COP 13 and CMP 3, Bali, December 3-14, 2007 Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Ocean Fertilization
Date: 4 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Dan Whaley, Climos
- Margaret Leinen, Climos
- Mark Trexler, EcoSecurities
- Marisa Martin, Baker & McKenzie
- John Kessels, IEA Clean Coal Centre
Moderator: Ian Carter, IETA
Description: Ocean iron fertilization has the potential to sequester large amounts of carbon dioxide in the deep ocean by stimulating phytoplankton blooms. This session explained the fundamental science of the process, and how environmental concerns can be addressed. It also discussed legal and regulatory issues relating to operations on the high seas, and the process by which such projects could be conducted for carbon credits. The session presented a Code of Conduct for commercial entities to ensure both environmental integrity and adherence to rigorous carbon market accounting protocols.
Comparative Study Between the CDM and Other Regulatory Systems
Date: 4 December 2007
Time: 13:00 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Hans Jürgen Stehr, CDM EB
- John Scowcroft, Eurelectric
- Anne-Marie Warris, LRQA
- Rajesh Kumar Sethi, CDM EB
- Douglas Russell, Natsource
Moderator: Andrei Marcu, IETA
Description: IETA and the International Center for Business and Politics at the Copenhagen Business School are launching a project analysing the institutional setup and decision-making process of the CDM compared to other regulatory frameworks. Mr. Hans Jürgen Stehr announced the project start and presented the underlying idea while the other panellists of this session had the opportunity to express their ideas and initial thoughts about what should be analysed in the study.
Development of Domestic Emission Trading Systems
Date: 4 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Paul Curnow, Baker & McKenzie
- Joanna Lewis, Pew Center
- Mark Storey, NZ Emissions Trading Group
- Georg Borsting, Norway
- Pat Concessi, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Moderator: Ian Carter, IETA
Description: As the EU ETS heads into Phase 2, several countries and sub-sovereign jurisdictions are developing emissions trading frameworks. These systems have a wide range of design characteristics, including sectors and gases covered, types of targets, and point of regulation. This panel provided an overview of several systems and investigated the thinking behind design differences.
Assessing Corporate Climate Change Risk
Date: 4 December 2007
Time: 16:30 - 18:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Abyd Karmali, Merrill Lynch
- Alice Leblanc, AIG
- Gary Guzy, Marsh Risk Consulting
- Nick Campbell, Atofina
- Statkraft
Moderator: Ian Carter, IETA
Description: Climate change introduces a wide range of risks to corporate asset value though both direct and regulatory effects. Companies must assess and react to potential impacts in order to develop effective long-term strategy. The foundation of effective management of climate change exposure is an accurate gauge of risk.
Increasing the Regulatory Capacity of the CDM Executive Board
Date: 4 December 2007
Time: 18:00 - 19:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Ben Feldman, Natsource
- Belinda Kinkead, EcoSecurities
- Hans-Jürgen Stehr, CDM EB
- Assistia Semiawan, PT PLN Persero
- Michael Lehmann, DNV
Moderator: Cathrine Sachweh, IETA
Description: The business community of the carbon market relies on the CDM Executive Board (EB) to facilitate meaningful value creation, not simply to oversee activities of market participants. From the businesses perspective the EB's decisions are therefore a dominant force steering the CDM market, and capacity shortfalls can have a significant impact on the functioning of the mechanisms.
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
EU Offset Project
Date: 5 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Beno?t Leguet, Caisse des Dép?ts
- Sophie Ducoloner, Veolia Environnement
- Jos Cozijsen, Consulting Attorney
- Ron Luhur, Environmental Defense
- Vlad Trusca, DFP-Romania
- Agneska Galan, DFP Poland
Moderator: Michela Beltracchi, IETA
Description: Domestic offset projects are similar to project mechanisms in the Kyoto Protocol, used within the home country reducing emissions in the non-trading sector. A number of programs exist or are being developed around the world that allow for the generation of domestic offsets (e.g. US RGGI, New South Wales GGAS, Canadian domestic offset program, New Zealand Projects for Reduced Emissions). In Europe, some Member States are assessing the opportunity to develop domestic offset projects for those sectors, which are not included into the EU ETS, such as agriculture, waste, housing and transportation. The implications of using such a system to regulate emissions should be carefully assessed and drawbacks such as project costs and uncertainties in terms of delivery of credits further explored.
IETA COP/MOP Paper: 2007 State of the JI
Date: 5 December 2007
Time: 13:00 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Ben Feldman, Natsource
- Martin Enderlin, EcoSecurities
- Fatou Ndeye Gaye, Chair JISC
- William Shor, Core Carbon Group ApS
Moderator: Michela Beltracchi, IETA
Description: During this side event the panellists discussed the current status of the JI mechanism both on track 1&2. After its second year of operation IETA took stock of the achievements of the JISC and the challenges it is facing.
The Launch of the CDM Rulebook
Date: 5 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Louisa Fitz-Gerald, Baker & McKenzie
- Paul Curnow, Baker & McKenzie
- Rutger de Witt Wijnen, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Description: This event has been the official world-wide launch of the CDM Rulebook. The CDM Rulebook is the definitive online database of the CDM rules - a single, comprehensive resource for all participants in the CDM process. Designed to maximise accessibility and user-friendliness, the Rulebook is essentially an "online textbook", providing a more accessible way of understanding the international rules and the practical impacts they have on CDM projects. Baker & McKenzie, the author of the Rulebook, provided an overview of the product, followed by comments from guest speakers, including donors to the Rulebook and members of the advisory panel. The launch was followed by a cocktail reception and attendees had the opportunity to browse the CDM Rulebook at laptop workstations at the venue. More information available at http://www.cdmrulebook.org
IETA COP/MOP Paper: 2007 State of the CDM
Date: 5 December 2007
Time: 18:00 - 20:00 hrs
Venue: Bingo Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Agus Sari, EcoSecurities
- Leo Perkowski, AgCert
- William Byun AES, Corporation
- Lambert Schneider, Oko Institut
- Oivind Hoidalen, Indo Cement
- Hans Jürgen Stehr, Chair CDM EB
Moderator: Andrei Marcu, IETA
Description: In preparation for COP/MOP 1 & 2, IETA presented its State of the CDM Report, of which many of its recommendations where later reflected in the COP/MOP decisions on CDM. In this year’s State of the CDM Report IETA outlines what issues remains unsolved in 2007 and their implications on the functioning of the CDM.
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Introduction to CDM Methodology and Kyoto Protocol Process
Date: 6 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Jenny Granath, Tricorona
- Xavier Castro, TÜV Süd
- Sudhir Sharma, UNFCCC
- Manfred Stockmayer, Camco International
Moderator: Cathrine Sachweh, IETA
Description: This side event provided an introduction to the main principles of the Kyoto Protocol and the CDM. It helped participants who are new to the carbon market with a short overview of the basic concepts and principles needed to understand the use of the CDM and its potential for their business.
Contracting CDM Projects
Date: 6 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Singaraja Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Frank Larsgard Tricorona
- Elizabeth DeMarco McCleod Dixon
- Karl Upston Hooper Greenstream
- Alexei Sankovski ICF Consulting
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Description: Developing a CDM project is one step, finding the right party to sell or purchase the CERs and consequently concluding an agreement that is beneficial to both parties is the next step. This side event will look at the legal issues around CDM projects and associated contractual arrangements.
State and Future of the Carbon Market
Date: 6 December 2007
Time: 13:30 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Edwin Aalders IETA
- Odin Knudsen, JP Morgan
- Gilles Corre, Evolution Market
- Bruno Vanderborght, Holcim
- James Pointon, Bear Sterns
- Olga Gassan-zade, Point Carbon
Moderator: Andrei Marcu, IETA
Description: With the maturing of the Carbon Market, IETA has started its biannual GHG Market Sentiment Survey, which reflects expectations of business representatives in regards to the price of carbon asset, future growth and overall confidence in the market.
Financing with Carbon Assets
Date: 6 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Gautier Queru, ECF/EKF
- Peter Zaman, Clifford Chance
- Abyd Karmali, Merrill Lynch
- Anna Lehmann, Factor 3C
- Vernon Tan, AES Corporation
Moderator: Cathrine Sachweh, IETA
Description: The various emission reduction units traded in the market are financial assets, which are used to finance GHG projects. This side event looked at the ways that Carbon Assets are or can be used in today’s financial market.
CDM Update: Crucial Issues for Project Developers
Date: 6 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Venue: Singaraja Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Mari Viddal, DNV
- Susanne Haefeli-Hestvik, Tricorona
- Manfred Stockmayer, Camco International
- Grant Kirkman, UNFCCC
- Michael Rumberg, NobleCarbon
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Description: This side event discussed the latest developments around the CDM, and sepcifically what these mean for the Project Developers.
Nairobi Framework
Date: 6 December 2007
Time: 16:30 - 18:30 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- One year of Nairobi Framework – A Progress Report Daniele Violetti, UNFCCC
- Ms. Emily Massawa (tbc), DNA Kenya; NF Steering Committee
- Ms. Claudine Moussounda (tbc), DNA Gabon NF Steering Committee
- Mr. Konrad von Ritter, World Bank Institute
- Mr. Yannick Glemarec, UNDP
- Mr. John Christensen, UNEP Risoe Centre
- Andrei Marcu, IETA
- Mr. Phillipe Bosse, Agence Fran?aise de Développement (AFD)
- Mr. Martin Hession, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Joint Proposal for Future Activities, Daniele Violetti, UNFCCC
Moderator: William Kojo Agyemang-Bonsu, Nairobi Framework Steering Committee
Description: The Nairobi Framework (NF), formally launched through an announcement by the UN Secretary General at COP/MOP 2 in November 2006 in Kenya, was initiated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Bank Group (WBG), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with the specific goal of helping developing countries, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), to improve their level of participation in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). This session informed Sub-Saharan Delegations and other participants on Nairobi Framework progress and collaboration among NF partners.
Friday, 7 December 2007
Structuring CDM Project Financing
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Karen DeGouve, ECF/EKF
- Melinda van Nimwegen, EcoSecurities
- Tom Morton, Pioneer Carbon
- Odin Knudsen, JP Morgan
- Assaad Razzouk, Sindicatum Carbon Capital
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Description: Despite the CDM’s potential benefits to project finance through the revenue of CERs, project proponents often face difficulties to obtain necessary project financing from banks to initiate the project start up. This side event looked at how some of the hurdles to project financing could be overcomed by e.g. increasingly future CERs streams and demonstrating their value to a traditional financial institution.
Additionality: Never Ending Story or Workable Solution?
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Singaraja Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Alexei Sankovski, ICF Consulting
- Belinda Kinkead, EcoSecurtities
- Bruno Vanderborght, Holcim
- Lambert Schneider, Öko Institut
- Lex de Jonge CDM EB, Meth Panel
- Axel Michaelowa, Perspectives
Moderator: Andrei Marcu, IETA
Description: Additionality has since the start of the CDM been a crucial issue and subject of discussion. The CDM EB has developed its own guidance to provide more clarity to its reading of the additionality requirements. Nevertheless there continues to be different interpretations among project developers, DOEs and the CDM EB. This side event discussed the current status and possible ways forward.
The Path Forward for CDM in Asia
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Frank Larsgard, Tricorona
- Agus Sari, EcoSecurities
- Justin Barrow, Camco International
- Changhui Rao, ECF/EKF
Moderator: Cathrine Sachweh, IETA
Description: Asia has been the leading region in the CDM both in terms of project registered and CERs generated. In November 2007 the Asian Pacific Region hosted about 61% of all registered projects and 76% of total CERs issued. The panellists of this session gave their opinion on why this region has done so well and how it will be able to maintain its position.
Long-term Carbon Prices
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 11:30 - 13:00 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Fabian Gaioli, MGM International
- Mike Bess, Camco International
- Karen Degouve, ECF/EKF
- Deepak Asher, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited
- Olga Gassan-zade, Point Carbon
Moderator: Ian Carter, IETA
Description: 2005 & 2006 have seen a volatile market for pricing, with prices of CERs reaching Euro 24 in March / April this year. The negotiations on post-2012 now being underway, an impact of the future prices is expected, possibly contributing to a continued upwards trend or to a stabilization at the current price of Euro 12. Will the market remain as vibrant after 2012? This side event brought together specialists who provided their views on these questions.
Expanding Global Emissions Trading: Prospects for Standardized Project Baselines
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 11:30 - 13:00 hrs
Venue: Singaraja Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Jonathan Pershing, WRI
- Dario Garofalo, ENEL
- Jane Ellis, OECD
- Christiana Figueres, CDM EB
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Description: IETA and the WRI presented their study on the requirements for developing a standardised offset crediting approach for the CDM or other project-based mechanisms. This side event presented the findings of the studies and its conclusions.
Legal issues in the CDM
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 11:30 - 13:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Elizabeth DeMarco, McCleod Dixon and Karl Upston-Hooper, GreenStream
- Gautier Queru ECF/EKF
- Harold van Kooten, Baker & McKenzie
- Chris Staples, Linklaters
Description: Legal experts discussed the impact of local CDM legislation on the willingness of buyers to take on risk and crucial elements of the CDM that facilitate conclusions a business deals.
What is the scope for including international marine transport in the post-2012 regime?
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 13:30 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Miguel Palomares, IMO
- Mark Major, European Commission
- Andre Stochniol, IMERS
- Shannon White, Government of Australia
- Michael Lund, Maersk
- Drew Kojak, The International Council on Clean Transportation
- Tony Mason, International Chamber of Shipping
Moderator: Michela Beltracchi, IETA
Description: Emissions from international marine transport are growing fast and may reach 4 % of total global emissions by 2020. The IMO, several Governments and the European Commission are assessing the scope for addressing emissions from shipping. Given the growing interest in the marine transport sector, what is the scope for including it in a post 2012 agreement?
The Business of Climate Change - looking beyond Kyoto
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 13:30 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Peter Zaman, Clifford Chance
- Leanne Paul, Clifford Chance
- Russels Mills, Dow Chemical
- Ben Lashkari, SwissRe
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Description: Based on the results of a recent Clifford Chance survey on the impact of climate change on business, this interactive session considered the way in which businesses have adapted their strategies and outlook to face the challenges of climate change going forward. Looking ahead into the Post 2012 Kyoto framework, the session also focused on the issues to be considered in trading post 2012 CERs and ERUs. Finally, with the continued growth in the voluntary emissions market, we considered the pertinent issues and challenges in contact for the purchase and sale of voluntary credits.
Avoided Deforestation - Project-based or Policy-based Solutions?
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 13:30 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Singaraja Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Tanja Havemann, Climate Change Capital
- Jeff Horowitz, AD Partners
- Stephan Schwartzman, Environmental Defense
- Martin Schröder, TÜV SÜD
- Bernhard Schlamadinger, Joanneum Research
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Description: With the start of LULUCF projects, negotiations on post-2012 mechanisms and the continued understanding that deforestation has a significant impact on the overall CO2 level in the atmosphere there seems to be more and more consensus of including Avoided Deforestation in a future mechanism. This session focused on what have we learned to date and how Avoided Deforestation could be included in a future mechanism whilst addressing the existing concerns.
Expectations for Phase 2 of the EU ETS
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Patrick Birley, ECX
- Anne-Marie Warris, LRQA
- John Scowcroft, Eurelectric
- Gia Schneider, Credit Suisse
- Nick Campbell, Business Europe
- Tomas Wyns, CAN Europe
- Benoit Leguet, Caisse des Depots
Moderator: Michela Beltracchi, IETA
The first Phase of the EU ETS will be completed on the 31st of December 2007 at which stage the second phase will start. Throughout 2007 nearly all NAPs for the second phase have been approved by the European Commission. This side event looked at what the expectations were for the second Phase and in particular the demand that can be expected from the EU ETS on the UNFCCC flexible mechanism.
Programmatic CDM
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Venue: Singaraja Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Hanna-Marie Ahonen, GreenStream
- Koji Toyama, KEPCO
- Christiana Figueres, CDM EB
- Tom Morton, Pioneer Carbon
- Werner Betzenbichler, TÜV Süd
Moderator: Cathrine Sachweh, IETA
Description: This side event provided an overview of the supply as well as demand side in energy efficiency. It explored the role of Programmatic CDM in energy efficiency, and what will be needed to unlock its potential.
Clarifying the CDM Verification Process
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Susanne Haefeli-Hestvik, Tricorona
- Siddharth Yaday, SGS
- Ariesta Ningrum, UNFCCC
- Leo Perkowski, AgCert
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Description: The verification process is crucial to the CDM as it results in the issuance of generated CERs. During this session experienced project developers, DOEs and the Secretariat will present their experience and view on what is essential in this procedure.
Regional Platforms for Trading
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 16:30 - 18:00 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Mark Leslie, AES Singapore
- Naoki Matsuo, Pear Consultancy
- Murali Kanakasabai, Chicago Climate Exchange
- Dinesh Babu, Asia Carbon Exchange
Moderator: David Lundsford, IETA
Description: During this session a number of regional initiatives within Asia have been presented. It alsoshowcased different platforms providing support to regional players in participating in the Global GHG market.
JI Potential, Performance, Risks and Outlook
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 16:30 - 18:00 hrs
Venue: Singaraja Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Michael Lehmann, DNV
- Ingo Ramming, Carbon Trade & Finance
- Olga Gassan-Zade, PointCarbon
- Thomas Kleiser, TÜV SÜD
- Evgeny Sokolov, NCSF
- Peter Zaman, Clifford Chance
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
At the eve of 2008 the full impact of the JI will start to show. This side event discussed the JI potential for the 2008-2012 periof and how currently the JI track II has performed today and what will be required to further accelerate the JI potential.
How To Do Adaptation and Mitigation Projects
Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 18:00 - 19:30 hrs
Venue: Ballroom C, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Bert Metz, IIPC
- John Drexhage, IISD
- Kate Hampton, Climate Change Capital
- Paul Zakkour, ERM
- Ian Noble, World Bank
- Yannick Glemarec, UNDP
Moderator: Andrei Marcu, IETA
Monday, 10 December 2007
Bali Business Day
Companies Unite for Global Business Day during Bali Climate Change Conference to Advocate New Global Framework
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 08:00- 17:00
Venue: Conrad Hotel
Description: Geneva, 8 November 2007 - The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) jointly organized a Global Business Day during the 13th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali. The Bali Global Business Day brought together 200-300 decision makers from companies, governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations. This event sent a strong message that business wants a successful completion of a new global climate change framework beyond 2012 that includes a clear and ambitious long-term strategy for reducing global carbon and greenhouse gas emissions.
Please visit the Bali Business Day Website http://www.balibusinessday.com for more information.
Press Roundtable on the GHG Market
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 12:30 - 13:00 hrs
Venue: Press Conference, Press Room
- Lee Solsbery, ERM
- Yvo de Boer, UNFCCC
- Wendy Poulton, Eskom
- Lasse Nord, Hydro
- Dirk Forrister, Natsource
- David Hone, Shell
Moderator: Andrei Marcu, IETA
During the side event the IETA annual GHG Market Report has been launched. It contains several papers discussing key issues of the Carbon Market. A number of these articles have been presented by their authors.
District Heating and Project Mechanisms (CDM/JI)
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Sophie Ducoloner, Veolia Environnement
- Louis Redshaw, Barclays Capital
- Hendrik Brinks, DNV
-Heorhiy Veremiychyk, DNA, Ukraine
-Agnieszka Galan, Government of Poland
-Sudhir Sharma, UNFCCC
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
This side event looked at the potentials of District Heating within the CDM & JI. What is its potential and what are the potential limitations to implementing these type of projects?
Delivery and Performance Risk for CDM Projects
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 11:30 - 13:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- John McMorris, AES AgriVerde
- Peter Zaman Clifford Chance
-Amy Merril, Linklaters
-Sophie Chou, Camco International
Moderator: Cathrine Sachweh, IETA
This session looked at the various risks that should be taken into account when developing a CDM project. The panellists provided an insight into how delivery and performance risk of a project can be minimized, and how the gap between the predicted number of CERs in the PDD and the actual number issued can be reduced.
US Federal Initiatives State of Affairs and update on Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 13:00 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Members of the US Senate Congressional Delegation United States Senate
- Members of the U.S. House Congressional Delegation United States Senate
- David McIntosh Office of Senator Lieberman
- Chelsea Maxwell Office of Senator Warner
Moderators: Andrei Marcu, IETA / Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense
Representatives of the US Senate Congressional Delegation discussed the push towards cap and trade legislation in the US, the legislative outlook for the 110th Congress and beyond, and challenges to be overcome.
Voluntary Carbon Market and the Role of the VCS Standard
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Robert Dornau, SGS
- Gary Gero, CCAR
- Kevin McKinley, ISO
- Adam Kirkman, WBCSD
- Kai Uwe Schmidt, UNFCCC
- Andrei Marcu, IETA
- Mark Kenber, The Climate Group
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
With the carbon market becoming mainstream, the demand for emission reductions is increasing as well as the final usage. Increasingly the Voluntary Market is becoming an important player in the demand for real measurable emission reductions. This side event looked at the role that VCS standard plays in this growing market as well as that of the regulated market.
Emissions Trading in Australia
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Singaraja Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Origin Energy
- John Daley, AIGN
- Lorraine Stephenson, Deloitte
- Tony Beck, AETF
- Daniel Rossetto, Southern Australian Government
- Ron Knapp, AAC
Moderator: Ian Carter, IETA
Local Governments for Climate Action
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 16:30 - 18:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Paul Kelley, Sonoma County
- Bharat Patel, HOK
- Pat Kolstad, Northern California Power Agency
- Jon Elam, Tamalpais County Sanitation District
- Michelle Wyman ICLEI
Moderator: Rachel Tornek, CCAR
Local governments are on the front lines of implementing climate action measures. With their affect on local and regional planning decisions they can impact smart growth, incent voluntary actions, promote carbon neutrality within their communities and beyond. This session discussed innovative models of local climate action measures, and how to make the case for local action.
Linking International Emission Trading Systems
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 18:00 - 19:30 hrs
Venue: Bingo Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Rob Stavins, Harvard University
- Nuno Lacasta, Government of Portugal
- David Hone, Shell
- Peter Carl, European Commission
- Russell Mills, Dow Chemicals
- Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board
- Henry Derwent, DEFRA
IETA has commissioned Dr. Robert Stavins of Harvard University to prepare a report on linking emissions trading systems. The report provides an overview of the possible mechanisms for linking, and a review of linking as it is currently occurring with existing and evolving markets. It examines the benefits and implications of linking both allowance-based cap and trade systems and project-based reduction systems, in bilateral and multilateral contexts. This panel will be the official launch presentation of the IETA Linking Report.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Andrei Marcu, IETA
Cocktail Reception featuring members of the U.S. House and Senate Congressional Delegation
Jointly organised by IETA & Environmental Defense
19:30 hrs - 22:00 hrs
Voluntary Reduction Action
Date: 10 December 2007
Time: 18:00 - 19:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Dr. Hui-Chen Chien, ITRI
- Prof. Ku Young, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- Mr. Ko- Chun Mou, The TSIA ESH Committee Chairman
- Dr. Kuo-Chung Liu, China Steel Corporation
- Prof. Chien-Te Fan, National Tsing Hua University
- Dr. Jyh-Shing Yang, ITRI
Moderator: Cathrine Sachweh, IETA
During this side event the speakers presented a number of actions that are undertaken on a voluntary basis through a close collaboration between scientists and private sector in Taiwan.
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Biofuels
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Joachim Sell, Factor Consulting
- Philippe Crist, OECD
- Jeff McNeely, IUCN
Moderator: George Weyerhaeuser, WBCSD
This panel presented an overview of the various issues related to biofuels. The panelists discussed policy options that address sustainable biofuels production and use.
Implementing a Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 11:30 - 13:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Eileen Tutt California, EPA
- Masayuki Sasanouchi, Toyota
- Steve Burns, Chevron
- Peter Iwanowicz, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
- Rahul Iyer, Primafuel
- Mark Majorf, European Commission
Moderator: Ian Carter, IETA
On the heels of its ground-breaking regulations requiring GHG reductions from passenger vehicles, California is also adopting a low-carbon fuel standard that will measure the life-cycle intensity of transportation fuels. Use of these fuels will be recognized as an early action before California’s caps are implemented in 2012. U.S. law allows other states to adopt federal vehicle standards or those of California, but what is the likelihood that California’s standards will be adopted elsewhere? What fuels will benefit? What impact will this have on meeting long-term carbon reduction targets? Can it be implemented with market mechanisms?
Myths and Realities Across the Atlantic: Roundtable Discussion with the US Congressional Delegation and EU Officials
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 13:00 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Jonathan Black, Senate Energy Committee
- David McIntosh, Senator Lieberman
- Bettina Poirier, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee – Majority
- John Shanahan, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee -- Minority
- Ana Unruh-Cohen, House Select Committee on Climate Change
- Jill Duggan, UK Department for Environment, Food and Agriculture
- Maurits Blanson Henkemans, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Giuseppe Montesano, ENEL
Moderator: Andrei Marcu, IETA
While the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme has created a market worth tens of billions of dollars, momentum continues to build towards a cap and trade program in the United States that would likely surpass Europe's as the largest carbon market in the world. This roundtable discussion featured the congressional staff most engaged in crafting US climate policies, as well as their European counterparts, in a frank discussion of the political realities behind crafting climate legislation on opposite sides of the Atlantic, the potential for linking these massive markets, and lessons learned on both sides.
Regional Initiatives – RGGI and the Western Climate Initiative
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Linda Adams, California EPA
- Lisa Jackson, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- Eileen Tutt California, EPA
- Nancy McFadden ,PG&E
- Derek Walker, Environmental Defense
Moderator: David Hunter, IETA and Joel Levin, CCAR
In the absence of federal action on climate change, seventeen US states and two Canadian provinces, representing a sizeable portion of the North American economy are creating ground-breaking regional cap & trade programs. The panel focused on what initiatives there are, and how they affect long-term climate goals. Furthermore the panelists exchnaged view on how these regional initiatives could interact with larger goals if national governments implement federal programs.
Voluntary Carbon Market: Opportunities and Challenges
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 16:30 - 18:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Mike Hertel, SCE
- Mark Proegler, BP
- Edwin Aalders, VCS Association
- Jette Findsen, SAIC
- Craig Ebert, ICF Consulting
- Leslie Durschinger, Terra Global Capital
- Matthias Duwe, CAN Europe
Moderator: Gary Gero, CCAR
The voluntary carbon market is in a state of flux. It has suffered setbacks in the past year, due in large part to increasing public concerns about the quality of standards. However, projected demand will reach hundreds of millions of tons in the next 5 years. This session examined the state of the market and resulting new business opportunities. It also focused on technical issues related to determining the quality of offsets and methodologies, and considered impacts on the regulated CDM & JI market.
Business and Government leaders pair up to discuss a post 2012 climate architecture
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 13:00 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Official WBCSD SIDE EVENT: Hyatt: Nusa Dua, Bali
Keynote
- Yvo de Boer, UNFCCC
- Halldor Thorgeirsson Director of the Sustainable Development Mechanisims Programme (UNFCCC)
Panelists
- Chris Dodwell UK Delegation
- David Hone, Shell
- Kyoji Komachi, Japanese Delegation
- Teruaki Masumoto, TEPCO
- Harlan Watson, USA Delegation
- Russel Mills, Dow Chemicals
- Li Liyan, Chinese Delegation
- Gail Kendall, CLP
- Emil Salim, Indonesian Delegation
- A.J. Devanesan, APRIL
Moderator: Howard Bamsey, Chief Executive/ Deputy Secretary Australian Greenhouse Office
Representatives explored how business and governments can work together effectively to scale up the investment and deployment of low carbon technologies, how parallel market approaches can be linked to a global system, and how to meet the needs of developing countries. ¨ What is the best opportunity (business strategy) for your respective country or sector to reduce GHG emissions? ¨ What architecture is needed to support your emissions reduction strategy taking into account regional and national differences? ¨ What role will market mechanisms play?o Global carbon markets? ¨ Technology development and deploymento How do you make a project bankable?
WBCSD & IEA
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 16:00 - 18:00 hrs
Venue: Bingo Room
- Nobuo Tanaka, IEA
- Debra Justus, IEA
- Howard Klee, WBCSD
- Bruno Vanderborght, HOLCIM
- Richard Baron, IEA
- Bjorn Stigson, WBCSD
- Russell Mills, Dow Chemicals
Description: Presenting the findings behind two recent publications; 1) Tracking Industrial Energy Efficiency and CO2 Emissions has used the best publicly available statistics with innovative methodologies to examine trends in worldwide industrial energy efficiency and estimate the additional technical savings potential. And; 2) Energy Technology Perspectives: Scenarios and Strategies to 2050 which investigates how energy technologies can make a difference in a series of global scenarios to 2050.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: tbn,
52 WBCSD Electric Utilities Projects
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 18:00 - 20:00 hrs
Venue: Bingo Room
Speakers:
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
53 CDM: What Framework to Meet Post-2012 Commitment ?
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 18:00 - 19:30 hrs
Venue: Wind Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers: Dirk Forrister Natsource
Martin Hession DNA UK
Brice Lalonde France Special Ambassador for Climate Change
Mandy Rambharos Eskom
Simon Marr European Commission
Eliano Russo ENEL
Description: This side event will discuss the role and importance of future offset mechanisms in a post-2012 scenario. Key market players and negotiators will debate the role of the CDM and how it can or will form a link between existing and future climate mitigation schemes using market mechanism.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Andrei Marcu, IETA
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
54 Do We Need to Manage the GHG Market?
Date: 11 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers: Paul Dawson Citi Group
Louis Redshaw Barclays Bank
Marc Stuart EcoSecurities
Nick Campbell Arkema Group
Wishart Robson NEXEN
Christian Tangen Point Carbon
Description: The GHG market is extending to various countries and jurisdictions, with carbon trading at different levels of development. With the increased number of initiatives there is a growing discussion on how the market should be designed and regulated to address concerns such as volatility and costs. This side event will address questions such as: "Is there a need to have a central bank? Should there be a floor price?”.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Ian Carter, IETA
55 Discussion on Collaborative Adaptation Actions with the Global Community
Date: 12 December 2007
Time: 10:00-12:00
Venue: BINGO room, Grand Hyatt:
Speakers: Jan Dell CH2M HILL
Wendy Poulton Eskom
Claude Nahon EDF
Antonio Hill Oxfam International
Heather McGray WRI
Alan Miller (tbc) IFC
tbn EU Participant
Description: This interactive side event will explore different views on adaptation. The session will scope out what adaptation means to different organizations; what are the big issues within different organization and discuss what approaches organizations are taking in planning the next steps?
Format: Panel discussion and Q & A
Moderator: Paul Jepson
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
56 LULUCF: Forest protocols: A California Case Study
Date: 12 December 2007
Time: 11:30 - 13:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers: Irma Lubrecht SGS
Andrea Tuttle Pacific Forest Trust
Mary Nichols California Air Resources Board
Tony Brunello California Resources Agency
Louis Blumberg The Nature Conservancy
Description: Debate continues over the quality of forest projects internationally. How are baselines established? How are projects verified and monitored? How is permanence assured? What can be done to measure leakage? In California, innovative protocols for three types of forest projects have been road-tested in 2007, including avoided deforestation, reforestation, and better forest management practices. Project developers will present two current projects in working forests, demonstrating how these ground-breaking efforts achieve high-quality forestry emission reductions. Panelists will discuss how these protocols may serve as a model for international forest sequestration activities.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Optimising Portfolios Across Jurisdictions
Date: 12 December 2007
Time: 13:00 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers:
- Gilles Corre, Evolution Market
- Koen Dejonghe, Statkraft
- Sophie Ducoloner, Veolia
- Gia Schneider, Credit Suisse
Moderator: Anju Sanehi, Hunton & Williams
The GHG market continues to develop under the different mechanisms (CDM, EU ETS, JI Voluntary Market, New South Wales etc). What use are these different units for a corporate entity and how can they be used when you have a compliance position in the different jurisdictions. This side event looked at the various ways businesses can utilise the different programmes and what strategies can help to optimise its implementation.
58 CCS and Market Mechanisms
Date: 12 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers: Wishart Robson, Nexen
Wendy Poulton, ESKOM
Simon Marr, EU Commission
Heleen de Coninck, ECN
Warren Evans, World Bank
Preston Chiaro, Rio Tinto
Frede Cappelen, StatoilHydro
Dario Garofalo, ENEL
Description: Following last years’ decision by the Parties on the possible use of Carbon Capture and Storage under the CDM, there have been many initiatives through out 2006 to provide recommendations to the Parties for their discussion at COP/MOP2. This side event will provide an overview of the work that the industry has done, to assist in dealing with questions around issues such as boundaries, seepage, leakage and monitoring.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Wishart Robson, Nexen
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
59 What is the Scope for Including International Aviation in the Post-2012 Regime?
Date: 12 December 2007
Time: 16:30 - 18:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers: Alex Marty ICF International
Uwe M. Erling Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz
Jane Hupe (tbc) ICAO
Russel Mills Dow Chemical
Mark Major European Commission
Andrew Herdman Association of Asia Pacific Airlines
Ichiro Watanabe, All Nippon Airways
Description: European countries have already agreed to include aviation in its EU ETS programme. With the discussion on post-2012 now in full swing and the increase awareness that the aviation sector is rapidly growing in its significance, it is likely that aviation will be discussed within a post 2012 regime. What is the scope of such inclusion and how could it work?
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Michela Beltrachi, IETA
Harmonising GHG information Across Local and International Governments
Date: 12 December 2007
Time: 18:00 - 19:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers:
- Bud Beebe, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Steve Messner, SAIC
- Dian Wittenberg, The Climate Registry
- John Melby, APX
- Russ Thornton, DNV
- Marcus Schneider, The Energy Foundation
Description: With an increased uptake in entity-wide reporting for voluntary and/or mandatory reporting efforts, there is an also increasing demand for facilitating free exchange of information. Organizations want to move away from multiple sets of books for various reporting schemes. Panelists discussed the conditions essential for free exchange of data, and presented a new GHG data exchange standard for facility emissions information.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Robyn Camp, CCAR and David Hunter, IETA
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Cocktail Reception jointly organised by IETA & California Climate Action Registry
19:30 hrs to 22:00 hrs
Thursday, 13 December 2007
61 California’s Climate Change Policy & CleanTech Innovation: Solutions for China and Other Developing countries?
Date: 13 December 2007
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers: Linda Adams California EPA
Debbie Seligsohn World Resources Institute
Lu Xeudu (tbc) Government of China
Marc Stuart EcoSecurities
Description: The urgent global challenge to avoid alarming climate change implications will require multiple level partnerships and cooperation. The panel will address how the bottom-up collaboration of climate change initiatives at the provincial and sub-national levels could accelerate the move to climate change solutions. This will include discussion of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) the first-ever statewide cap on GHG emissions, California’s world leadership in cleantech innovation, growing energy security concerns and China as the new climate change superpower. In addition, the panel will examine the “export” of the West’s GHG footprint to China and other developing countries, and consider how the carbon market can contribute to solutions.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Margaret J. Kim, California EPA and Ian Carter, IETA
Thursday, 13 December 2007
62 Energy Efficiency: Opportunities and Challenges
Date: 13 December 2007
Time: 11:30 - 13:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers: Nancy Whalen Cool Planet Project
Judy Pike Bentley Prince Street
Nancy McFadden PG&E
Nigel Jollands IEA
Margaret Kim California EPA/ARB
Robert Dornau SGS
Description: For the energy sector, the IPCC and many others have identified facility and process energy efficiency as a critical element of GHG mitigation. Analysis shows there is tremendous potential for cost-effective savings through energy efficiency programs, targeting fuel oil, gas and electricity usage. Governments, such as California’s, have set efficiency as the first resource to be tapped to meet future energy needs. However, there are challenges to using the diffuse efficiency resource for combating climate change. This panel will present, in an interactive format, the experiences of a variety of organizations with implementing efficiency programs, using carbon finance to encourage energy efficiency, and present lessons learned that could benefit others.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Steve Schiller, University of California and Ian Carter, IETA
63 AES Signing Ceremony Regarding a Bali Biomass Project
Date: 13 December 2007
Time: 13:00 - 15:00 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Description: The Bali Biomass Power Project will build eight 9.6 MW rice-husk and rice-straw gasification power plants in several islands in Indonesia for a total of 76.8 MW in capacity with an initial site in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia as a model for the remaining seven sites. During this side event the AES will present the project following the official signing ceremony.
Format: Presentations followed by a panel and open discussion
Moderator: Edwin Aalders, IETA
Thursday, 13 December 2007
64 Canada – Federal and Provincial Initiatives
Date: 13 December 2007
Time: 15:00 - 16:30 hrs
Venue: Gianyar Room, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Speakers: Elisabeth DeMar
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