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Business Recorder
4 hours ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
CERP and Princeton launch energy transition roadmap
ISLAMABAD: In a significant step toward building a sustainable and resilient energy future, the Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP) and researchers from Princeton University have initiated a project to develop a long-term energy transition planning framework for Pakistan. The initiative comes at a time when Pakistan's energy sector faces high costs, volatility, and an overreliance on imported fossil fuels, which account for nearly 60% of the country's energy supply. Outdated infrastructure, inefficient management, and transmission bottlenecks have contributed to persistent power shortages and a growing circular debt crisis, issues that the roadmap aims to address while planning for future growth, sustainability, and climate resilience. The launch event, 'Pakistan's Energy Transition Roadmap,' was part of a two-day workshop, the final of a three-part capacity-building and learning series, which brought together over 50 policymakers, researchers, and private-sector experts. Drawing on Princeton's Net-Zero project expertise, this initiative will provide Pakistan with practical, evidence-based guidance on how to equitably move from reliance on expensive, imported fossil fuels to cleaner, more affordable energy sources aligned with economic growth and development goals. Pakistan's power sector indigenization need of the hour: Awais Leghari Speaking at the event, Federal Minister for Energy SardarAwais Ahmad Khan Leghari emphasized the need for an integrated plan. 'The Energy and Petroleum Division are working separately, but for the plan to be truly effective, it needs to be built on real, credible data...I believe we need to formalize this relationship with CERP to help us plan better and gain valuable insights from their experts. CERP is uniquely positioned to advise us and help us identify the issues they have expertise in.' The Minister added. Bilal Anwar, CEO of the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF), added that climate risks and natural disasters make planning ahead more urgent than ever to avoid future social and economic costs. 'This project isn't about imposing ideas, it's about co-creating a roadmap that respects Pakistan's unique challenges while exploring practical opportunities for cleaner, more affordable energy. At CERP, we ensure that every step we take is rooted in rigorous evidence, so that solutions are grounded in real data and tailored to Pakistan's specific needs,' said Maroof A. Syed, President & CEO of CERP. Reflecting on his three years with this workshop series, Dr Chris Greig, Senior Research Scientist at Princeton's Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment, noted, 'These discussions with participants, sector specialists, policymakers and other stakeholders have been valuable in helping us understand the real challenges and the urgency of finding context-specific solutions that work for Pakistan's economy and people. They also help us think about development-compatible pathways to Pakistan's sustainable energy future.' Over the last three years, the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance at Princeton SPIA has cosponsored this workshop series. Pallavi Nuka, the Center's Associate Director said, 'Initially focused on capacity building, these workshops have directly contributed to catalyzing significant thinking about Pakistan's energy policies and fostered valuable collaborations. Building on this foundation, this initiative will help policymakers understand the bigger picture when it comes to planning for Pakistan's future energy needs.' The roadmap project, now beginning its detailed work, will explore multiple, development-compatible pathways to meet Pakistan's growing energy demand, reduce environmental and economic costs, and identify investment opportunities in renewables that support climate resilience. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Associated Press
6 hours ago
- Business
- Associated Press
PWHL's 2 newest GMs, Gardner Morey and Turner, eager to begin building expansion rosters next week
Cara Gardner Morey was so eager to begin building PWHL Vancouver's expansion roster, the now-former Princeton coach was already formulating a priority list of potential players she'd target before landing the general manager's job. 'I started thinking about it on the first phone call,' Gardner Morey said Friday during a Zoom session introducing her and fellow PWHL Seattle expansion team GM Meghan Turner. 'Watching all the games, you're like, 'Oooh, who would be great in this spot?'' Gardner Morey added. 'That's what's exciting about this position, right, is building your own team and this fantasy that you could almost choose anybody you want.' Acknowledging there are constraints built in, including the league's salary cap, Gardner Morey and Turner begin that process next week. It starts Wednesday with an exclusive four-day player signing period, when the two yet-to-be-named expansion teams can add up to five players. It will be followed with an expansion draft on June 9, in which Vancouver and Seattle will each have their first 12 players, with the remainder of the rosters filled out in the PWHL draft on June 24 followed by free agency. Each of the PWHL's six existing teams are initially allowed to protect three players, and can add a fourth to the list once they lose two in the two-phased expansion process. In limiting the number of protected players, the PWHL placed on emphasis on ensuring the expansion teams can be competitive from the start of the league's third season expected to open in November. And it will lead to some notable high-profile players making the move to the Pacific Northwest. 'I'm excited to build a team that can really compete and win a championship in Year 1,' said Turner, who spent the past two season as the Boston Fleet's assistant general manager. 'I think it's going to be an immense help,' she added of spending the past two seasons working under Fleet GM Danielle Marmer. 'I feel like I have a good sense of what it takes to succeed in this league. ... And then organizationally, I have the background of having helped Danielle build an organization from scratch.' Another bonus, stems from her previous job as a risk assessment consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. 'I think it really set me up well to be able to take on some of the transition out of consulting and into the sports industry,' she said. 'Just be comfortable knowing how to learn on the fly and build a team and build each project as kind of its own little organization.' Though new to the PWHL, Gardner Morey has followed the league closely over its first two seasons, while noting she's familiar with numerous players in having coached or faced them during her 14 years at Princeton, including the past eight as head coach. Two former Tigers are New York forward Sarah Fillier, the No. 1 pick in last year's draft, and Minnesota defenseman Claire Thompson, who enjoyed successful rookie seasons this year. Both expansion GMs have hit the ground running since being hired last week. Aside from building their rosters, both are in the process of a coaching search as well as building out their respective team's support staff. The two have previous playing experience at both college and previous women's pro ranks, with the 46-year-old Gardner Morey being a former teammate of PWHL executive vice president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford in the first iteration of the National Women's Hockey League. Both placed an emphasis on establishing strong leadership cultures, and building teams featuring both speed and strength in a league that has introduced checking to women's hockey. Gardner Morey also looked forward to build on the natural geographic rivalry between two expansion teams separated by a two-plus hour drive, and joined the league a week apart in April. 'Maybe there'll be some, I don't know, trash-talking here and there to make sure we get this rivalry going,' said Gardner Morey, who is married to former NFL Steelers receiver Sean Morey, a member of the 2005 Pittsburgh team which defeated Seattle in the Super Bowl. 'The more you stir up, the better it is for everybody.' ___ AP Women's Hockey:
Vancouver Sun
7 hours ago
- Business
- Vancouver Sun
PWHL Vancouver general manager excited to build expansion team's inaugural roster
Cara Gardner Morey knows her life is about to get very busy. As the first general manager of Vancouver's new Professional Women's Hockey League team, her schedule for the upcoming weeks rapidly filled as the league announced plans for its two expansion teams to build out their rosters. On Tuesday, an exclusive signing window will open. Then there's the expansion draft, followed by a leaguewide entry draft at the end of June. Gardner Morey isn't daunted — she's excited. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'It's such a cool opportunity,' she said Friday. 'And I'm kind of champing at the bit for June 4 when I can start making these calls and kind of talking to the players we're interested in bringing to our franchise.' Building a professional women's hockey team is something Gardner Morey dreamed of when she was a player, first at Brown University, then in the National Women's Hockey League where she played with Jayna Hefford, now the PWHL's executive vice-president of hockey operations. 'We were just excited to be part of something where we didn't have to pay for hockey,' Gardner Morey said. 'And we've watched it over the years, and we've watched kind of professional hockey for women come and go and waiver. 'Then when this league started, just the way that it was structured, the business model, the leadership in place, you could see very quickly that this was going to be a success. And I knew it was something I really wanted to be a part of. I just feel so grateful that I can help be a part of this growth. It's awesome.' More than 200 people applied to be the new general manager in Vancouver, Hefford said. Another 200 vied for the same job in Seattle, home of the league's other expansion franchise. Gardner Morey was picked because she's proven herself during the 14 years she spent with Princeton's women's hockey team, Hefford added. During her eight years as head coach, Princeton won an Ivy League championship, qualified for two NCAA quarterfinals and set a single-season record for wins (26). She's also worked as an assistant coach for the Canadian women's U-18 team in 2016-17, and for Canada during the Rivalry series against the U.S. in February 2019. 'She has built a program (at Princeton) that has competed at the highest level, proven herself to be a great recruiter in terms of some of the players she was able to bring into that program and the success they've had both there and coming out of that program,' Hefford said. 'And Cara just comes with such a passion and an energy for the game and the sport.' While at Princeton, Gardner Morey coached both current Minnesota Frost defender Claire Thompson, a finalist for this year's PWHL's top defender award, and New York Sirens forward Sarah Fillier, who's up for the top forward and rookie of the year awards. The decision to move from behind the bench to a front office was spurred by the 46-year-old Gardner Morey's passion for leadership and the feeling that the move made sense as the next step in her career. 'I did have to think about it, because I'm leaving the coaching realm,' she said. 'But on some level, I think it's going to be nice to be able to watch the games from up top and not necessarily feel the stress of it on the bench in the moment. So it's something I'm really looking forward to.' Now tasked with building a team from scratch, Gardner Morey is working to find players and staff who'll fit her vision for a speedy, skilled, physical team that has an amazing, competitive culture. There are ample candidates for the coaching staff, she said, and her mind long ago turned to plotting the perfect roster. 'That's what's exciting about this position, right? Building your own team and this fantasy that you could almost choose anybody you want, which we know that's not quite the way it goes,' Gardner Morey said. 'But I started thinking about it as soon as I started exploring this position and was watching all the games. You're just watching like, 'Ooh, who would be great in this spot?' And building rosters and building puzzle pieces and creating the culture is something I'm really, really excited about.'
Hamilton Spectator
7 hours ago
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
PWHL Vancouver general manager excited to build expansion team's inaugral roster
VANCOUVER - Cara Gardner Morey knows her life is about to get very busy. As the first general manager of Vancouver's new Professional Women's Hockey League team, her schedule for the upcoming weeks rapidly filled as the league announced plans for its two expansion teams to build out their rosters. On Tuesday, an exclusive signing window will open. Then there's the expansion draft, followed by a leaguewide entry draft at the end of June. Gardner Morey isn't daunted — she's excited. 'It's such a cool opportunity,' she said Friday. 'And I'm kind of chomping at the bit for June 4 when I can start making these calls and kind of talking to the players we're interested in bringing to our franchise.' Building a professional women's hockey team is something Gardner Morey dreamt about when she was a player, first at Brown University, then in the National Women's Hockey League where she played with Jayna Hefford, now the PWHL's executive vice president of hockey operations. 'We were just excited to be part of something where we didn't have to pay for hockey,' Gardner Morey said. 'And we've watched it over the years, and we've watched kind of professional hockey for women come and go and waiver. 'Then when this league started, just the way that it was structured, the business model, the leadership in place, you could see very quickly that this was going to be a success. And I knew it was something I really wanted to be a part of. I just feel so grateful that I can help be a part of this growth. It's awesome.' More than 200 people applied to be the new general manager in Vancouver, Hefford said. Another 200 vied for the same job in Seattle, home of the league's other expansion franchise. Gardner Morey was picked because she's proven herself during the 14 years she spent with Princeton's women's hockey team, Hefford added. During her eight years as head coach, Princeton won an Ivy League championship, qualified for two NCAA quarterfinals and set a single-season record for wins (26). She's also worked as an assistant coach for the Canadian women's U-18 team in 2016-17, and for Canada during the Rivalry series against the United States in February 2019. 'She has built a program (at Princeton) that has competed at the highest level, proven herself to be a great recruiter in terms of some of the players she was able to bring into that program and the success they've had both there and coming out of that program,' Hefford said. 'And Cara just comes with such a passion and an energy for the game and the sport.' While at Princeton, Gardner Morey coached both current Minnesota Frost defender Claire Thompson, a finalist for this year's PWHL's top defender award, and New York Sirens forward Sarah Fillier, who's up for the top forward and rookie of the year awards. The decision to move from behind the bench to a front office was spurred by the 46-year-old Gardner Morey's passion for leadership and the feeling that the move made sense as the next step in her career. 'I did have to think about it, because I'm leaving the coaching realm,' she said. 'But on some level, I think it's going to be nice to be able to watch the games from up top and not necessarily feel the stress of it on the bench in the moment. So it's something I'm really looking forward to.' Now tasked with building a team from scratch, Gardner Morey is working to find players and staff who'll fit her vision for a speedy, skilled, physical team that has an amazing, competitive culture. There are ample candidates for the coaching staff, she said, and her mind long ago turned to plotting the perfect roster. 'That's what's exciting about this position, right? Building your own team and this fantasy that you could almost choose anybody you want, which we know that's not quite the way it goes,' Gardner Morey said. 'But I started thinking about it as soon as I started exploring this position and was watching all the games. You're just watching like, 'Ooh, who would be great in this spot?' And building rosters and building puzzle pieces and creating the culture is something I'm really, really excited about.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 30, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
8 hours ago
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
PWHL Vancouver general manager excited to build expansion team's inaugral roster
VANCOUVER – Cara Gardner Morey knows her life is about to get very busy. As the first general manager of Vancouver's new Professional Women's Hockey League team, her schedule for the upcoming weeks rapidly filled as the league announced plans for its two expansion teams to build out their rosters. On Tuesday, an exclusive signing window will open. Then there's the expansion draft, followed by a leaguewide entry draft at the end of June. Gardner Morey isn't daunted — she's excited. 'It's such a cool opportunity,' she said Friday. 'And I'm kind of chomping at the bit for June 4 when I can start making these calls and kind of talking to the players we're interested in bringing to our franchise.' Building a professional women's hockey team is something Gardner Morey dreamt about when she was a player, first at Brown University, then in the National Women's Hockey League where she played with Jayna Hefford, now the PWHL's executive vice president of hockey operations. 'We were just excited to be part of something where we didn't have to pay for hockey,' Gardner Morey said. 'And we've watched it over the years, and we've watched kind of professional hockey for women come and go and waiver. 'Then when this league started, just the way that it was structured, the business model, the leadership in place, you could see very quickly that this was going to be a success. And I knew it was something I really wanted to be a part of. I just feel so grateful that I can help be a part of this growth. It's awesome.' More than 200 people applied to be the new general manager in Vancouver, Hefford said. Another 200 vied for the same job in Seattle, home of the league's other expansion franchise. Gardner Morey was picked because she's proven herself during the 14 years she spent with Princeton's women's hockey team, Hefford added. During her eight years as head coach, Princeton won an Ivy League championship, qualified for two NCAA quarterfinals and set a single-season record for wins (26). She's also worked as an assistant coach for the Canadian women's U-18 team in 2016-17, and for Canada during the Rivalry series against the United States in February 2019. 'She has built a program (at Princeton) that has competed at the highest level, proven herself to be a great recruiter in terms of some of the players she was able to bring into that program and the success they've had both there and coming out of that program,' Hefford said. 'And Cara just comes with such a passion and an energy for the game and the sport.' While at Princeton, Gardner Morey coached both current Minnesota Frost defender Claire Thompson, a finalist for this year's PWHL's top defender award, and New York Sirens forward Sarah Fillier, who's up for the top forward and rookie of the year awards. The decision to move from behind the bench to a front office was spurred by the 46-year-old Gardner Morey's passion for leadership and the feeling that the move made sense as the next step in her career. 'I did have to think about it, because I'm leaving the coaching realm,' she said. 'But on some level, I think it's going to be nice to be able to watch the games from up top and not necessarily feel the stress of it on the bench in the moment. So it's something I'm really looking forward to.' Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Now tasked with building a team from scratch, Gardner Morey is working to find players and staff who'll fit her vision for a speedy, skilled, physical team that has an amazing, competitive culture. There are ample candidates for the coaching staff, she said, and her mind long ago turned to plotting the perfect roster. 'That's what's exciting about this position, right? Building your own team and this fantasy that you could almost choose anybody you want, which we know that's not quite the way it goes,' Gardner Morey said. 'But I started thinking about it as soon as I started exploring this position and was watching all the games. You're just watching like, 'Ooh, who would be great in this spot?' And building rosters and building puzzle pieces and creating the culture is something I'm really, really excited about.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 30, 2025.
