page_title: Nancy Olewiler
section_title: Affiliations
hierarchical_section_title: Nancy Olewiler / Career / Affiliations
caption_attribution_description: May 1, 2017. Vancouver, BC (Nancy Olewiler center in photo) John Horgan will restore BC as a climate action leader with a plan that focuses on reducing climate changing emissions, not letting them increase like Christy Clark has. “We can’t afford four more years of climate inaction from Christy Clark and the BC Liberals. The stakes are too high in this election,” said BC NDP leader John Horgan. “We have to come together to make sure we have a government that will take real action on climate change.” Horgan held a town hall meeting with several members of the Climate Leadership Team who Christy Clark tasked with renewing BC’s climate action. Clark chose to reject the team’s recommendations despite their careful consideration of the impacts on people, the economy, industry and the environment.
context_page_description: Nancy Olewiler is a Canadian economist who is currently a professor at the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University. She is affiliated with numerous organizations such as Powertech Labs Inc., BC Hydro, Powerex Corp, TransLink, and the Center for Public Research. Olewiler has received numerous awards for her contributions in the education and environmental economics sector. She was most recently a recipient of the 2017 YWCA Women of Distinction Award for her work at Queen's University and Simon Fraser University. She is also notable for her research in natural resource and environmental policy, the effects of environmental regulation on the economy, and environmental tax policies.
context_section_description: On top of the work Olewiler did in university education system, she served on multiple committees and boards. Olewiler was on the Board of Directors at BC Hydro and Powerex Corp since Sept. 25th, from 2001-2010. She also served on the board at Translink from 2008-2013 as well as held positions as the director of Powertech Labs Inc. and as the managing editor of Canadian Public Policy. As a member of these boards, Olewiler was responsible for overseeing affairs and providing recommendations on the policies that effect the B.C lower mainland.
  Olewiler has written a number of reports for the federal and provincial government in Canada regarding issues pertaining to the environment and natural resource. Many of Olewiler's reports on sustainability and federal business tax policies were also used in the Energy Options Task Force, National Roundtable on the Environment and Economy's Ecological Fiscal Reform Program. Olewiler was invited as an expert panelist for GreenPAC, a Canadian environmental organization, for their political endorsement campaigns in 2015, 2016, and 2017. By sharing her expertise, Olewiler was able to contribute to addressing challenging environmental issues and turn them into political concerns that were utilized by GreenPAC to recruit passionate leaders in working toward these challenges.
  Olewiler is on the Climate Solution and Clean Growth Advisory Council in British Columbia. This council consists of leaders representing First Nations, environmental organizations, academia, labour and the local government. The purpose of this council is to provide the provincial government with strategic advice and information on the development of the provinces' climate action and clean economic growth. They acknowledge that the road to combating climate change is a steady but committed approach. Actions to drive down emissions and increase economic opportunities are continuously being discussed. Shared principles of this council include respecting indigenous perspectives in all decisions and creating prosperity and jobs.
  Olewiler is currently the advisor for the Environment and Economy Program for Southeast Asia(EEPSEA) and Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP). LACEEP is a capacity building initiative that aims to provide financial support in the form of grants to research specializing in environmental and resource economics in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition to the grants provided for researchers, supervision, advising, and access to academic resources is also available. Olewiler acts as a supervisor and an educator in energy economics to the researchers in these areas.
caption: Nancy Olewiler speaking on behalf of the Climate Leadership Team about real climate action
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