The Canadian Permafrost Association
in partnership with Institute for Breakthrough Energy Tec
hnologies CCC Ltd. (IBET) is exited to present this dialogue serie
s of its PCF Action Group.
The global effort to addre
ss climate change currently lacks a technical or policy framework that adeq
uately accounts for major feedback mechanisms, including the accelerating t
haw in global permafrost. Accordingly, for the first time ever, world-class
experts are convening in a series of workshops to begin creating a PCF Int
ervention RoadMap - an action guide for policy makers and investors. This p
rocess is intended as a regional supplement to global decarbonization effor
ts and a complement to initiatives addressing the local geophysical impacts
of permafrost thaw. Permafrost in Arctic tundra and in high-elevation regi
ons has in past been one of the world's largest carbon sinks, storing twice
as much carbon as the atmosphere. Warming global temperatures, however, ar
e accelerating permafrost thaw, turning the sink into a source. The PCF Act
ion Group will be examining technologies and methods of reducing permafrost
thaw and/or limiting emissions where thaw cannot be reduced, and weighing
their relative impacts - to identify the most promising areas for research
and development and to create a first-draft PCF Intervention RoadMap to ass
ist policymakers and green investors.
Th
e PCF Intervention Roadmap will consist of four 90-minute Zoom-based Dialog
ues:
1. Opening Dialogue: Why Permafrost Carbon Matters (Marc
h 4)
2 .Avoiding Permafrost Thaw: Managing Temperatu
re (March 11)
3. Are Permafrost Thaw Interventions P
ossible? (March 18)
4. Permafrost Carbon Feedback -
Priorities for Research, Policy and Investment (March 25)
For more information or to register, visit https://bookwh en.com/pcf
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