Hello, and thank you for the allowing us the opportunity to comment on the state of energy data in Canada and to offer our recommendations.
My name is Nichole Dusyk. I'm a postdoctoral fellow with the Pembina Institute, and my colleague Benjamin Israƫl joins us from Calgary. He's a technical and policy analyst with the responsible fossil fuels program.
The Pembina Institute is a national, non-partisan, non-profit think tank that has over 30 years' experience providing research and recommendations to inform energy policies in Canada. Today we will be discussing three issues: why good energy data is crucial to advance effective climate policy and support the development of the low-carbon economy; the state of energy and climate data in Canada; and our recommendations for improving energy data.
Ben will talk about the first two points, and then I'll follow-up with recommendations.