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Loews Coronado Bay Resort, 4000 Coronado Bay Road, Coronado, California 92118
Hosts:
This two day event brings together experts from the business, government, NGO and
academic communities to discuss the key issues related to climate change policy and strategy.
Sponsors:
PG&E Corporation Southern California Edison
Det Norske Veritas Sacramento Municipal Utility District
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) (SMUD)
Southern California Gas Company
CH2MHill TUV America Weyerhaeuser Company
PacifiCorp Trinity Consultants SGS North America Inc
U.S. Borax First Environment Five Winds International
In-kind Sponsors:
AgCert International LLC CLIF BAR CSRWire
Environmental Expert Environmental Finance GreenBiz.com/ClimateBiz.com
NATSOURCE LLC
Co-sponsors:
Air & Waste Management Association North East States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)
Alliance to Save Energy Pacific Forest Trust
Bay Area Council Pacific Industrial and Business Association (PIBA)
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group
California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB) Sustainable Conservation
Canada’s Climate Change Voluntary Challenge and Registry The Nature Conservancy
Clean Air Canada The Sustainable Business Institute
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) Union of Concerned Scientists
Energy Foundation World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Environmental Defense World Economic Forum
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) World Resources Institute (WRI)
www.climateregistry.org/EVENTS/Conference
Thursday, May 6, 2004
7:00 to
8:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 to Welcome
8:30am Diane Wittenberg, President, California Climate Action Registry
Anne Baker, Deputy Secretary, California EPA
8:30to Opening Keynote
9:15am Introduced by Andrei Marcu, Executive Director, IETA
Ray Anderson, Founder, Interface Inc.
“Competitive Advantage and De-carbonized Products.”
General Session—Day One Morning
9:15 to Policy Keynote
10:00am Introduced by Bill Gerwing, Western Hemisphere HSSE Director, BP North America
Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute,
“The Importance of Harmonization in GHG Policies.”
10 to 10:30 Networking Coffee Break
Policy Plenary Session: Registries and Harmonization
New Collaborations and Programs
10:30 to
11:30 am • Overview—Dale Bryk, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense
Council
• West Coast Governors Global Warming Initiative - KC Golden, Northwest
Climate Project Director, Climate Solutions
• CA Registry New Initiatives—Jill Gravender, Vice President, Programs,
CA Registry
• Global GHG Register - Rick Samans, Director of Global Issues, World
Economic Forum
Moderated discussion by panelists: “The Challenges of Harmonization”
11:30am to
12:30pm
LUNCHEON
12:30 to
2:00pm
• Real life experiences with GHG inventory and certification—Bud Beebe,
Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Agenda
2
Thursday, May 6, 2004
Policy Keynotes
2:00 to
2:45pm Introduced by Sally Ericsson, Director of Outreach, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Erin Crotty, Commissioner, New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation
2:45 to Introduced by Dr. Michael Hertel, Director, Environmental Affairs, Southern California
3:30pm Edison
General Session - Day One Afternoon
Dr. David Victor, Professor of Law and Environment, Stanford University
3:30 to 4:00 Networking Coffee Break
4:00 to 5:30pm Breakout Sessions
TRACK 1: Updates to Key Industry Sectors TRACK 2: GHG Trading
Moderator: Pierre duVair, CA Energy Commission Moderator: Andrei Marcu, Executive Director, IETA
• Power and Electric Utilities
Robyn Camp, CA Climate Action Registry • Michael Burnett, The Climate Trust
• Oil and Gas • Sean O’Dell, Natural Resources Canada
Diane Doucette, CA Climate Action Registry • Robert Rabinowitz. Chicago Climate Exchange
Karin Ritter, American Petroleum Institute
• Marc Stewart, EcoSecurities Ltd.
• Cement
Andrew T. O’Hare, Portland Cement Association
TRACK 3: GHG Accounting for the TRACK 4: GHG Reduction Programs &
Transportation Sector Projects
• AGO/Greenhouse Gas Friendly Program
Moderator: Susan Brown, CA Energy Commission Simon Dawes, Det Norske Veritas
• CA Auto Regulation Update • Overview of CA Registry’s Forestry Protocol
Lisa Kasper, CA Air Resources Board Michelle Passero, Pacific Forest Trust
• Union of Concerned Scientists • Westcarb—Western DOE Geological
Transportation Report Sequestration
Louise Bedsworth, Union of Concerned Scientists Kelly Birkinshaw, CA Energy Commission
• World Resources Institute Project Module
• GHG Accounting for Freight Transport Suzie Greenhalgh, World Resource Institute
Stefan Seum, Business for Social Responsibility
5:30pm – Side Event: WBCSD/WRI GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and
6:30 pm Reporting Standard. Revised edition, March 2004
6:30pm –
9:00 pm CARROT Awards and Dinner
Agenda
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Friday, May 7, 2004
Financial Risks and Opportunities Panel
PART 1: Opportunities
8:30 to Dr Chris Mottershead, Distinguished Advisor, Environment, BP plc
10:30 am “How to Think about Business Sustainability and Climate Change”
Preston Chiaro, Chief Executive, Rio Tinto Energy
“Demonstrating Leadership”
Peter Cartwright, CEO, Calpine Corporation
General Session—Day Two
“Rewarding Efficiency”
Discussion moderated by James Boyd, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
10 :30 to 11 Networking Coffee Break
PART 2: Risks
Introduced by Joel Levin, Vice President, Business Development, California Climate Action
Registry
11:00 to J. Kevin Healy, Partner, Bryan Cave LLP
12:00 pm “Legal Implications of the Climate Problem”
12:00 to
Conference Retrospective and Closing
12:15 pm
Box Lunch
1:30pm Field Trip (No additional fee, guests welcome, RSVP required).
(Bus departs) Visualize This: Impacts of Climate Change on California
(2:00-4:00 pm)
4:00 pm
Dr. Dan Cayan, and Dr. Dave Pierce, Climate Research Division, Scripps
(Bus returns,
Institution of Oceanography.
via San Diego
Airport (5:00 Location:Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Visualization Center
pm) La Jolla, CA
The Scripps Visualization Center allows researchers to visualize and experience
"immersive" data in 3-D graphics and video on a wall-sized screen, while collaborating
in real-time with counterparts at other locations. Participants will learn about the
California Climate Center’s groundbreaking regional climate forecast program at this
unique venue.
4 Agenda
Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Pre-Conference Workshops (Optional)
12:00 to Pre-Conference Registration
Pre- Conference Workshops
1:00pm Pre-conference participants may participate in all of the following
workshops (additional fee):
Workshop A: California Climate Action Registry 101
1:00 to
2:30 pm Learn about the CA Registry program and reporting requirements and get
hands-on personalized training for inventorying your organization’s GHG
emissions with the CA Registry’s CARROT software.
2 :30 to 3pm Networking Coffee Break
3:00 to
Workshop B: Certification – Lessons Learned
4:30 pm
Emissions trading is on the horizon and it depends on credible, consistent data.
Join the CA Registry members, the California Energy Commission and leading
emissions certifiers to discuss the lessons learned to date in certifying GHG
4:30 to emissions.
5:30 pm
Workshop C: Individual GHG Consultations
Meet one-on-one with expert technical assistance providers to discuss your
organization’s GHG footprint and potential carbon reduction strategies.
Space is limited.
Evening
6:00 to General Conference Registration
8:00 pm
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www.climateregistry.org/EVENTS/Conference
