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INNOVATIONS ET TECHNOLOGIES PROPRES

ADAPTATION AUX CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES

INVESTISSEMENT RESPONSABLE ET ÉCOFISCALITÉ

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RECYC-QUÉBEC Green and

circular economy

Responsible investing and green taxation

Innovation and clean technology

Sustainable cities

Energy transition

Adapting to climate change

MISA Group Room

520 CF 518 C 518 B 520 BE 520 AD 518 A 519 A8:30 am to 10:00 am Opening Plenary - Room 71010:00 am to 10:30 am Coffee break

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Transitioning to circular economy: North-American implementationPRESENTED BY INSTITUT EDDEC

▶Deployment status in the province of Quebec

▶Transitioning to Circular Economy: North-American Implementation

▶Deployment of the circular economy in the Americas: overview of the situation in the United States and Latin America

▶Building a coalition to accelerate Canadian leadership in the global Circular Economy

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Writing the Digital Future in Water Management PRESENTED BY ABB

▶Understanding the advantages of drives with energy savings

▶Introduction to instrumentation and how new digital devices help improve plant performance

▶Managing and Controlling Harmonics

Cities in Transition: Smart and Resilient▶Nice Côte d’Azur, a european

pionneer, innovative & leader smart city

▶Laval, an Urban City in Nature▶Heat networks and fatal energy:

the strategy of the European Metropolis of Lille

WORKSHOP - Consolidating the Energy Transition in CanadaPRESENTED BY COPTICOM

▶In Canada, the transition of the economy towards greater environmental sustainability is well underway. In 2016, there were around 274,000 jobs related to environmental and clean technology activity across the country, which is more than those generated by mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction combined. Canada is taking a number of initiatives to stimulate this transition, including investing heavily in clean technologies, encouraging the adoption of green building regulations and setting a price on carbon.

Water Infrastructures Facing Climate Change▶Fires, Floods and Other Threats

to Water: Resilient Drinking Water Treatment Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation

▶Climate Ready Infrastructure and Strategic Sites Protocol: Method to Assess Vulnerability to Extreme Weather

▶Water services facing climate change: for an integrated approch

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12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch Break

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION: Perspectives on the Role of States and Public Policies in the Circular Economy: the Cases of Quebec and Canada PRESENTED BY CONSEIL DU PATRONAT DU QUÉBEC, QUEBEC BUSINESS COUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT, ÉCO ENTREPRISES QUÉBEC

▶Based on the state of knowledge, this study looked at the political levers and brakes related to the deployment of the circular economy. In the Quebec and Canada context, the exchanges within this panel will allow to situate the importance of removing the pitfalls of the circular economy and of investing in companies market development to increase their performance through the use of circular economy strategies. It will also discuss the importance of exemplary states to promote the emergence of these strategies.

Climate change: risks and opportunities for investorsPRESENTED BY CLUB D’INVESTISSEMENT RESPONSABLE DU QUÉBEC

▶Climate change and the bond market

▶Climate change and the challenges concerning fossil fuel investments

▶Managing Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities

Practical WORKSHOP - Assemble your solar panels!PRESENTED BY MANTIS ENVIRONNEMENTALE

▶Solar energy is a technology that has been widely promoted in recent years. Despite its growing popularity, it often remains out of reach ... During this workshop, participants will learn the basics of solar panels and they will build a 5V panel that will charge electronic devices through a USB socket. This hands-on workshop will also provide an opportunity to discuss different local and global issues related to solar energy and other renewable energies.

Sustainable Management of Water Networks▶CFD Modelling to ensure the

quality of drinking water in distribution reservoirs

▶Watermain Condition Assessment: What are we looking for and how much are we willing to pay?

▶Pressure Management in Water Distribution Systems: Evaluation of the Benefits of Various Control Modes

The Changing of Energy StandardsPRESENTED BY ADEME

▶Canadian Energy Efficiency Outlook: A National Effort to Tackling Climate Change

▶Evolution of 2018 ISO 50001 Standard for Energy Management System

▶European policies and standards on energy efficiency

Floods: Keep Your Feet Dry!▶2017 flooding: mitigation

solutions for municiaplities▶Exploring the research network

on flood risks management▶GARI: Versatile Tool for Managing

and Analyzing Flood Risk in a Climate Change Context

WORKSHOP - An Agile Energy Management, The Mining Industry ChallengesPRESENTED BY GROUPE MISA

▶Demonstration - Integration in situ of TGS Energy Efficiency Technology on Meadowbank Mining Site

▶Energy Profile of the Canadian Mining Sector

▶Recovering Thermal Energy in a Processing Mill

▶Technical and Economic Prefeasibility Study on the Integration of BLOK Units at Mining Camps

▶Electricity Generation in Underground Mine Service Shafts

▶Renewable Energy: 10 tailor-made solutions for the mining industry.

▶Energy recovery from stale air extraction towers at Niobec mining site

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm Coffee break

3:30 pm to5:00 pm

Implementing Circular Models▶Circular Economy Roadmap

in France: Opportunities and Threats for the Recycling Industry

▶Innovations in plastic recycling on both side of the Atlantic

▶Circular economy and recovery of used textile: to be part of the loop ...

How to assess climate-related financial riskPRESENTED BY EY

▶Results of EY’s global barometer on climate-related financial disclosures

▶Assessing and disclosing climate-related financial risks: BELL’s approach

▶Assessing climate-related financial risks: an investor’s approach

Energy Independence and Transition: the Role of TechnologyPRESENTED BY ALTE COOPÉRATIVE D’INGÉNIERIE

▶Can the energy transition be accomplished without an economic degrowth?

▶Energy Efficiency to Energy Sufficiency

▶What is low-tech?

Stormwater Sustainable Management▶SAUL (Alveolar Ultra-Litght

Structure) - Effective solution in stormwater management

▶Modular suspended pavement systems and permeable asphalt, new technologies put in place in Montréal

▶Integration of stormwater management in the urban fabric, solutions for the health and well beeing of the citizens

Transition énergétique Québec: a partner of choice for companiesPRESENTED BY TRANSITION ÉNERGÉTIQUE QUÉBEC

▶Transition énergétique Québec: A Partner of Choice for Businesses

▶Aéronergie - to make energy savings

▶Decarbonizing manufacturing operations: a profitable investment

▶Intellinox Technologies’ experience

International Climate Financing: “Francophonie” in Action▶Climat’Eau: Fighting the effects

of climate change through a multisector systemic partnership

▶Integrated waste management in Gonaïves (Haïti) - a concrete GHG mitigation project

▶French tools to fight climate change

WORKSHOP - An Agile Energy Management, The Mining Industry Challenges

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Opening Cocktail - Exhibitor’s Hall at the Réseau Environnement booth

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520 CF 518 C 518 B 520 BE 520 AD 518 A

8:30 am to10:00 am

Leveraging Wastewater and Sludge▶Filter backwash recycling from a

drinking water membrane filtration process

▶Anaerobic Digestion at 20°C with Ozonation to Minimize Waste Biosolids and Maximize Energy Recovery from Wastewate

▶Phosphorus Recovery from Iron Phosphate in Municipal Wastewater Solids as Useful Phosphate Rock

Artificial Intelligence in Support of the Environment▶Demystifying Artificial Intelligence:

Applications in the Environment Sector▶Using Machine-Learning for Real Time

Control of the Chemical Quality of Boring Machine Cuttings

▶Artificial Intelligence to Catalyze a Circular Economy in the Water Industr

Managing Contaminated Soils: Improving Risk Analysis▶Contaminated Land on Residential

Properties: Health risk, Environmental risk or Financial Risk?

▶Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment and Technical Infeasibility in Contaminated Site Management

▶Geophysics, a tool in the investigation of contaminated lands that reduces uncertainties

Interactive WORKSHOP - Gamification as a driver of change to sustainable development PRESENTED BY JEUX WASA

▶The workshop tackle the decision needed to (Re) build the cities and face local challenges in the fight against climate change. The serious game is a tool to foster decision-making and build the capacity of your teams to implement sustainable solutions in corporate and municipal environments.

The Various States of Energy Recovery▶How Anaerobic Digestion has Impacted

the Canadian Waste Landscape▶Profit from waste mixed plastics: an

environmental solution for plastic disposal

▶An Agricultural Biodigestor Cooperative in Quebec: Progress

▶Bio Waste – a renewable energy resource Anaerobic: Fermentation of Separated Solid Organics

“Biodiversifying” the Fight Against Climate Change▶Greening our buildings for the

sustainable development of the urban environment and communities

▶Revegetation of hostile sites by environmental microbiology in response to climate change

▶Freedom space for rivers: a climate change adaptation approach

10:00 am to 10:30 am Coffee break

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Next Generation Products: How to Recycle Them?▶Circular economy at Nemaska Lithium:

when todays LI-ion batteries surge can become tomorrow’s solution

▶Recovery of High Quality Carbon Fibers from End-of-life Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics

▶PET Upcycling with Loop technology

Future-Proofing Aerated Lagoons ▶Lagoons and Ammonia: How to

meet Federal and Provincial Toxicity Requirements ?

▶Nutrient Removal at Lagoon Facilities using MBBR Technology: Low Temperature Performance and Bacterial Response

▶Solids, algae, and phosphorus removal performance of discfilter treatment systems as an upgrade to wastewater lagoons.

Site Management and Decontaminating Technologies in Action▶Benefits of Combining In Situ Chemical

Oxidation with In Situ Stabilization: Synergies and Solutions for Complex Sites

▶Case Study: Remediation of a Complicated Petroleum Hydrocarbon Site Using a Multi-Technology Approach

▶Potential for Vapor Intrusion - Assessment method review

Enhancing Performance and Innovation in the Water SectorPRESENTED BY OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DE L’EAU

▶The contribution of integrating interoperable data, for the orientation of urban developments

▶SORA projetc: Monitoring dashboard of water distribution network

▶Description of the work methods by sectorisation of the aqueduct network

Sustainable Air Transport: Now Boarding!▶CORSIA offsetting Scheme for Aviation:

Overview and Perspectives for the GHG Services Industry

▶Sustainable Aviation Fuels industry in Canada: Past, Present and Future

▶The Environment: An Innovation Driver for Aerospace

▶Flight Path to Environmental Sustainability

Biodiversity in the Big Leagues▶The French Agency for Biodiversity: a

New Model of Public Establishment▶Transmission line rights-of-way and

native pollinators: a compatible duo worth leveraging

▶Stormwater Retention Basins in a Freeway Environment: Tools for the Renaturalization of the Urban Fabric

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Luncheon presentation : Mr. Trash Wheel : a promising innovation for cleaner oceans - Room 710

2:00 pm to3:30 pm

The Flow of Waste in a Circular EconomyPRESENTED BY CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE SUR LA VALORISATION DES MATIÈRES RÉSIDUELLES

▶Incentives in Gatineau: How to evaluate their performance?

▶Influence of waste treatment scales in the context of the agglomeration of Montreal

▶The co-digestion of organic matter in Laval: benefits and limits

▶Portrait of CRD flows in Quebec: from the deposit to the outlets

Phosphorus Removal: 2.0 Solutions▶Development of a Tertiary Phosphorus

Removal Process: Passive Filtration with Two Simultaneous Mechanisms

▶Phosphorus removal from domestic wastewater by steel slag filters – challenges in process development

▶Utilizing IOT, IA, and Algorithms to Optimize Chemical Treatments for Compliance with Phosphorous Effluent Permits

New Technologies in Support of Biodiversity▶Estimation of chlorophyll-a and blue-

green algal blooms concentrations by remote sensing: a case-study

▶An integrative approach to increase the value of brownfields by phytoremediation

▶Inter-laboratory verification of commercial eDNA assays for frogs and fish with sample handling and interpretation

Organic Materials: Lessons Learned, From Collection to Treatment Processes▶Comparative Study of the Management

of Organic Matter through Concrete Cases in France and Poland

▶Experience feedback on the bio domestic waste collection in several major European urban areas

▶Performance of sorting household waste from a 3V collection using a MBT process to recover organic matter

Sustainable Sea Transport: All Aboard!▶Current situation in logistics hubs and

industrial port areas▶MeRLIN: innovation at the heart of the

shipping and port sectors▶Green Marine: a decade of

improvement for the maritime industry’s environmental performance

Urban Resilience: “Acclimatizing” City Planning▶Developing a Neighbourhood’s

Resilience with 4th Generation Heat Sharing Networks

▶Eco-Responsible Parking Certification: Eco-Responsible Management and Planning for Parking Lots

▶Resilient Pavement Materials for Municipal Infrastructure in Quebec

3:30 pm to4:00 pm Coffee break

4:00 pm to5:30 pm

The Second Life of Food Waste▶Taking a Bite out of Food Waste:

Walmart Canada’s Zero Food Waste Commitment

▶Food Loss and Waste Measurement and Management to Create Healthy Communities

▶A 100% organic canteen financed by the reduction of food waste

Industrial Emissions: Let’s Clear the Air▶Innovative biofilter based on

construction residues for the deodorization of industrial atmospheric emissions

▶Methane mitigation from an underground coal mine with the VAMOX® technology for the generation of carbon credits.

▶CO2 Capture and Conversion: When Emissions turn to Value Added Products

The Next-Generation Water Resource Recovery Facility▶Enhancing water supply resiliency

by unlocking nitrate-contaminated groundwater

▶You Don’t Know What You’re Missing - Designing a Grit Removal System That Works

▶A comprehensive biofiltration model and its calibration and validation for a large-scale nitrifying WRRF under upgrade

CRD: Smart Deconstruction▶Deconstruction of Buildings - The End

of Demolition▶Keeping gypsum waste out of

our landfill: a pilot project in the Laurentians

▶The Champlain Bridge deconstruction: enhancing assets and recovering materials

Giving the Green Light to Sustainable Land Transport▶Electric MaaS: sustainable mobility▶Data as a Service for a Sustainable

Mobility▶Deployment of electric and

autonomous vehicle

WORKSHOP - Fail EXPOSED: Failing toward the top to make progress in climate change fightPRESENTED BY ICLEI ET OURANOS

▶Relevant, integrated solutions for adapting to climate change are based on the skills of a great many professionals working within urban centres.

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8:30 am to 10:00 am

Leaders in Sustainable Development: Unity is Strength▶The ECORESPONSIBLE program:

A review and assessment of the ECOLEADERS movement since 2013

▶Sustainable Community: Valued Social Impact on the Carbon Market

▶Crisalid: an innovative collaborative demonstrator pilot site for better rehabilitation of contaminated sites

Decontamination of Chlorinated and Volatile Compounds: Case Studies▶Rehabilitation of Soils and Groundwater

Contaminated with Chlorinated Solvents - Case Study

▶Case Studies: Overcoming Persistent Contaminant Rebound Using Adsorptive Technologies

▶Case Study: How to Avoid Failure in the Design and Installation of Permeable Reactive Barriers

▶Biogeochemical Treatment of CVOCs

Waste Sorting and Treatment: Time for Innovation! ▶Improve your sorting center to obtain

marketable fiber quality▶Organic waste dehydration - The

efficient solution for ICI▶iCycle: intelligent composite recycling

Waste Management: ICIs in Action▶Centralized sorting stations and

removal of individual bins at CAE’s headquarters

▶Feeding roofs with hospital kitchen waste: an innovative synergy

▶Estimating the global cost of waste disposal in a business using Material flow cost accounting

Renewing Buildings▶Integrated energy performance of

buildings: aligning financial, operational and environmental interests

▶Building Carbon Neutrality in Northern Canada - Northern Center for Sustainability Case Study

▶Specific and Strategic Certifications for Sustainable Buildings

Climate Change: Acquiring Tools for Better Decision-Making▶Pilot project CarboCount Montreal: a

systemic approach to support GHG and pollutants reduction measures

▶Conflict of Water Use in Quebec: Technical Innovations and New Management Practices

▶Earth observation and geospatial data: supporting decision making in the face of a changing climate

10:00 am to 10:30 am

Coffee Break

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Data, Issues and Solutions for Waste Management in QuebecPRESENTED BY RECYC-QUÉBEC

▶Results of the support program for sorting centers of curbside recycling

▶Data on CRD (construction, renovation, demolition) waste sorting centers

▶Portrait of waste elimination in Quebec from 2015 to 2017

International Perspective on the Social and Environmental Value of Brownfield SitesPRESENTED BY SURF

▶Report on Sustrem 2018 in Sao Paulo: outcomes, feedback and next steps

▶A Comprehensive Review of Progress Implementing the National Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy for Canada

▶Land Stewardship, Investing in the Natural, Societal and Economical capital of Industrial Land

Evolutions in the Mining Industry▶Changing Effluent Regulations in

Canada, Helping Mine Sites to Reach New Limits

▶Innovate to Sustainably Restore a Mining Site: The Nature as a Model

▶Biodegradable hydraulic fluid used underground at Eldorado Gold Lamaque

Interactive WORKSHOP - Gamification as a driver of change to sustainable development PRESENTED BY JEUX WASA

▶The workshop tackle the decision needed to (Re) build the cities and face local challenges in the fight against climate change. The serious game is a tool to foster decision-making and build the capacity of your teams to implement sustainable solutions in corporate and municipal environments.

Sustainable Innovations in the Field of ResearchPRESENTED BY CIRODD

▶Québec’s Transition Master Plan, Innovation and Energy Efficiency

▶Bioenergies and energy transition▶Comparison of energy sectors▶Towards smart and more sustainable

use of ICTs

Canada’s action in climate Change AdaptationPRESENTED BY ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA

▶A Closer Look – Canadian Centre for Climate Services

▶Domestic and International Adaptation Actions

▶Case Study - Standards Council of Canada’s Standards to Support Resilience in Infrastructure Program

▶Innovation, Technologies and International Opportunities towards Adaptation

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Lunch Break

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Waste Glass Management in Quebec▶Glass and Discharge of Sorting Center

Conveyors: Generated, Processes and Reused in Gaspésie

▶Verglass: a new promising technology from Quebec to recycle glass from curbside recycling

▶Cellular glass, an innovative avenue for glass recycling

▶Performance of pavement structures incorporating post-consumer glass

▶Recycled glass: When markets multiply

Treatments for Emerging Contaminants and Inorganic Compounds▶Asbestos removal of industrial sites

and brownfields▶Multiple Lines of Evidence Approach

to Assess PFAS Sources, Contaminant Distribution, and Fate and Transport

▶Novel Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) Media for Selenium Removal from Groundwater

Mining Waters: What to do With Nitrogen?▶Denitrification: bacteria for the

decontamination of mines wastewater.▶Ammonia nitrogen valorization in

struvite formation process using a novel electrocoagulation process

▶Ammonia Nitrogen Removal from Mine Water at a Northern Quebec Gold Mine

PANEL DISCUSSION - The New Air BattlePRESENTED BY ADEME

▶The next conquest is the immediate, the «breathability» of our environment, the «good air» of our fellow citizens.

WORKSHOP - Constructing the Energy Roadmap for Canadian Municipalities PRESENTED BY FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES

▶The Federation of Canadian Municipalities, in partnership with Dunsky Energy Consulting, is developing a roadmap to help Canadian municipalities achieve long-term sustainability and greenhouse gas reduction goals in the energy sector. The roadmap aims to support municipalities of all shapes and sizes in identifying the most critical actions and providing the necessary guidance and resources along the path to implementation.

WORKSHOP - Francophonie as a catalyst in the fight against climate change▶Based on Americana’s themes, young

Francophone professionals and entrepreneurs from sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, the Caribbean and France share their experiences and initiatives to fight against climate change.

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Closing Cocktail - Room 720

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