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Growing Our Reputation and Expertise
Promoting and Sharing our Know-How |
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Hydropower, our main means of generation, is a sustainable development solution. That is why Hydro-Québec enthusiastically promotes it in industrial and scientific forums. Our national and international activities support our business, enhance our visibility and that of Québec, and provide energy-related technical assistance to developing countries.
For more than 35 years, Hydro-Québec has also been contributing significantly to the development of knowledge, research and support for the environmental industry, in Québec and around the world. To share our expertise and encourage the formation of partnerships, we collaborate in the work of many regional, provincial and national organizations, as well as in major events and international missions, including studies, training and awareness-raising activities.
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Some Examples |
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| Participation in the Activities of Various Organizations |
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Hydro-Québec's Involvement |
| International Hydropower Association (IHA) |
- Member of the Board of Directors.
- Participation in working groups on greenhouse gases (GHGs).
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| International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRÉ) |
- Participation in study committees and working groups on various transmission-related topics.
- Host of the CIGRÉ Canada Conference on Power Systems in 2006.
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| United Nations Conference on Climate Change - Montréal 2005 |
- Participation in events promoting hydroelectricity, in conjunction with the International Hydropower Association and the Canadian Hydropower Association.
- Climate Positive Event launched during the United Nations Conference on Climate Change – Montréal 2005:
- 25 organizations committed to offsetting twice the GHG emissions generated by holding the conference—about 70 kilotonnes of CO2
- black spruce trees were planted in 115 ha of boreal forest to fulfill a commitment made with the Conference partners to offset 70 kilotonnes of CO2, which is double the GHG emissions attributable to the travel of the 9,500 attendees
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| World Energy Council |
- Membership on the Board of Directors; Chair of the Communications and Outreach Committee; corporate host and joint organizer of the 21st World Energy Congress to be held in Montréal in 2010.
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| Montréal's Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development |
- 2005, 2006 and 2007 reviews, participation in developing the different phases of the Plan and attendance at networking meetings as an expert.
- Citation of Hydro-Québec, at the first Montréal gala recognizing environmental and sustainable development achievement, for its initiatives in support of sustainable transportation and the reduction of GHG emissions associated with its employees' work-related travel. For example, the company is making greater use of electric and hybrid vehicles, urging its employees not to let engines idle needlessly, and promoting public transit and active modes of transport (walking and cycling).
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| International cooperation funds in the fields of hydropower, transmission and energy efficiency |
- Renewed commitment, for five years, to the Fonds Hydro-Québec pour la Francophonie and to funds for non-French-speaking countries.
- Funding for cooperation projects such as an ongoing program to help get the power industry in Haiti back on its feet, training seminars in Benin, Switzerland, Togo and Turkey, and partnering arrangements with the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie and HEC Montréal, among others, to implement various training programs.
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| Round table of corporate leaders in sustainable development |
- With Bell Canada and Mouvement Desjardins, created a group of Québec companies of all sizes that are interested in sharing their concrete experience with introducing sustainability into their organizations; meetings held in 2006 and 2007.
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| Other activities in Québec |
- Meetings with groups of outside stakeholders with varied interests, including large-power customers, trade commissioners, universities, government representatives and representatives of foreign institutions, to help them understand the issues associated with energy choices, climate change and the status of electricity in Québec.
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