Alberta: Supplying Energy and Sustainability - Working to a Greener Barrel

April 30, 2014, 12:00 - 2:00 PM EDT
McGraw-Hill Building - Room 208
1221 Avenue of the Americas (between 48th and 49th Street)
New York City, NY 10020

Please join the New York Energy Forum, in partnership with the Columbia University, Center on Global Energy Policy, for a discussion with Alberta’s Energy Minister on Alberta’s efforts to “drive to a cleaner barrel”

SPEAKER:

Honourable Diana Mcqueen
Minister of Energy, Government of Alberta Canada

Diana McQueen was elected to her second term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Drayton Valley-Devon on April 23, 2012. On December 13, 2013, she was sworn in as Alberta’s Minister of Energy. Prior to this appointment, she served as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD).

Mrs. McQueen’s work has focused on integrated resource management. Under her leadership, the department took decisive action on a number of issues important to Albertans, including:

  • Implementing Alberta’s first regional plan under the Land-use Framework, the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan;
  • Partnering with the federal government to implement a comprehensive environmental monitoring program in the oil sands region;
  • Working to strengthen Alberta’s relationship with Asia to facilitate trade of forest products and share best practices and learnings;
  • Spearheading the creation of a single regulatory system for all oil and gas developments in Alberta; and,
  • Creation of an arms-length Provincial monitoring agency for air, land, water and biodiversity with a science advisory board.

Prior to her ministerial appointments, Mrs. McQueen served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy and the Minister of Environment. She has served as Mayor of Drayton Valley and chair of the regional school division. She also work worked for Amoco Canada Petroleum and ran her own business for many years

MODERATOR:

David Knapp
Chief Energy Economist, Energy Intelligence Group

PROGRAM:

12:00 - 12:30 PM: Registration
12:30 - 01:30 PM: Presentation and Discussion
01:30 - 02:00 PM: Reception

REGISTRATION:

This event is complimentary for all registrants. Online registration is necessary in order to facilitate building security requirements.

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