce will present on the Michigan CCUS Coalition and the progress that is being made which could serve as a model for others.
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) involves methods and technologies to remove CO2, typically from large point sources, so it doesn't enter the atmosphere. During this webinar, we'll hear about the CCUS landscape and some of the economic and environmental opportunities associated with it.
Mike Alaimo, Director, Environmental & Energy Affairs at the Michigan Chamber, says, "We have continued to make progress in pursuing legislation that would make Michigan a competitive regulatory environment for carbon capture and utilization projects".
Guest speakers, Troy Cumings, Partner, Warner Norcross & Judd, and Mike Alaimo, Director of Environmental and Energy Affairs, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, will discuss the progress that is being made by the Michigan CCUS Coalition and the economic and environmental opportunities from the current CCUS landscape.
Register to attend, hear the latest updates, and identify ways your organization may get involved.
Click here to register.
Please submit any questions to: info@councilgreatlakesregion.org
May 2023 Webinar: "The Overlooked Link of a True Net Zero Strategy – Efficiency and Technology"
On May 31st from 1-2 pm ET, The US Business Council of Sustainable Development and The Council of The Great Lakes Region will be hosting a webinar on “The Overlooked Link of a True Net Zero Strategy – Efficiency and Technology." Event speaker, Brandi Nye, Managing Director of Business Solutions, at AEP Energy will walk through energy efficiency measures and technologies that are often overlooked due to their technical and sophisticated nature. Innovative energy technologies can help organizations reach their net-zero goals while reducing costs and the burden of securing scarce renewable energy resources. Attendees will gain an understanding of solutions and execution strategies to enhance their net-zero objectives. The event will be moderated by Lora Shrake, Senior Program Director, Business and Sustainability, Council of the Great Lakes Region and Claude Griffin, Executive Director, US Business Council for Sustainable Development. Click the link to read more about the webinar and register to attend! https://councilgreatlakesregion.org/webinar-may-31-the-overlooked-link-of-a-true-net-zero-strategy-efficiency-and-technology/
United States Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Council of the Great Lakes Region Announce Strategic Decarbonization Partnership
TORONTO, Ontario and HOUSTON, Texas, September 29, 2021 – The United States Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD), a leading business and sustainability association, today announced a strategic partnership with the bi-national Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR). The relationship will focus on developing and implementing a new initiative called the Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative (GLCC), which will be officially launched on October 29th.
Built to facilitate cross-sector engagement across sectors, customers, and suppliers up and down the value stream, the GLCC, modeled on the US BCSD’s successful Gulf Coast Carbon Collaborative, will be driven by business and focused on developing and implementing initiatives that reduce carbon emissions across the economy while minimizing business impacts.
“By bringing interested companies, research institutes, NGOs and governments together, we will accelerate decarbonization activity in the Great Lakes region,” said Andy Mangan, Executive Director of the US BCSD.
The bi-national Great Lakes region is North America’s economic engine and the core of the long-standing, fully-integrated economic relationship between the United States and Canada, making the region, which is home to 107 million people and has a combined GDP of US$6.0 trillion, an ideal place for both countries to come together to discuss shared decarbonization interests and solutions.
“There’s tremendous industrial activity in the bi-national Great Lakes Region and companies are more motivated than ever to reduce carbon emissions,” said Mark Fisher, President and CEO of CGLR. “That’s why CGLR is very excited to be joining forces with the US BCSD to launch the Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative because businesses need a regional forum to learn about different decarbonization strategies, techniques, and ways they can work together to drive greater carbon reduction.”
About the CGLR
CGLR is a binational network of organizations comprising CGLR Canada, CGLR USA (501c6) and the CGLR Foundation (501c3). It is dedicated to creating stronger, more dynamic regional collaborations through dialogue, policy research and programs, and advocacy to find new ways of harnessing the Great Lakes region’s economic strengths and assets, improving the well-being and livelihoods of the region’s citizens, and protecting the environment for future generations. Visit CGLR on the Internet at https://councilgreatlakesregion.org/.
About the US BCSD
The US BCSD is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit business association that harnesses the power of collaborative projects, platforms and partnerships to develop, deploy and scale solutions to ecosystems, energy, materials carbon, and water challenges. For more information visit https://usbcsd.org/.
Contact
Claude Griffin
Program Director
US Business Council for Sustainable Development
griffin@usbcsd.org
Lora Shrake
Program Manager - Business and Sustainability
Council of the Great Lakes Region
lora@councilgreatlakesregion.org