Weekly Energy Events
Aaron Schreiber -Stainthorp
Hi Sustainability People I hope people have been enjoying a civil action. I am stuck on a bus right now coming back from NYC so I am getting plenty of reading time. For people that are interested here is a list of upcoming weekly energy events. UPCOMING (Mostly) FREE AND LOW-COST WASHINGTON DC-AREA ENERGY EVENTS & WEBINARS
November 26 - December 9, 2012
CONTENTS:
A.) November 27: The Executive Branch and National Energy Policy – Time for Renewal
B.) November 27: Let Wind Compete - End the Production Tax Credit
C.) November 27: Briefing on 2012 World Energy Outlook
D.) November 27-28: MDV-SEIA's 6th Annual Solar Energy Focus Conference
E.) November 27: Webinar on "Sizing Up Sandy"
F.) November 28: House Science Committee Hearing on National Priorities for Solar and Space Physics Research
G.) November 28: Responsible Investment in Private Equity and KKR's Green Portfolio Program
H.) November 28: The Future of Fuel - Toward the Next Decade of US Energy Policy
I.) November 29: House Energy Committee Clean Air Act Forum -Part III
J.) November 29: Natural Gas Roundtable - Say Aloha to Natural Gas
K.) November 29: Challenges of the Changing Climate - the Russian Perspective
L.) November 29: Canadian Perspectives on Hemispheric Issues - Environment, Energy, and the Arctic
M.) November 30: Data Center Energy Efficiency
N.) November 30: House Science Committee Hearing on Tapping U.S. Energy Potential via R&D
O.) November 30: Scrutinizing and Supporting Green Business
P.) November 30: Water and Energy - Sources of Growth or Security Threats?
Q.) December 3: The Research Agenda for Sustainable Development
R.) December 4: The Atlantic's Forum on Conservation, Efficiency, and Growth
S.) December 5: Whither Markets for Environmental Regulation of Air, Water, and Land?
T.) December 5: DOE Webinar on "Collaboration to Advance Bioenergy Research"
U.) December 5: Can the World Live Without Iranian Oil?
V.) December 6: Webinar on “Export Finance for Renewable Energy Technologies”
W.) December 6: Solutions to the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ - How Putting a Price on Carbon Can Play a Role
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Other listings of DC-area energy and environmental events: http://dc.linktank.com/calendar http://www.sustainable.dc.gov/page/calendar-events http://www.ourenergypolicy.org/event-calendar
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A.) The Executive Branch and National Energy Policy – Time for Renewal (November 27):
Tuesday, November 27 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
National Press Club Holeman Lounge 529 14th St NW Washington, DC 20045
Remarkable developments are changing America’s energy landscape. Increases in domestic shale gas and oil production, growth in renewable energy, and steady efficiency improvements in all sectors of the economy have put the country on an energy and economic path that few predicted possible. Building upon these achievements while addressing ever-present energy security threats as well as a range of environmental challenges, will require national leadership, vision, and careful policy choices. Leadership starts with a re-invigorated approach to developing our national energy policy – an approach that can help overcome the problems that have hampered past efforts and put us on a more inclusive, balanced, resilient and enduring path.
Join the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Energy Project as it explores these challenges and discusses its recommendations for improving executive branch energy policy development, implementation, and accountability.
Featuring **Senator Byron L. Dorgan, Former U.S. Senator from North Dakota Co-chair, BPC Energy Project **Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, Former U.S. Senator from Mississippi Co-chair, BPC Energy Project **General James L Jones, USMC (Ret) Energy Security Chair, BPC Energy Project **William K. Reilly, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy and Environment Chair, BPC Energy Project
Find more information about this event and register here: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/2012/11/executive-branch-and-national-energy-policy-time-renewal.
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B.) Let Wind Compete - End the Production Tax Credit (November 27):
Tuesday, November 27 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Heritage Foundation Lehrman Auditorium 214 Massachusetts Ave NE Washington DC 20002-4999
For 20 years now the wind industry has received an annual subsidy worth billions of dollars in the form of a production tax credit. Set to expire this year, PTC supporters are scrambling to explain why it should be extended and some politicians on both sides of the aisle are bending over backwards to accommodate.
The problem is that the PTC is simply bad policy. It has made the wind industry dependent on government. It distorts energy markets and increases the tax burden for each American. Perhaps worst of all, it is sucking away the very resources necessary to develop the clean, affordable and American energy that its supporters claim to want. The wind PTC should not be extended but should expire as planned. Instead, wind companies should have the freedom to succeed on their own merits.
Speakers: **David C. Brown, Senior Vice President, Federal Government Affairs and Public Policy, Exelon Corporation **Jonathan Lesser, Ph.D., President, Continental Economics, Inc. **David W. Kreutzer, Ph.D., Research Fellow in Energy Economics and Climate Change, Center for International Trade and Economics, The Heritage Foundation
For more information, you may contact: Andrew Parks at andrew...@heritage.org
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C.) Briefing on 2012 World Energy Outlook (November 27):
Tuesday, November 27 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Johns Hopkins University Bernstein-Offit Building - Room 500 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC
Maria Van Der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency, will discuss the findings of the recently released International Energy Agency’s 2012 World Energy Outlook report.
Event Host Energy, Resources and Environment Program Global Leaders Forum
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D.) MDV-SEIA's 6th Annual Solar Energy Focus Conference (November 27-28):
Tuesday-Wednesday, November 27-28
Marriott at Metro Center 775 12th Street, NW Washington, DC
Join the MD-DC-VA Solar Energy Industries Association and a host of influential thought leaders, investors, developers, legal experts, entrepreneurs and policy makers for the 6th annual Solar Energy Focus conference.
Solar Energy Focus 2012 is the leading business-to-business solar event on the East Coast. This year's post-election conference promises to the most expansive event to date, and features a packed schedule filled with notable speakers including founder of the U.S. Energy Security Council R. James Woolsey, Solar Energy Industries Association President & CEO Rhone Resch, Senior DOE Advisor to the Energy Secretary Richard Kauffman, and solar visionary and champion Jigar Shah. The conference will have a variety of breakout discussion sessions and opportunities for high-level networking with hundreds of key professionals and decision makers in the renewable energy sector. Seating at the conference is limited, register today to ensure your attendance at one of 2012's most important solar industry gatherings
Solar Energy Focus gets underway on the 27th with a VIP Dinner, Silent Auction and keynote address from Former CIA Director R. James Woolsey. Wednesday the 28th will be a packed day of plenaries, breakout sessions, and high-level networking with hundreds of industry professionals, key renewable energy decision makers, and other stakeholders.
Topics include: • A Roadmap to Tax Equity • Creative Financing Solutions for SRECs • Navigating a New Industry: Mergers and Acquisitions • Solar Heating & Cooling: Innovations in Financing and Policy • Today’s Entrepreneurs, Tomorrow’s Energy Leaders • Military Procurement: Identifying Opportunities • Community Solar: Is it the next big breakthrough? • Technology Trends: Developments & Market Impact • Solar Industry Trends: An Overview of Solar in 2013 • Where are the opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic?
Agenda: Tuesday - November 27 6:00PM VIP Dinner *Separate Purchase* 8:00PM Post Conference Drinks and Networking Event *All Welcome* - Hosted by Sol Systems
Wednesday - November 28 9:00AM Breakfast & Welcome Comments 10:15AM-11:45AM Initial Concurrent Sessions 12:00PM-1:30PM Lunch and Keynote Speaker 1:45PM-3:15PM Second Concurrent Sessions 3:30PM- 5:00PM Third Concurrent Sessions 5:15PM-7:00PM Closing Remarks, Dinner
Confirmed Speakers Include: **R. James Woolsey, US Energy Security Council **Jigar Shah, Jigar Shah Consulting **Tom Amis, Cooley LLP **Kerinia Cusick, SunEdison **Colin Murchie, SolarCity **Abigail Hopper, Acting Director of Maryland Energy Administration **Zach Axelrod, CEO of Skyline Innovations **Tony Clifford, CEO of Standard Solar **Ed Feo, Principal at USRG **Yuri Horwitz, CEO of Sol Systems **Andrew Krulewitz, Green Tech Media Solar **Stephan Linder, Bloomberg **Jonathan Silver, Third Way **Rob Marks, Managing Partner of Tomlinson Advisory Group **David Levine, Geostellar **Geoff Mirkin, CEO of Solar Energy World **Mike Healy, Director of Market Development, Skyline Innovations
Speaker Highlights
R. JAMES WOOLSEY Founder of the United States Energy Security Council. Woolsey served as the 16th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under the Clinton Administration. Woolsey is a founding member of the Set America Free Coalition and sits on the Board of Directors for both the electric vehicle advocacy group Plug-In America and The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, a DC-based think tank that focuses on energy security. Woolsey was featured in Thomas Friedman’s Discovery Channel documentary Addicted to Oil, the 2006 film Who Killed the Electric Car?, and wrote the forward to 50 Simple Steps to Save the Earth from Global Warming. In 2011, Woolsey founded the United States Energy Security Council to focus on diminishing the inordinate strategic importance of oil.
JIGAR SHAH Founder of Jigar Shah Consulting Jigar Shah is an entrepreneur and visionary committed to leveraging the next economy by solving the challenging issues of our time. Shah has recognized this as “The Impact Economy,” also the title of his upcoming book. Shah has noted that a global "Impact Economy" is one in which mainstream investors team up with corporations, entrepreneurs, and governments at scale to solve the big environmental and social problems of our time while generating compelling financial returns – not just average returns. Shah founded SunEdison in 2003 to simplify solar as a service through the implementation of the power purchase agreement business model – effectively changing the course of the industry. Today, he is CEO of Jigar Shah Consulting and board member of the Carbon War Room, appointed by Sir Richard Branson. He works closely with some of the world’s leading influencers and guides policy makers around the globe on key issues to implement solutions for global warming and sustainability that will unlock that next trillion dollar impact economy.
CONFERENCE RATES: VIP Dinner $100/member $125/non-member
Conference: $250/member $300/non-member6th Annual Solar Energy Focus
For more information about Solar Energy Focus 2012, or if you are interested in speaking or sponsorship opportunities, please contact MDV-SEIA Executive Director Mary Ellen Curto at mcu...@mdv-seia.org.
For other information, contact Jake Rozmaryn at 202.681.0210 or mdv-...@ecobrandit.com; www.solarenergyfocusconference.com
Alternatively, contact Sarah Kraut, Director of Publishing - Eco Branding, 443-204-4848; skr...@ecobrandit.com.
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E.) Webinar on "Sizing Up Sandy" (November 27):
Tuesday, November 27 7:00 p.m. (EST)
After the largest Atlantic hurricane on record affected U.S. states from southern Florida to northern Maine and as far west as Wisconsin, analysts from the Union of Concerned Scientists are looking at the implications of the storm in our "Hurricane Sandy: Confronting the Realities of Climate Change" blog series.
In this series, UCS's analysts are bringing their varied expertise to bear on a fascinating range of questions—from the relationship between the storm and climate change, to the economic costs and health impacts, to how we can prepare ourselves and our infrastructure to be more resilient. Now UCS invites you to hear more from these and other UCS experts and to ask your own questions.
The webinar will be moderated by UCS climate scientist Brenda Ekwurzel and will feature: • Todd Sanford, climate scientist – resilient ecosystems • Rachel Cleetus, senior climate economist – health and economic impacts • Laura Wisland, senior energy analyst – resilient energy systems • Calen May-Tobin, climate policy analyst/advocate – mapping and good information • Marchant "Lucky" Wentworth, Washington representative – political landscape and opportunities
Please register for the webinar. You may submit questions on the registration page for the UCS experts to address during the webinar. There will also be opportunities to ask questions during the webinar itself. We look forward to your participation.
To register: http://action.ucsusa.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=18160&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&autologin=true
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F.) House Science Committee Hearing on National Priorities for Solar and Space Physics Research (November 28):
Wednesday, November 28 10:00am
2318 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
The House Science, Space & Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics will convene a hearing entitled "National Priorities for Solar and Space Physics Research and Applications for Space Weather Prediction."
Witnesses **Dr. Daniel Baker, Director, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder; Chair, Decadal Survey in Solar and Space Physics, National Research Council **Mr. Charles J. Gay, Deputy Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration **Ms. Laura Furgione, Acting Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Acting Director, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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G.) Responsible Investment in Private Equity and KKR's Green Portfolio Program (November 28):
Wednesday, November 28 Lunch will be held from 11:30 - 1:00 (Please arrive no later than 11:45 to get your breakfast without interrupting the program), including time for networking
Offices of Oppenheimer 2000 "K" Street, NW Washington, DC 20006
November's meeting of the Wharton Club of DC's Green Business Roundtable will feature speaker Elizabeth Seeger, Principal at KKR, who will discuss "Responsible Investment in Private Equity and KKR's Green Portfolio Program."
Elizabeth Seeger joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) in 2009 to help oversee the management of environmental and social responsibility issues and opportunities across KKR's portfolio, including through KKR’s Green Portfolio Program. Elizabeth was previously a Project Manager in the Corporate Partnerships Program of Environmental Defense Fund. Prior to EDF, Elizabeth was a consultant with the Corporate Executive Board, where she advised companies across a broad range of industries in Europe and the United States. Elizabeth was also an Associate at the Environmental Law Institute, a non-profit organization focused on environmental law and policy research and education.
Elizabeth has more than 10 years of experience working on corporate environmental and social issues and earned a B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
All interested in business and sustainability welcome!
Register today: • Wharton Club Members and first guest: $20/person through Noon, four days prior • Non-Members, at all times, and members after that time, and all walk-ins: $30/person.
Click here to reserve your place(s): http://www.whartondc.com/store.html?event_id=2616
The Wharton Club of DC's Green Business Roundtable meets monthly for either breakfast or lunch. For more information about the Wharton Club's Green Business Roundtable, please contact Steve Offutt at st...@offuttemail.com; 703-283-4326; www.steveoffutt.com.
http://www.whartondc.com/article.html?aid=2616
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H.) The Future of Fuel - Toward the Next Decade of U.S. Energy Policy (November 28):
Wednesday, November 28 12:45 - 2:30 p.m. A light lunch will be available at 12:30 p.m.
Resources for the Future First Floor Conference Center 1616 "P" St. NW Washington, DC
In the past few years, several factors—including the shale gas and tight oil revolutions, US Environmental Protection Agency regulatory activities on carbon dioxide and conventional pollutants, and the Deepwater Horizon and Fukushima disasters—have combined to create a highly uncertain picture of future US energy supply and use. This uncertainty, in turn, leads to a challenging environment for both policy and investment decisions.
Within this context, as part of its First Wednesday Seminar Series and Resources 2020 60th anniversary celebrations, RFF is hosting a panel discussion, The Future of Fuel: Toward the Next Decade of US Energy Policy. This seminar will highlight the future of five key fuels—oil, coal, natural gas, renewables, and nuclear—over the next decade, while also considering the future of energy efficiency.
The session will begin with a brief overview of the US Energy Information Administration's projection for each fuel, setting the stage for remarks by panelists on what market and policy drivers may influence or change those projections. This 90-minute event will offer insight into the future of energy use in the United States, including what additional research is needed to best understand the US energy outlook in 2020.
Opening Remarks: Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future EIA Projections: Michael Schaal, Energy Information Administration
Panelists: **Nuclear: Richard Meserve, President, Carnegie Institution for Science **Coal: Speaker to be Announced **Oil: Frank Verrastro, Center for Strategic and International Studies **Natural Gas: Alan Krupnick, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Energy Economics and Policy, Resources for the Future **Renewables: Doug Arent, National Renewable Energy Laboratories **Energy Efficiency: Karen Palmer, Senior Fellow and Research Director, Resources for the Future
Registration is required. To RSVP for this seminar, please visit RFF's event registration page: http://www.rff.org/Events/Pages/EventRegistration.aspx.
This seminar will also be webcast live beginning at 12:45 p.m. Have a question for the panel while watching the live webcast? Simply tweet your question of fewer than 140 characters and include the hashtag #AskRFF. Watch the Q&A at the end of the event to see if it is selected.
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I.) House Energy Committee Clean Air Act Forum -Part III (November 29):
Thursday, November 29 10:00 a.m.
Room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
Energy and Power
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Power, has scheduled a third, bipartisan Clean Air Act forum for . The third forum continues the theme of the first two events: “State, Local, and Federal Cooperation in the Clean Air Act.”
The forum series is intended to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to hear a broad range of perspectives from experts about their experiences in implementing the Clean Air Act.
Participants **David L. Klemp, Air Director Montana Dept of Environmental Quality **Seyed Sadredin, Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District **Robert J. Martineau, Jr., Commissioner Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation **Arturo J. Blanco, Bureau Chief – Pollution Control & Prevention Houston Department of Health and Human Services **Martha Rudolph, Director, Environmental Programs Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment **Michael Krancer, Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection **Stephen Roe Lewis, Lieutenant Governor Gila River Indian Community
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J.) Natural Gas Roundtable - Say Aloha to Natural Gas (November 29):
Tuesday, November 29 Reception: Noon Luncheon: 12:30 p.m.
University Club 1135 16th Street, NW Washington, DC
The Natural Gas Roundtable is pleased to announce that Jeffrey M. Kissel, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Gas Company (Hawaii Gas), will be the guest speaker at its next luncheon.
Mr. Kissel became president and chief executive officer of The Gas Company in December 2007. He came to the company from the energy and engineering industries with experience in oil trading, commodity risk management, and large scale construction in the US and abroad. Prior to joining the Gas Company he worked with companies in North America, Europe and Asia in global finance, operations and growth strategy.
For reservations, please contact Ella Proctor at 202-824-7207 or epro...@aga.org by COB on Monday, November 26. As a reminder, you will be billed for lunch if you make a reservation and cannot attend, unless you cancel two (2) business days in advance. Also, if you have special dietary requirements, please let Ella know when you make your reservation (special dietary requests cannot be accommodated if made at the luncheon).
Please Note: For a member who has paid their membership dues for 2012, the luncheon fee is $50.00 per person for government and $60.00 per person for the private sector. For non-members of the Natural Gas Roundtable the luncheon fee is $80 to be paid at the door.
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K.) Challenges of the Changing Climate - the Russian Perspective (November 29):
Thursday, November 29 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
George Washington University Voesar Conference Room - Suite 412 1957 "E" Street, NW Washington, DC
This presentation will lay out the climate changes that have occurred in Russia so far. It will define the critical climate thresholds beyond which the environmental impacts require adaptation and examine what they mean for Russia in socio-economic terms. In this regard, the speaker will talk about the interplay of potential climate-related benefits and threats for Russia. The talk will conclude with the geopolitical implications of the climate impacts, particularly associated with the changes in the Arctic, including the fight for the Arctic shelf, remilitarization of the Arctic, etc.
Featured speaker: Oleg Anisimov, Professor of Physical Geography, Hydrological Institute (Russia)
Sponsored by part of the IERES
RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/anisimov
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L.) Canadian Perspectives on Hemispheric Issues - Environment, Energy, and the Arctic (November 29):
Thursday, November 29 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
George Washington University 1957 "E" Street, NW Room 505 Washington, DC
Sponsored by the Latin America and Hemispheric Studies Program and the Embassy of Canada, this is the third session of our four-part speaker series on Canadian Perspectives on Hemispheric Issues.
Speakers: **Catherine Godin, Counselor of Environment and Energy, Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC **Sebastian Tirado, Arctic specialist, Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC
Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP: la...@gwu.edu
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M.) Data Center Energy Efficiency (November 30):
Friday, November 30 9:00am - 10:30am
234 Cannon House Office Building
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo invites you to an informative briefing on innovative approaches to promoting energy efficiency at data centers. Data centers are a critical part of our national infrastructure, found in nearly every sector of the economy from banking and financial services, to media, manufacturing, education, healthcare and government.
The increased use of electronic information has increased the use of data centers and the power needed to run them. Supporting appropriate data center energy efficiency measures will not only save energy, it will save money.
A diverse group of speakers representing the leading edge of the effort will discuss policy proposals, emerging technologies and practices, and potential benefits and challenges for improving data center energy efficiency. The briefing will include:
Opening Remarks by Congresswoman Eshoo
Panelists: • John Tuccillo, Chairman & President, The Green Grid, and Vice President Schneider Electric • Dean Nelson, Vice President, Global Foundation Services, Ebay Inc. • Pierre Delforge, Senior Engineer, National Resource Defense Council • Kathleen Winkler, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, EMC Corporation
Moderator: • Dean Garfield, President & CEO, Information Technology Industry Council
Should you have any questions, you can contact Casey Fromson at casey....@mail.house.gov or (202) 225-8104.
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N.) House Science Committee Hearing on Tapping U.S. Energy Potential via R&D (November 30):
Friday, November 30 9:30am
2318 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
The House Science, Space & Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Environment will convene a hearing entitled "Tapping America's Energy Potential Through Research and Development."
Witnesses: TBA.
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O.) Scrutinizing and Supporting Green Business (November 30):
Friday, November 30 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM (Speaking will begin promptly at 12:15 PM)
Environmental Law Institute 2000 "L" Street, NW Suite 620 (Sixth Floor) Washington, DC
What do policymakers and practitioners need to know about encouraging and supporting green business? First, they need to know whether green business really exists. When companies say that they are "going green," do their environmental performance and competitiveness really improve? Or are they more interested in "green washing" their corporate reputation?
Second, assuming green business is real, how can policy makers best promote it? Should they leave it to the market to encourage corporate greening or take an active role in its development? Which policies could policymakers employ to achieve this and what do such policies mean for practitioners?
This seminar will address whether green business is green and, if so, how policymakers should encourage it. Speakers will review the empirical literature on voluntary green business practices, assessing whether corporate initiatives truly benefit the environment or whether they are more properly characterized as green washing.
The discussion will identify ways that law and policy can promote green business, assess the regulatory strategies proposed thus far—as well as some that have not yet been considered—and examine which will best encourage companies to go green in a meaningful, verifiable way. The seminar will provide cutting-edge thinking on the relationships among green business, law, and policy and will offer ideas for how policymakers can best move forward in this important area.
Speakers: **LeRoy C. (Lee) Paddock, Associate Dean for Environmental Studies; Professorial Lecturer in Law, George Washington University (moderator) **Dennis Hirsch, Professor of Law, Capital University Law School **Jennifer Nash, Associate Director, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and Executive Director, Regulatory Policy, Harvard University **Karen St. John, Senior Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs, BP America (invited) **Kurt Strasser, Professor, University of Connecticut Law School
Attendees are welcome to bring a brown-bag lunch.
RSVP: Please RSVP to Marcia McMurrin (mcmu...@eli.org) by November 26. There is no charge to attend or to participate by live teleconference, but you must RSVP. RSVPs should include: name of registrant, email address, and whether they wish to attend in person or participate via teleconference.
Teleconference information will be emailed one business day prior to the event (your normal long-distance rates may apply to your call).
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P.) Water and Energy - Sources of Growth or Security Threats? (November 30):
Friday, November 30 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Johns Hopkins University The Rome Building - Room 200 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036
Tanvi Nagpal, professorial lecturer in the SAIS International Development Program, and Amy Leung, chair of the Water Community of Practice at the Asian Development Bank, will discuss "Water and Energy - Sources of Growth or Security Threats?"
Event Host: School of Advanced International Studies, Asian Development Bank, The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
Note: SAIS will also host a live webcast of the event at http://www.sais-jhu.edu/pressroom/live.html.
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Q.) The Research Agenda for Sustainable Development (December 3):
Monday, December 3 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
George Washington University City View Room, 7th Floor 1957 "E" Street, NW Washington, DC
Sustainable Development is emerging as the defining challenge of our generation, and it will critically require a new kind of interaction between policy and research. The Sustainable Development Forum is a series of talks by leaders in academia and in policy which will attempt to set the research agenda for sustainable development following the Rio +20 conference. What will sustainable development entail? What are the most crucial questions we need to be asking? How should academia go about searching for answers that will actually inform real action and policy changes?
Speaker: Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute, Columbia University
Sponsored by the Institute for International Economic Policy
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/bww3xzt
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R.) The Atlantic's Forum on Conservation, Efficiency, and Growth (December 4):
Tuesday, December 4 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The W Hotel 515 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20004
Panelists will also discuss best practices in promoting sustainable business to the consumer as well as steps to maximize profit through conservation and efficiency.
An agenda and list of speakers will be available shortly.
Sponsor: The Atlantic
Questions? Please contact Liz at eve...@theatlantic.com or 202-266-7386.
To register: http://cegforum.eventbrite.com/#
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S.) Whither Markets for Environmental Regulation of Air, Water, and Land? (December 5):
Wednesday, December 5 12:45 - 2:30 p.m. A light lunch will be available at 12:30 p.m.
Resources for the Future First Floor Conference Center 1616 "P" St. NW Washington, DC
Over the past 60 years, environmental economists have pioneered the idea of market-based approaches to solving environmental problems. Regulators have implemented market-based programs for air pollution, water pollution, land management, and other environmental policy problems at local, state, federal, and—in the case of greenhouse gas regulation—international levels. Some applications hew more closely than others to ideal market-based policy design, as defined by economic theory, and programs have met with varying degrees of success.
As part of RFF's Resources 2020 lecture series—its 60th anniversary exploration of how economic inquiry can address future environmental challenges—panelists at this seminar will discuss what we can learn from successful and unsuccessful applications of market-based policy and its desirability, feasibility, and design in the future. The panel includes RFF experts on environmental markets for air, water, and land, as well as leaders in the policy community with diverse experience on these issues
Moderator: Sheila Olmstead, Fellow, Resources for the Future
Panelists: **Dallas Burtraw, Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future **Art Fraas, Visiting Scholar, Resources for the Future **Margaret Walls, Research Director and Thomas J. Klutznick Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future **Leonard Shabman, Resident Scholar, Resources for the Future **Sally Katzen, Senior Advisor, Podesta Group **David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Natural Resources Defense Council **C. Boyden Gray, Partner, Boyden Gray & Associates (invited)
Registration is required. To RSVP for this seminar, please visit RFF's event registration page: http://www.rff.org/Events/Pages/EventRegistration.aspx.
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T.) DOE Webinar on "Collaboration to Advance Bioenergy Research" (December 5):
Wednesday, December 5 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
The Energy Department will present a live webcast titled "Global Solutions for Global Challenges: International Collaborations to Advance Bioenergy Research." The webcast will highlight the progress of ongoing research collaboration among scientists supported by the Energy Department and researchers from China, Brazil, Canada, Finland, and other countries. Register to attend the webinar.
Register to attend the webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/283694648.
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U.) Can the World Live Without Iranian Oil? (December 5):
Wednesday, December 5 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Council 1101 15th Street, NW 11th Floor Washington, DC 20005
Please join the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center for a discussion entitled “Can the World Live Without Iranian Oil,” with Sara Vakhshouri, president of SVB Energy International; and Denise Natali, Minerva Chair, Institute of National Strategic Studies, National Defense University.
Over the past year, Iranian oil production and exports have declined drastically to levels last seen at the end of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. Yet the price of oil has remained relatively constant at around $100 per barrel or lower. Increasing oil production in neighboring Iraq and new discoveries in the United States and elsewhere, coupled with sluggish demand, raise the question of whether the world can live without Iranian oil and what that means for Iran’s ability to pursue a provocative nuclear program.
The Iran Task Force, co-chaired by Atlantic Council Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel and Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, seeks to perform a comprehensive analysis of Iran’s internal political landscape, its role in the region and globally, and any basis for an improved relationship with the West.
A discussion with **Sara Vakhshouri, President SVB Energy International **Denise Natali, Minerva Chair, Institute of National Strategic Studies National Defense University
Moderated by Barbara Slavin, Senior Fellow, South Asia Center Atlantic Council
Sara Vakhshouri is the President of SVB Energy International and was previously an independent consultant based in Washington DC where she advised energy companies, think tanks and investment banks about Middle Eastern geopolitics, economics and energy markets. Dr. Vakhshouri, a native of Iran, worked as energy market analyst and advisor to director of the National Iranian Oil Company International, a division that priced, marketed, and sold Iranian crude oil. Dr. Vakhshouri has also worked for the Petroenergy Information Network, and the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum as a research fellow as well as in the private Iranian energy sector. Dr. Vakhshouri, who has a PhD in Energy Security and Middle Eastern Studies, and an MA in business management and international relations, has published articles in The Economist, Oil and Gas Journal, Oil and Gas Review, Middle East Economic Survey, Strategic Affairs, Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Journal and The Huffington Post. She is the author of a book, "The Marketing and Sale of Iranian Export Crude Oil since the Islamic Revolution."
Denise Natali is the Minerva Chair at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, the National Defense University, where she specializes in Iraqi politics, regional energy security, and the Kurdish issue. She is the author of numerous publications on Iraqi and Kurdish politics, energy and economy and identity, including The Kurdish Quasi-State: Development and Dependency in Post-Gulf War Iraq and The Kurds and the State: Evolving National Identity in Iraq, Turkey and Iran. Dr. Natali is also a specialist in post-conflict relief and reconstruction, having worked for the US Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in Iraq and INGOS in Peshawar, Pakistan. Dr. Natali, who has a PhD in political science from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, is an adjunct associate professor at the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University, a contributing writer for Al-Monitor.com, a website devoted to news from and about the Middle East, and a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Barbara Slavin is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor.com. The author of a 2007 book, Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the US and the Twisted Path to Confrontation, she is a regular commentator on US foreign policy and Iran on NPR, PBS, and C-SPAN. A career journalist, Ms. Slavin previously served as assistant managing editor for world and national security of the Washington Times, senior diplomatic reporter for "USA Today," Cairo correspondent for "The Economist," and as an editor at the "New York Times Week in Review."
The Iran Task Force is generously sponsored by the Ploughshares Fund
RSVP with name and affiliation (acceptances only) to sout...@acus.org.
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V.) Webinar on “Export Finance for Renewable Energy Technologies” (December 6):
Thursday, December 6 2:00 pm Eastern Duration: 1 hour
The Department of Commerce/Commercial Service is offering a webinar: "Export Finance for Renewable Energy Technologies."
This webinar will feature an update of USG export finance programs (Ex-Im, OPIC,TDA) for renewable energy technologies as well as export finance best practices from a private-sector perspective.
Speakers include: **Craig O’Connor, Export-Import Bank of the United States **Brian O’Hanlon, Overseas Private Investment Corporation **Andrea Lupo, U.S. Trade and Development Agency **Ed Sappin, The Willowbrook Company
Cost: $35
Registration Link: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=3Q21
For more information, contact: Ryan.Ho...@trade.gov, or Nyamusi...@trade.gov.
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W.) Solutions to the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ - How Putting a Price on Carbon Can Play a Role (December 6):
Thursday, December 6 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Rome Auditorium, #806 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036
With the looming threat of the ‘fiscal cliff,’ and effects of super-storm Sandy, there is renewed talk in policy circles of the benefits of putting a price on carbon, as a means of dealing with the federal deficit while tackling climate change.
Please join to hear from leading experts about the viability of carbon market mechanisms throughout North America, like the Western Climate Initiative involving Québec and California, the realities of a federal clean energy standard and the application of a national carbon tax in the context of simultaneously addressing emissions reductions and fiscal constraints.
Panelists • Adele Morris, Policy Director, Climate and Energy Economics Projects, Brookings Institution • Richard Caperton, Director, Clean Energy Investment, Center for American Progress • Manik Roy, Vice President for Strategic Outreach, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Moderator • William Burns, Associate Director, Energy Policy and Climate Program, Johns Hopkins University
This event will be held in collaboration with the Québec Government Office in Washington, the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Québec in Montréal (Chair Raoul-Dandurand).
RSVP to rsvp.wa...@mri.gouv.qc.ca
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Joshua Kaplan
If anyone is around campus tomorrow afternoon (or is able to easily get there), my office is hosting a really great event with a high-ranking sustainability official from Intel that I think many of you will find interesting and relevant to our studies, especially if you have a particular interest in IT or energy efficiency. The event is from 1-2 PM in Mary Graydon Center Room 203. Hope to see you there!
Thanks,
Josh
Friday, November 30th
Energy in Global Computing: A Conversation with Stephen Harper, Intel's Global Director of Environment and Energy Policy
MGC 203 & 205 | 1 pm - 2 pm
Learn the story behind energy use in global computing systems. Stephen Harper will draw from his experience working with the world's largest make of computer chips to bring you a behind-the-scenes look at energy efficiency in the information age. This talk is part of AU's 2012 campus energy conservation competitions, Do It in the Dark and the AU Kill A Watt Challenge.
For more information on AU's energy competitions or this event visit: http://www.american.edu/finance/sustainability/energycompetition.cfm
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Joshua Kaplan
Hello everyone,
If anyone is around campus tomorrow afternoon (or is able to easily get there), my office is hosting a really great event with a high-ranking sustainability official from Intel that I think many of you will find interesting and relevant to our studies, especially if you have a particular interest in IT or energy efficiency. The event is from 1-2 PM in Mary Graydon Center Room 203. Hope to see you there!
Thanks,
Josh