Now 100% Virtual! ICRLP 3rd Annual Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy Conference

[Wil Burns]

 

 

Third Annual Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy  Carbon Removal Deployment: Law and Policy from Planning to Project     November 9, 2023 To be held virtually     The Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy at American University is excited to announce the convening of the Third Annual Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy conference on November 9, 2023, from 9:00 am - 4:40 pm ET. This year’s conference theme, Carbon Removal Deployment: Law and Policy from Planning to Project, seeks to capture the stage where we find ourselves in the context of the roles of law and policy in the field. Please note this event will now be held 100% virtually. This decision was based on attendee feedback and is intended to increase accessibility, allow for more flexibility, reduce costs, and allow for more interactive features. Carbon dioxide removal developments have been unfolding at a lightning pace in the past few years, with the field rapidly emerging from the largely notional to a stage where it’s poised to begin making a substantive contribution to battling climate change. Are you interested in learning more about CDR certifications, and ways in which CCS regulation has implications for CDR and emerging regulations? This year's conference will be covering all of that and more.     REGISTER HERE - VIRTUAL     Agenda:   9:00 - 9:05 AM: Welcome by ICRLP Co-Director Wil Burns 9:05 AM – 10:15 AM: The Role of Certification in Ensuring CDR Integrity, Part 1 Speakers: Patricia Loria, CarbonCapture, Inc., Vice President, Business Development Daniel Sierra, Puro-earth, Business Development Director for the Americas This session will include a discussion on the role of non-governmental certification programs in CDR. 10:20 AM – 11:50 PM: The Role of Certification in Ensuring CDR Integrity, Part 2 Speakers: Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao, MIT, and Arbon, Schmidt Science Fellow & Co-Founder, respectively Radhika Moolgavkar, Nori, Heading of Supply and Methodology Anu Khan, Carbon180, Deputy Director of Science and Innovation This panel will explore the role of additionality in VCM market standards, how to structure MRV systems, and the need to incorporate social implications in CDR certification. 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM: KEYNOTE SPEAKER- Dr. Joe Romm, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM: Break 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM: The CCS Regulatory Environment and its Implications for CDR Speakers: Kristen Hite, Congressional Research Service, Legislative Attorney Carolina S. Arlota, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University, Associate Research Scholar Priya Prasad, U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program, Attorney-Advisor This panel will explore various topics including the national legal considerations for sequestration measures, information on CDR that can be gleaned from data, CCS under the Paris Agreement, a survey of current NDCs, and long-term low-emission development strategies and international coordination to spur deployment of DAC and CCUS. 2:20 PM – 3:50 PM: Emerging Issues in the Regulation of CDR Speakers: Cymie Payne, Rutgers University, Associate Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Korey G. Silverman-Roati, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law, Climate Law Fellow Ben Rubin, Carbon Business Council, Executive Director Christian Baatz, Kiel University, Junior professor, Climate Ethics, Sustainability and Global Justice Antonia Holland-Cunz, Kiel University/American University This panel delves into the role of international treaty regimes in regulating CDR research and deployment, legal reforms to advance ocean CDR research in U.S. waters, navigating the regulatory landscape for early-stage carbon removal companies, and a systematic framework for assessing CDR policies. 3:55 PM – 4:40 PM: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Is There a Role for Domestic Mandates to Drive CDR? Speakers:  Dan Galpern, Climate Protection and Restoration Initiative, General Counsel & Executive Director Wil Burns, Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy, American University, Co-Director This discussion will cover the potential role of domestic compliance-based mechanisms to effectuate large-scale CDR, including the use of environmental statutes, such as the Toxic Control Substances Act, and carbon take-back obligations in CDR policymaking.     LEARN MORE             Copyright © Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy 2023 Our mailing address is: 4400 Massachusetts Ave Washington, DC 20016 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.