Tours: Tuesday, May 3
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Reforestation Project
In the fall of 2003, the Cedar Fire burned over 24,000 acres of the Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (CRSP) with a fire so severe that conifer species experienced greater than 95 percent mortality. This catastrophic fire also resulted in widespread destruction of the seed bank and the cone-producing forest canopy. As a result, little natural regeneration of the mixed conifer forest has been observed. Post-fire vegetation is dominated by herbs, shrubs and re-sprouting oak species and there is a possibility that without active reforestation, site conversion to shade-intolerant brush and exotic annuals could become permanent. In 2007, the Colorado Desert District of California State Parks initiated a mixed conifer forest restoration project to re-establish native conifer trees in CRSP. The project consists of planting 2,530 acres of former forest lands in a series of polygons that will become centers for seed dispersal, and are expected to restore the larger conifer forest.
This tour will include on-site review and examination of:
Pre-wildfire forest conditions
Role of fire in maintaining forest health
Effect of the Cedar Fire
Restoration design, including climate resiliency
Reforestation costs and funding
Carbon projections and monitoring
Public lands considerations/constraints/benefits
Speakers will include representatives from CRSP, California State Parks and the Climate Action Reserve. Attendees should wear comfortable shoes for walking and appropriate attire and are encouraged to bring their own refillable water bottles. The tour fee includes lunch and transportation to CRSP, which is 40 miles east of San Diego.
Fee: $45
8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Climate Change and Our Oceans
Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) is the principal home port of the Pacific Fleet and covers over 1,600 acres of land and 326 acres of water. It provides fleet support for 49 home ported ships and over 150 tenant commands. NBSD is a city within a city, providing direct support to the Fleet, including everything from utilities, training and maintenance. Additionally, it provides indirect support to Sailors and their families with the largest Commissary and second largest Exchange in the U.S. Navy. There are three gyms, two pools, medical and dental facilities and over 9,000 housing units. To maximize effectiveness and efficiency, NBSD has developed an aggressive water conservation strategy, energy management program and sustainable environmental initiatives.
On this tour attendees will learn how NBSD is at the forefront of conservation and sustainability. Daily operation of the installation involves large consumption of energy and water, but due to aggressive management of resources, NBSD has significantly reduced water and energy consumption, while successfully incorporated renewable energy. The tour will cover NBSD’s water management and strategies, solar program, electric vehicle fleet, recycling program and energy conservation.
After lunch, tour attendees will depart for an iconic facility not just in San Diego but in the world of climate change research – Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. For over a century, Scripps has investigated the ocean, land and atmosphere and today it operates as one of the world’s oldest, largest and most important centers for ocean, earth and climate science research. Its commitment to excellence in research, modern facilities, distinguished faculty and outstanding students are reflected in its work and the numerous awards bestowed on its scientists, including three Nobel Prize winners, 17 National Academy of Sciences members and two National Academy of Engineering members.
On this tour, attendees will visit the site of the iconic Keeling Curve CO2 measurements and other Scripps labs. They will hear from scientists engaged in climate change modeling and climate impacts work. Attendees will also have the opportunity to walk out on the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, one of the world’s biggest research piers.
Attendees may be required to present a photo ID for both tours. Attendees are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and bring refillable water bottles and sunscreen.
Fee: $45
Day 1 Pre-conference: Wednesday, May 4
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Registration Open
Location: 32nd Level (On the preconference day, registration and workshops will be on the 32nd Level)
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
California Cap-and-Trade 101 Workshop
Room: Vista A, 32nd Level
Since its launch January 1, 2012, California’s Cap-and-Trade Program has proven itself to be an effective tool for reducing emissions and a model for national and subnational governments around the world. The historic program is the centerpiece of the state’s landmark Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) and will play a key role in California’s – and potentially other states’ – compliance with the U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan. It is still the only economy-wide program in the U.S. and one of the world’s largest carbon markets.
This three-hour workshop will cover the basics of California’s Cap-and-Trade Program. Speakers will discuss how the program fits into AB 32, timeframes established under the program, compliance entities and their obligations, basic market structure and the program’s potential role under the Clean Power Plan. The workshop is an excellent primer for people starting to learn about the program and a comprehensive refresher course for people wanting to brush up on their Cap-and-Trade Program knowledge and is being presented by IETA.
Fee: $100
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
California Compliance Offset Program Workshop
Room: Vista B, 32nd Level
The Climate Action Reserve invites you to attend a workshop that will provide an overview of California’s compliance offset program, exploring the process for submitting projects under Compliance Offset Protocols, verification of compliance offset projects and invalidation. The workshop will also cover important changes to the Compliance Offset Protocols and lessons learned from market participants and the Reserve in its role as an Offset Project Registry. This workshop will be useful for consultants, compliance offset buyers, project developers, policymakers, and anyone interested in learning more about California’s compliance offset program. It is being offered at a deeply discounted rate as an NACW pre-conference workshop.
Fee: $150
10:30 AM-11:30 AM
The Impact of Ontario on the WCI Carbon Market
Room: Cityview A, 32nd Level
As Canada’s largest provincial economy, Ontario’s planned linkage to the WCI cap-and-trade program is sure to have a vast impact on the emissions market. CaliforniaCarbon.info has responded by swiftly crafting a multi-linear econometric model to predict the provinces’ economy-wide and covered sectors emissions up until 2030. This forecast has now been embedded into our existing WCI model to ascertain the projected impact on the prevailing allowance surplus in California and Quebec, and what this means for prices through to 2030. This workshop is being presented by CaliforniaCarbon.info.
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Climate Action Reserve Board of Directors Meeting
Room: Vista C, 32nd Level
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Legal Issues and Capping Carbon Workshop
Room: Vista A, 32nd Level
While strong programs and agreements to manage carbon are in place at the state, national and international levels, there are legal issues that could potentially alter or even halt them. Plus, lawsuits filed against the Clean Power Plan are already setting the stage for what is expected to be one of this country’s biggest environmental law battles. This workshop will look at legal issues currently facing California’s Cap-and-Trade Program, legal updates regarding the U.S. Clean Power Plan and commitments to the Paris Agreement and is being presented by Latham & Watkins.
Moderator: JP Brisson (Partner, Latham & Watkins)
Session 1 – Legal Issues Impacting AB 32 Programs (1:00 pm – 2:30 pm)
California Cap-and-Trade Program Auction Litigation
Alex Jackson (Legal Director, NRDC)
AB 32 and Air Resources Board’s Post-2020 Authority
Josh Bledsoe (Counsel, Latham & Watkins)
Air Resources Board’s Short-Term Climate Pollutant Strategy
Tim O’Connor (Director, EDF)
Session 2 – Legal Issues Impacting Regional, Federal and International Programs and Policies (2:45 pm – 4:00 pm)
A Discussion of the Stay of the Clean Power Plan
Mike Romey (Partner, Latham & Watkins) and Nico van Aelstyn (Principal, Beveridge and Diamond)
Clean Power Plan Design – Open Issues and Next Steps
Jonas Monast (Director, Nicholas Institute)
Implementation of Paris Agreement in U.S. Law
Nico van Aelstyn (Principal, Beveridge and Diamond)
Using U.S. Clean Air Act Section 115 to Control GHG Emissions
Mike Romey (Partner, Latham & Watkins)
Fee: $245
1:00 PM-3:30 PM
Agriculture’s Potential for Climate Solutions: Opportunities and Challenges
Room: Skyline, 32nd Level
Greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation from the agricultural sector is gaining in profile both in the U.S. and internationally. In the U.S., agriculture represents 74% of nitrous oxide and 26% of methane emissions. Worldwide the agricultural sector has the potential to contribute substantially to GHG emission reductions with potential ranges from five to 20 per cent of total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 and a global mitigation potential (excluding fossil fuel offsets from biomass) ranging from 5.5 to 6 Gt of CO2e/year by 2030. At the same time, there are significant unknowns. Nitrous oxide emissions are only understood on a few crops in a few geographies and quantifying reductions from the implementation of soil-based GHG activities are still in their infancy. Come to this workshop to learn more from agriculture experts about the opportunities and challenges for GHG mitigation from the agriculture sector. This workshop is being organized by EDF.
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
U.S. Forest Projects Compliance Offset Protocol and REDD Workshop
Room: Vista B, 32nd Level
Forestry is not just the most recognizable type of offset, it’s also generated the most offsets in California’s Cap-and-Trade Program. With California considering the use of REDD offsets in its program, it opens the door for forestry having an even larger impact. This two-hour workshop will discuss the U.S. Forest Projects Compliance Offset Protocol that was adopted by the Air Resources Board June 25, 2015 and potential areas of high risk for project developers and offset buyers. It will also cover the status of discussions to bring REDD credits into the program and the impact those credits could have. This workshop will be especially valuable for consultants, compliance offset buyers, project developers and anyone interested in learning more about the U.S. Forest Projects Compliance Offset Protocol and REDD.
Fee: $100
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Quantifying GHG Emissions from Atmospheric Measurements: An Important Reality Check
Room: Cityview A, 32nd Level
For regulations and agreements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including the Paris Agreement’s “pledge and review” approach and California’s AB-32 cap-and-trade program, to function as intended, emissions levels must be quantifiable. These regulations and agreements do this based on “bottom-up” emissions reporting, whereby emitting activities are inventoried and multiplied by emission factors to yield emission rates for each activity and each GHG. But is this accurate? One way to find out is to determine emissions instead based on measured increases of GHGs in the atmosphere, a “top-down” approach. Atmospheric scientists have made such comparisons for a wide range of regulated GHGs and have found significant discrepancies in which actual emissions most often exceed reported values. How great are these discrepancies and what do they mean for our efforts to address climate change? This workshop, led by Ray Weiss, Distinguished Research Professor with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, will include a presentation on emissions quantification based on atmospheric measurements followed by a Q&A session.
Day 2 Conference: Thursday, May 5
7:30 AM-5:00 PM
Registration and Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Grand Hall Foyer and Grand Hall A
7:30 AM-9:00 AM
Breakfast
Room: Grand Hall A
9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Welcome and Keynote Addresses
Room: Grand Hall B
Janet McCabe
Speaker
Janet McCabe
Assistant Administrator
U.S. EPA
Linda Adams
Speaker
Linda Adams
Chair
Climate Action Reserve Board of Directors
John Chiang
Speaker
John Chiang
State Treasurer
State of California
9:50 AM-10:00 AM
Mary D. Nichols Climate Action Champion Awards and Project Developer Awards
Room: Grand Hall B
10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Plenary Session: Fulfilling the Paris Agreement
Room: Grand Hall B
History was made when nearly 200 nations signed the Paris Agreement at COP21. Achieving this agreement was a significant global accomplishment, but only an initial step on a long global path. The challenges to implementing the Paris Agreement, including finding sufficient financing to launch countries on a low carbon trajectory, are enormous. Many parties warn that the world will have to do even more than demonstrated by the national commitments that were made if dangerous human-induced climate change is to be avoided. Strong leadership across the political spectrum–from national and subnational stakeholders to the private sector–will be key. What are the most important steps that need to be taken now? What roles do carbon markets, subnational activities and land use play? What actions have already been taken and what more can we expect?
Jason Weller
Speaker
Jason Weller
Chief
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Mary Nichols
Speaker
Mary Nichols
Chairman
California Air Resources Board
Janet McCabe
Speaker
Janet McCabe
Assistant Administrator
U.S. EPA
Dirk Forrister
Speaker
Dirk Forrister
President and CEO
IETA
Gary Gero
Moderator
Gary Gero
Board Member
Climate Action Reserve Advisory Board of Directors
11:30 AM-11:45 AM
Networking Break
Room: Grand Hall A
11:45 AM-1:15 PM
Breakout Sessions
State of the North American Carbon Market
Path 1: Markets and Finance
Room: Grand Hall B
California’s first cap-and-trade compliance period is over with almost 300 million metric tons of CO2e reduced. While California’s market is maturing, RGGI’s allowance prices are also rising. Do these apparent successes truly reflect the state of carbon markets in the US? Experts will discuss what we have learned from the markets to date, how policy is affecting market activity and prices, and how the domestic voluntary market is faring in the shadow of compliance markets.
Judith Schröter
Speaker
Judith Schröter
Lead Analyst – US Carbon & Global Offsets
ICIS
Ray Williams
Speaker
Ray Williams
Director – Long-term Energy Policy
PG&E
Erica Morehouse
Speaker
Erica Morehouse
Senior Attorney
Environmental Defense Fund
Scott Hernandez
Speaker
Scott Hernandez
Head of Sales & Trading, North America
Carbon Trade Exchange
Rory Carroll
Moderator
Rory Carroll
Journalist
Reuters
The Clean Power Plan in the Courts: Assessing the Rule’s Legal Future
Path 2: Domestic Policy
Room: Grand Hall C
The Environmental Protection Agency issued its landmark regulation limiting CO2 emissions from existing power plants in August 2015. Twenty-seven states and numerous industry groups are challenging the rule, and the U.S. Supreme Court subsequently granted a request to block implementation while the litigation proceeds. On the other side, eighteen states, one county, and several cities have intervened to support the EPA alongside environmental NGOs. Which aspects of the rule are at stake and what are the possible outcomes for CO2 regulation under the Clean Air Act? This expert panel will discuss key issues at play and likely outcomes if the rule is ultimately upheld in part or in full, or if the courts send the EPA back to the drawing board.
Bob Wyman
Speaker
Bob Wyman
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Cara Horowitz
Speaker
Cara Horowitz
Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Co-Executive Director
UCLA School of Law
Edie Chang
Speaker
Edie Chang
Deputy Executive Officer
California Air Resources Board
Jonas Monast
Moderator
Jonas Monast
Director, Climate and Energy Program
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Driving Action: Activities and Partnerships on the Subnational Level
Path 3: International Policy
Room: Grand Hall D
Not all climate action happens on the national level. Subnational jurisdictions around the world have implemented their own climate policies and initiatives, earning themselves strong recognition. At the forefront is California, which has signed several climate change MOUs with other global jurisdictions and founded the Under 2 MOU with Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The MOU has grown to include 127 jurisdictions as signatories, representing more than 729 million people and $20.4 trillion in GDP. This session will discuss subnational action, including the goals and activities from the Under 2 MOU.
Ken Alex
Speaker
Ken Alex
Director
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
Chris Davis
Speaker
Chris Davis
Senior Advisor for Energy and Carbon Markets
Office of Governor Jay Inslee
Diego de León
Speaker
Diego de León
Foreign Affairs Director
State of Jalisco
Ludovino Lopes
Speaker
Ludovino Lopes
Legal Advisor
Acre Government
Glen Murray
Speaker
Glen Murray
Minister
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Ontario
Patrick Cummins
Moderator
Patrick Cummins
Senior Policy Advisor
Center for the New Energy Economy
1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Lunch and Networking
Room: Grand Hall A
2:15 PM-3:45 PM
Breakout Sessions
North American Carbon Market Forecast
Path 1: Markets and Finance
Room: Grand Hall B
With California’s carbon market entering its second compliance period and a number of jurisdictions considering linkages through WCI, what does the future of the market look like? Will new entrants create more supply or more demand? How important are offsets moving forward? Experts will provide a forecast of what to expect and discuss critical elements that could affect the market.
Bill Flederbach
Speaker
Bill Flederbach
President & CEO
ClimeCo Corporation
Colleen Regan
Speaker
Colleen Regan
Senior Analyst, North American Power and Environmental Markets
Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Mittal Monani
Speaker
Mittal Monani
Environmental Commodities Trader
Capital Power Corporation
Morgan Hagerty
Speaker
Morgan Hagerty
Vice President
CE2 Capital Partners
Bill Peters
Moderator
Bill Peters
Deputy Editor, Argus Air Daily
Argus
Clean Power Planning Under Uncertainty: How States are Moving Forward
Path 2: Domestic Policy
Room: Grand Hall C
Despite the Supreme Court’s decision to halt implementation of the Clean Power Plan pending resolution in the courts, a number of states and utilities are continuing to plan for compliance including California and the RGGI states. Other states have turned toward interrelated challenges in the electricity sector. How and why are states moving forward given the legal uncertainty? What are the implications for the next phases of the California and RGGI carbon markets? How does uncertainty surrounding the Clean Power Plan interact with broader challenges in the electricity sector, as technological advances and market forces drive change? Experts on this panel will discuss the state of play in planning for the Clean Power Plan and the potential implications for markets.
Laura Nelson
Speaker
Laura Nelson
Executive Director
Office of Energy Development, State of Utah
Christopher James
Speaker
Christopher James
Principal, China and U.S. Programs
Regulatory Assistance Project
Emily Sanford Fisher
Speaker
Emily Sanford Fisher
Deputy General Counsel, Energy & Climate
Edison Electric Institute
Jessica Shipley
Speaker
Jessica Shipley
Senior Policy Analyst
Oregon Department of Energy
Sarah Adair
Moderator
Sarah Adair
Senior Policy Associate
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
The Roles and Impacts of REDD
Path 3: International Policy
Room: Grand Hall D
Forest clearing produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all the planes, trains, and automobiles in the universe – about 15 percent of planet Earth’s emissions. Valuing forests for all the benefits they provide is needed to compete with profits derived from forest conversion to agriculture and unsustainable timber management. This session will explore ongoing progress with REDD.
Steve Schwartzman
Speaker
Steve Schwartzman
Director, Tropical Forest Policy
Environmental Defense Fund
Ludovino Lopes
Speaker
Ludovino Lopes
Legal Advisor
Acre Government
Speaker
Vedis Vik
Environment Counselor
Royal Norwegian Embassy
John Nickerson
Moderator
John Nickerson
Director of Forestry
Climate Action Reserve
3:45 PM-4:15 PM
Networking Break
Room: Grand Hall A
4:15 PM-5:30 PM
Breakout Sessions
Financing GHG Reductions in Agriculture and Land Use
Path 1: Markets and Finance
Room: Grand Hall B
It is estimated that land use changes are responsible for approximately one-fifth of the GHG emissions contributing to climate change. Maintaining and improving healthy agricultural landscapes can enhance carbon sequestration and improve resilience to climate change. This session will discuss the role of land conservation and wise management in addressing climate change and give a report of what’s happening on the ground through programs like the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Conservation Innovation Grants (CIGs), which supports the development of land use offset projects.
Mark Easter
Speaker
Mark Easter
Senior Research Associate
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Max DuBuisson
Speaker
Max DuBuisson
Senior Policy Manager
Climate Action Reserve
Claire Jahns
Speaker
Claire Jahns
Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources Climate Issues
California Natural Resources Agency
Speaker
Michelle Passero
Senior Climate Policy Advisor
The Nature Conservancy
Adam Chambers
Moderator
Adam Chambers
Environmental Markets Leader
USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Infrastructure for the New Energy Economy
Path 2: Domestic Policy
Room: Grand Hall C
The recent major natural gas leak from Porter Ranch in California has highlighted the need to consider infrastructure investments to meet the transition to a low carbon economy. Reliance on natural gas as a “bridge” fuel highlights the importance of reliable natural gas storage, transmission and distribution facilities. How will this be accomplished for gas, or for other low carbon fuels and technologies? What are the most compelling infrastructure needs in the short term to support solar, wind and other renewable energy sources? How do we plan for the investments needed to make a low carbon future a reality? How will funding for these infrastructure improvements be achieved? How are public policies and planning efforts adapting to new infrastructure issues, such as offshore wind leasing, underwater transmission capacity, or novel energy storage projects?
Bill Becker
Speaker
Bill Becker
Senior Policy Advisor
Center for the New Energy Economy
Tim O
Speaker
Tim O’Connor
Senior Attorney / Director
Environmental Defense Fund
Laura Renger
Speaker
Laura Renger
Principal Manager of Air & Climate
Southern California Edison
Julie Cart
Moderator
Julie Cart
Reporter
CALmatters
The Road After Paris: Market Mechanisms and Article 6
Path 3: International Policy
Room: Grand Hall D
After extensive negotiations to craft the Paris Agreement, 161 Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) have been submitted, representing 188 countries and beginning the shift to a low carbon, climate resilient world. What are the next steps following Paris to convert words to actions? Article 6 of the Paris Agreement paves the way for the use of market-based mechanisms. How many countries are considering reliance on market-based strategies to contend with climate change? What needs to happen to make market-based options a reality?
Brad Neff
Speaker
Brad Neff
Senior Manager of Long-Term Energy Policy
PG&E
Nico van Aelstyn
Speaker
Nico van Aelstyn
Principal
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Michael Gillenwater
Speaker
Michael Gillenwater
Dean and Executive Director
Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
Molly Peters-Stanley
Speaker
Molly Peters-Stanley
Foreign Affairs Officer
U.S. Department of State
Dirk Forrister
Moderator
Dirk Forrister
President and CEO
IETA
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
Conference Reception
Room: Grand Hall A
Day 3 Conference: Friday, May 6
8:00 AM-3:30 PM
Registration and Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Grand Hall Foyer and Grand Hall A
8:00 AM-9:15 AM
Breakfast
Room: Grand Hall A
9:15 AM-9:30 AM
Special Film Screening: Stop the Burning
Room: Grand Hall B
9:30 AM-10:05 AM
Keynote Address
Room: Grand Hall B
Diane Regas
Speaker
Diane Regas
Executive Director
Environmental Defense Fund
Hon. Kevin de León
Speaker
Hon. Kevin de León
President pro Tempore
California State Senate
10:05 AM-11:10 AM
Plenary Session: Where the Action’s at: Subnational Initiatives and Partnerships
Room: Grand Hall B
While COP21 led to the most comprehensive climate agreement among countries in history, subnational initiatives and partnerships around the world have not waited for national leadership. Governments below the national level have been taking some of the boldest actions to address climate change and generating significant results. This plenary session will examine how subnational governments have been pioneering the way with ambitious emissions reduction goals, renewable energy commitments and other promising initiatives.
Glen Murray
Speaker
Glen Murray
Minister
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Ontario
Rodolfo Lacy
Speaker
Rodolfo Lacy
Undersecretary for Environmental Policy and Planning
Mexico Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources
Ken Alex
Speaker
Ken Alex
Director
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
Steve Corneli
Moderator
Steve Corneli
Board Member
Climate Action Reserve
11:10 AM-11:45 AM
Networking Break
Room: Grand Hall A
11:45 AM-1:15 PM
Breakout Sessions
Financing the Low Carbon Economy: Green Bonds
Path 1: Markets and Finance
Room: Grand Hall B
Investors are increasingly interested in socially-responsible investing and one area receiving intense interest is green bonds. The green bond market is relatively new, but as markets focus on financing the investments needed to move to a low carbon world, green bonds are gaining traction as one way to ensure a climate-friendly outcome. Given the trillions of dollars needed to achieve a low carbon world, what is the state of the green bond market today? Who are issuers of green bonds and who is their target audience? What are the attributes of a bond that make it “green” and how are these attributes measured?
Craig Ebert
Speaker
Craig Ebert
Vice President of Policy
Climate Action Reserve
Michael Paparian
Speaker
Michael Paparian
Strategic Consultant
Environmental and Climate Finance
Jean-Philippe Brisson
Speaker
Jean-Philippe Brisson
Partner
Latham & Watkins, LLP
Alex Rau
Moderator
Alex Rau
Managing Director
Climate Wedge Ltd.
California Post 2020: Getting the State to 2030 and 2050 Goals
Path 2: Domestic Policy
Room: Grand Hall C
California’s landmark climate change act, AB 32, sets the goal for the state to reduce emissions levels to 1990 levels by 2020 and at NACW 2015, Governor Jerry Brown announced an Executive Order that set a reduction target for 2030 at 40 percent below 1990 levels. How will the state work towards achieving its 2030 goal – and beyond that, the 2050 goal of 80 percent below 1990 levels? The session will look at the upcoming update to the Scoping Plan, legislation aimed at reducing emissions and the roles of LCFS and other complementary measures.
Michael Gibbs
Speaker
Michael Gibbs
Assistant Executive Officer
California Air Resources Board
Peter Miller
Speaker
Peter Miller
Senior Scientist
Natural Resources Defense Council
Deanna Spehn
Speaker
Deanna Spehn
Special Assistant
Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins
Speaker
Timothy Tutt
Program Manager – State Regulatory Affairs
SMUD
Nancy Sutley
Moderator
Nancy Sutley
Chief Sustainability and Economic Development Officer
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
North and South of the Border: Climate Action in Canada and Mexico
Path 3: International Policy
Room: Grand Hall D
This session goes north and south of the border. In Canada, bringing the Liberal Party in to power with the election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also ushered in a new national focus on climate change. And climate action continues to be taken on the provincial and territorial levels, including Ontario and Manitoba preparing to join WCI. South of the border, Mexico is working to cut its GHG emissions by 50 percent by 2050 and is supporting its carbon tax implemented in 2014. Speakers will discuss Canadian and Mexican initiatives at the national, state and provincial level and any partnerships helping them reach their climate change goals.
Hector De La Torre
Speaker
Hector De La Torre
Board Member
California Air Resources Board
Soffia Alarcon-Diaz
Speaker
Soffia Alarcon-Diaz
Director of Climate Change Mitigation Policy
Mexico Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources
Philip Gass
Speaker
Philip Gass
Senior Researcher
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Lynda Danquah
Speaker
Lynda Danquah
Manager, Environmental Protection Branch
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Katie Sullivan
Moderator
Katie Sullivan
Director, North America and Climate Finance
IETA
1:15 PM-2:30 PM
Lunch and Networking
Room: Grand Hall A
2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Breakout Sessions
What’s Next for the Offset Market
Path 1: Markets and Finance
Room: Grand Hall B
This session will cover new developments in the offset market and look to the future to discuss how the market may evolve next, including future offset project types and emerging developments in market players, influencers and regulations.
Sean Penrith
Speaker
Sean Penrith
Executive Director
The Climate Trust
Rachel Tornek
Speaker
Rachel Tornek
Vice President of Programs
Climate Action Reserve
Sean Carney
Speaker
Sean Carney
President
Finite Carbon
Sean Newsum
Speaker
Sean Newsum
Director, Environmental Strategy
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Carolyn Whetzel
Moderator
Carolyn Whetzel
Environment Reporter
Bloomberg BNA
Auction Revenues Update: Investing in California’s Environment, Economy and Communities
Path 2: Domestic Policy
Room: Grand Hall C
In its 2015-2016 fiscal year, California spent $1.4 billion of its cap-and-trade revenues, leaving $700 million unspent, and the state is expecting to generate $2.4 billion in cap-and-trade revenue this coming fiscal year. Under state law, proceeds must be spent on reducing GHGs, benefiting the state’s most disadvantaged communities, increasing rural community participation and maximizing co-benefits to public health, the environment and the economy. This session will discuss on which programs money has been spent, where money is earmarked to go and the carbon reduction that has been achieved through investment of proceeds and debate over where money should go.
Ashley Conrad-Saydah
Speaker
Ashley Conrad-Saydah
Deputy Secretary for Climate Policy
California Environmental Protection Agency
Alvaro Sanchez
Speaker
Alvaro Sanchez
Director, Environmental Equity
The Greenlining Institute
Jonathan Kusel
Speaker
Jonathan Kusel
Executive Director
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
Ryan Wiggins
Speaker
Ryan Wiggins
Climate Policy Manager
TransForm
Nicole Capretz
Moderator
Nicole Capretz
Executive Director
Climate Action Campaign