Background Research

1. Framing Document for the Banff Dialogue (PDF - 209 KB)

2. International Energy Agency - World Energy Outlook 2009 (PDF - 96 kb)
by Erik Haites, Margaree Consultants Inc.

3. Energy: The Global Picture and its Implications for Canada's Role in Going Forward (PDF - 75 kb)
by Philip Gass and John Drexhage, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

4. Canada's Role in the Global Energy Picture: Making the Case for a More Coherent National Energy Approach (PDF - 71 kb)
by Philip Gass and John Drexhage, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

5. Asymmetry Principle: Shifting Focus from Energy Supply to End Use Consumption (PDF - 235 kb)
by Peter Tertzakian, ARC Financial Corp

6. The Canada-U.S. Trade, Energy, and Emissions Relationship Canada's Clean Energy Imperative (PDF - 232 kb)
by David McLaughlin, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

7. Canada's Clean Energy Imperative (PDF - 127 kb)
by the Conference Board of Canada

8. Creating a Canadian Energy Framework (PDF - 66 kb)
by Roger Gibbins, Canada West Foundation

9. Analysis and Review of Canadian Think Tank Climate Change and Energy Reports for the Banff Dialogue (PDF - 555 kb)
prepared by Dave Sawyer and Philip Gass, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)