— comprised Ian Anderson, former president and CEO of Trans Mountain Corporation , Ellis Ross, Liberal MLA for Skeena and shadow minister for energy and LNG, Mark Jaccard, Simon Fraser University professor and director of the school of resource and environmental management, Ross Beaty, chair of clean energy company Alterra Power and Roger Dall’Antonia, president of Fortis B.C.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m.
Beaty said it was important not to listen to “scaremongers” when it comes to predicting the future for energy. At the start of the forum, McNish quoted a recent report stating the provincial goal to have all light-duty vehicles sold by 2040 be non-gasoline would require a 100 per cent increase in the amount of electricity now being generated. Forty per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in B.C. come from transportation.Advertisement 4Ross, who is a major proponent of the LNG industry in B.C.
“The pace of technological change will deliver results in the future that we can’t predict today. The future is going to be great for all of us,” he said.