| Carbon focus dayOctober 28, 2009 |
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| 08:00 |
Delegate registration & coffee
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| 09:00 |
Chairperson's opening remarks
Richard Green,
Principal Consultant, Climate Change & the Environment,
DNV
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| 09:10 |
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Assessing the impact of carbon mitigation policies: Waxman-Markey's Tax, Cap and Trade, and Low Carbon Fuel Standards and the 'Endangerment Finding' |
- Major carbon reduction programs that may impact the refining industry: Tax, cap-and-trade system, and LCFS - understanding how they might effect you
- Uncovering the ways in which the refining industry can
effectively deal with a carbon tax, cap-and-trade, LCFS, how will refineries be penalized?
- Understanding how the allocation of tradable emission allowances will be addressed. How are we going to define it?
- Assessing the latest biofuels developments and evaluating if blending biofuels help or hurt a refiner's or blender's position with respect to carbon taxes and limits
- Forecasting how the tax and cap-and-trade systems, and LCFS will relate to the US competitiveness worldwide
Peter Whitman,
Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and International Affairs,
US Department of Energy
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| 09:50 |
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Climate and energy legislative outlook |
- To what extent are concerns about climate change already affecting operating and investment decisions in energy markets?
- Evaluating the new administration: Identifying the Governments proposals - the "endangerment finding" and assessing the impact on the refining industry
- Clarifying what the Government will do to make sure that the US fossil fuel industry is playing on a level playing field in terms of carbon emissions
Lisa Epifani,
Counsel,
Van Ness Feldman
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| 10:30 |
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| 11:00 |
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Identifying current innovations for mitigating environmental emissions and staying energy efficient |
- Understanding how you can reduce GHG and carbon emissions while continuing to provide affordable energy
- Partnering for change: Evaluating the need for collaboration and maximizing partnerships for a cleaner industry
- Learn how to gain competitive advantage by developing preventative and adaptive solutions
Rush Khan,
Deputy Director, Technology Program, Engineering Services,
Saudi Aramco
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| 11:40 |
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EPA mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases rule |
- Understanding the FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Public Law 110–161)
- Determining the regulatory landscape
- Assessing the US standards future (ISO 14065)
Gerhard Abel,
Vice President,
TUV SUD America
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| 12:20 |
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| 13:40 |
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The SWAP: Innovations for mitigating emissions and increasing waste utilization |
- Understanding the potential reduction in GHG emissions while continuing to provide affordable energy
- Partner for change: Evaluating the need for collaboration and establish partnerships for a cleaner environment
- Exploring related reactions resulting from the Swapsol sulfur cycle enabling the generation of H2S from HC waste
- Examining competitive advantages through preventative and adaptive process solutions
James Wasas,
Chief Science Officer, Executive Vice President,
SWAPSOL Corp.
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| 14:20 |
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Weyburn-Midale CO2 project: Learn about the world's first CO2 measuring, monitoring and verification initiative |
CO2 storage associated with EOR at the Weyburn-Midale Oil Fields, Canada
- Determining the activities associated with the IEA GHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project (currently the world’s largest monitored CO2 storage project)
- Characterization of the geological container
- Understanding the methods employed to monitor injected CO2
- Assessing oil recovery response and CO2 storage capacity
Dr Steve Whittaker,
Senior Project Manager,
PTRC
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| 15:00 |
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PANEL DISCUSSION: The year of climate change?! |
- Cleaner burning fuels: Enhancing your carbon reduction efforts to replace high-carbon fossil fuels with low-carbon alternative fuels
- Uncovering the challenges of a revise low carbon fuel standard: What does the industry need to do? What is the industry capable of?
- What effects do the transportation, refining and public policy sectors have on the current and future energy climate?
- Biofuels: Closer to an alternative energy source? How can we anticipate / influence how the life cycle analysis for biofuels in terms of GHGs will be interpreted
- Integration of CO2 capture, transporation and storage
- Bridging the financial gap for commercial scale demonstration by "early movers"
Dr Frigyes Lestak,
General Manager, CO2 Efficiency,
Royal Dutch Shell
John Hofmeister,
Founder & CEO,
Citizens for Affordable Energy
Dr Gerald Hill,
Senior Technical Advisor,
Southern States Energy Board
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| 15:40 |
Chairperson's closing remarks and close of carbon focus day
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