Karen Tam Wu is the regional director of British Columbia at the Pembina Institute, Canada’s leading clean energy think tank. She is also a member of the B.C. government’s Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council.
Through cross-sectoral consultation and engagement, Karen leads initiatives to advance clean energy solutions and improve energy efficiency in B.C. and across Canada. Previously, Karen worked with First Nations, communities, government, and industry on important conservation initiatives in B.C. A registered professional forester, Karen worked with forest companies worldwide for over a decade developing and implementing sustainable forest management systems.
Karen Tam Wu is available for speaking engagements.
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Karen Tam Wu's Recent Publications
Oped
It's time to make tough decisions about how B.C. will achieve climate goals while satisfying energy demands.
Blog
Keeping an eye on Article 6 and ITMOs at COP 25 in Madrid
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Fundamental concerns regarding internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) must be addressed before they can be considered credible. Climate ambition needs to be significantly scaled up to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit average global temperature rise to 1.5°C to avoid planetary tipping points caused by climate change.
Oped
B.C.’s climate accountability and transparency legislation is a near-complete framework for moving from climate promises to performance.
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B.C. has a significant opportunity to build out the clean economy, to grow clean jobs, and to be a global leader on climate action.
