CLIMATE CHANGE
Policies, Laws, and Regulatory Developments
January 11, 2008
Auditorium
World Trade Center Two
25 SW Salmon Street
Portland Oregon
|
Secure online registration:
Registration by fax or mail:
 |
- Climate Change Laws, Regulations & Litigation
- EPA's Proposed Air Quality & Climate Change Rules Package
- Greenhouse Gas Regulation & Reporting
- National & Statewide Air Quality Strategies
- Western Climate Initiative
- Oregon & Washington Legislative Activities
- The Carbon Market
- Emissions Trading
- Developing a Cap-and-Trade System
8:00-8:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast
POLICIES, LAWS, LITIGATION, & REGULATIONS
8:30-9:00
Climate Change Laws, Regulations & Litigation
- An Overview of the Climate Change Legal and Regulatory Landscape
- Influencing Climate Change Policy Through Litigation
Tom Lindley, Perkins Coie
Program Moderator
9:00-9:30
Citizens' Perspective on Global Warming Litigation
-
Some Creative Legal Strategies for Combating Global Warming
- Update on Recent Litigation
Allison LaPlante, Staff Attorney
Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center
Clinical Professor, Lewis and Clark Law School
9:30-10:00
Air Quality & Climate Change
- Integration of Global Warming and Air Quality Strategies
- Clean Air Act Litigation
- State Statutes on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Tom Wood, Stoel Rives LLP
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00
EPA's Climate Change Proposed Rules
- Proposed Rules Including: Tailpipe Emissions Standard, Renewable Fuel Standard, CO2 Endangerment Finding
- California Waiver and Other Hot Topics
Peter Murchie, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region X
11:00-11:30 Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Oregon
- Air Quality & Climate Change Priorities Including: Low Emission Vehicles, Air Toxics, Diesel, Mercury and Other Timely Topics
- Next Steps in Addressing Greenhouse Gases
Andrew Ginsburg, Administrator
Air Quality Division, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
11:30-12:00 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
- Rulemaking and Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Report from Oregon's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Advisory Committee – Next Steps
Mark Reeve, Reeve Kearns
Chair, Greenhouse Gas Reporting Advisory Committee
Former Chair, Environmental Quality Commission
12:00-1:00 LUNCH (Provided)
REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE APPROACHES
1:00-1:30 Regional Coordination & Washington State Strategies
- Western Climate Initiative: Status, Goals & Objectives
- Legislative & Regulatory Activities in Washington
Janice Adair, Special Assistant on Climate Change
Washington State Department of Ecology
Chair, Western Climate Initiative
1:30-2:00
Climate Change Regulatory & Legislative Activities in Oregon
- Oregon's Climate Change Policies & Strategies – How Does it All Fit Together
- Report from the 2007 Legislative Session & Thoughts on the 2008 Session
- The Climate Registry , Global Warming Commission, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute and Other Hot Topics
David Van't Hof
Sustainability Advisor to Governor Ted Kulongoski
2:00-2:30
Break
ECONOMIC APPROACHES TO CLIMATE CHANGE
2:30-3:00
Emissions Trading
- What is Emissions Trading and How Does a Cap-and-Trade System Work?
- Developing a Cap-and-Trade System in the Northwest
Kyle Davis, Manager of Environmental Policy & Strategy
PacifiCorp
Vice-Chair, ABA Committee on Climate Change
3:00-3:30
The Carbon Market
- The Carbon Market's Many Currencies
- CERs, VERs, CFIs & RECs – What Do They All Mean?
Steve Gutmann, Sr. Commercialisation Manager
EcoSecurities
3:30-4:15
Panel Discussion – Where Do We Go From Here?
- Tom Lindley, Perkins Coie, Moderator
Kyle Davis, PacifiCorp
Steve Gutmann, EcoSecurities
Tom Wood, Stoel Rives
David Van't Hof, Oregon Governor's Office
Mark Reeve, Reeve Kearns
Secure online registration:
Registration by fax or mail:
|
