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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Conference Welcome

Mayor Tom Bates; Berkeley; Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board Chair

Stan Hayes; ENVIRON, General Conference Co-Chair

 


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Keynote Addresses

 

Jack Broadbent, BAAQMD Executive Officer/APCO

Anthony Eggert, Cal/EPA Deputy Secretary for Energy Policy

 


Keynote Panel: Climate Policy Strategies – Challenges and Current Issues

 

 

Panelists:

Anthony Eggert, Cal/EPA Deputy Secretary for Energy Policy

 Jean Roggenkamp, BAAQMD Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer

Catherine Reheis-Boyd. President, Western States Petroleum Association 

Vickie Patton, General Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund, Boulder, CO 





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Luncheon Speaker       Jeffry Muffat, President, Air & Waste Management Association and Manager, Environmental Regulatory Affairs, 3M Company  
Session 1:  State and Local Policy

Abstract #13

State and Local Governments Leveraging ENERGY STAR                       

Kathy Diehl; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco, CA


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Abstract #65

California’s Revised Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Regulation   

Y. Anny Huang, Patrick Gaffney, and Doug Thompson; California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA


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Abstract #50

Integrating GHG’s in the Bay Area 2010 Clean Air Plan                             

David Burch; Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA

 


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Abstract #25

Analysis of Transportation-Sector Policy Selection and Policy Preference Expressed in State Climate Action Planning Processes          

Scott Williamson and Judith Mueller; Jack Faucett Associates, Bethesda, MD

 


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Abstract #49

Next Generation Climate Action Plans: Are They Ready for CEQA Compliance?

Abby Young; Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA

 


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Session 2: Emerging Issues in Emission Inventories

Abstract #15                                     

Comparison of Greenhouse Gas Efficiency Metrics for Projects, Specific Plans, General Plans, and Climate Action Plans       

Whitney Leeman, Jeff Henderson, and Matthew Gerken; AECOM, Sacramento, CA

 


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Abstract #42                                                                                                                               

The Challenges of Emissions Trading within the Context of Taiwan’s Greenhouse Gases Reduction Policies                 

Wan-Shong Kong and Hsing-Sheng Tai; National Dong Hwa University, Shoufeng, Hualien, Taiwan

 


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Abstract #38                                        

Identification of Methane Emissions in an Urban Setting

Eric Crosson1, Nathan Phillips2, Lucy Hutyra3, Jocelyn Turnbull4, Colm Sweeney5, Robert Ackley6, Sze Tan1; 1Picarro Inc., Sunnyvale CA, 2Boston University, Department of Geography and Environment, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston, MA, 3Boston University, Dept. of Geography & Environment, Boston, MA, 4NOAA/ESRL/GMD, Boulder, CO, 5NOAA/ESRL Carbon Cycle Group Aircraft Program, Boulder, CO, 6Gas Safety Inc., Southborough, MA




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                                                         Abstract #31

Lessons Learned from GHG Measurement and Reporting of Technologies with ISO 14064: Part 2 

Steven Young; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada


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Session 3: Regulated Community Perspective

 

 

Abstract #37                              

Introduction to the UK Carbon Reduction Commitment and the Challenges for International Organizations Operating in the UK

Micah Brill; ICF International, New York, NY


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Abstract #46                                                                                                                   

The Biomass Conundrum:  Do We Have to Burn the Furniture to Save the Planet?

George Siple1, Gwendolyn Pelletier2; 1CDM, Cambridge, MA, 2CDM, Sacramento, CA

 


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Abstract #56

Effective PSD Permitting Strategies for GHG Emissions

Timothy Desselles; Environmental Resources Management, Baton Rouge, LA


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                                                         Abstract #64

An Overview on GHG PSD Permitting

Melissa Hillman, Miriam Hacker, and Maren Seibold; Trinity Consultants, Walnut Creek, CA


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Session 4: State & Local Policy

Abstract #51 

Integrating Strategies for GHG Reductions and Air Quality Management

Alison Kirk and Sigalle Michael; Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA


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Abstract #26                      

Scenarios Modeling Macroeconomic Impacts of a California-Style Low-Carbon Fuel Standard in Washington and Oregon 

Scott Williamson and Michael Lawrence; Jack Faucett Associates, Bethesda, MD


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Abstract #58                      

Gateway Cities Subregional Sustainability Communities Strategy              

Nancy Pfeffer1, Wendy Tao2, and Christopher Wornum2; 1Network Public Affairs, LLC, Long Beach, CA; 2Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Oakland, CA


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                                                         Abstract #36

Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Biofuels, Biomass Combustion, and Other Biogenic-origin Sources        

Adam Chambers; USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service, Portland, OR


 

                                                         Abstract #54

Air Districts and GHG Verification in California                                          

Michael Bostick; Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA


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Session 5: Certification and Validation

Abstract #17                                        

Personnel Certification: A Pathway to Scaling and Assuring Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Reporting, and Verification              

Tim Stumhofer; Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, Washington, DC


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Abstract #62                                                                                                                             

Third Party Verifications of Greenhouse Gas Assertions in Alberta                                     

Mike Kennedy; RWDI AIR Inc., Guelph, ON, Canada


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Abstract #28   

A GHG Verifiers Perspective           

Justin Dunning; DEKRA Certification Inc., Concord, CA

 
 

                                                         Abstract #67  

Verifier’s Perspectives - Lessons Learned from California Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program 

Charles Lee; Trinity Consultants, Inc., Irvine, CA


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Session 6: World Resources Institute (WRI) Scope 3 and Products Standards

 

  Abstract #69  

  Measuring Scope 3 and Product GHG Emissions: The New GHG Protocol Corporate          Value Chain and Product Standards  

  David Rich; World Resources Institute, Washington, DC

                                                

          



 

Abstract #5                  

Addressing the Scope 3 Inventory According to WRI/WBCSD’s New Value Chain Reporting Standard    

Lisa Grice and Megan DiBiase; ENVIRON, Denver, CO


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Abstract #53  

Scope 3 GHG Emissions Tracking and Reporting, and Policy Relevance of Scope 3 Emissions         

Amy Jewel1 and Avanti Tamhane2; 1KEMA Services, Inc., Oakland, CA, 2URS Corporation, Oakland, CA


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Thursday, November 17, 2011

 
Plenary Panel: Climate Change – Effects and Adaption

CHAIR:  Bob Bornstein, San Jose State University

Cristina Milesi, NASA Ames Research Center and University Corporation Monterey

Thomas Kendall, USACE San Francisco District

Terry Root, Stanford University

Bruce Hamilton, Sierra Club

Mike Wehner, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Session 7: International Policy

 


Abstract #18                              

Designing a Multilateral Scheme to Encourage Technology Innovation and Transfer to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Asia-Pacific Region

Masachika Suzuki; Kansai University, Suita-shi, Osaka, Japan

 


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Abstract #16                              

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions Action Plan for the State of Israel

Ofira Ayalon1, Tal Goldrath1, Miriam Lev-On1,2, Perry Lev-On1,2; [1]Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 2The LEVON Group, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA


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Abstract #45              

Industry Initiatives for GHG Reduction and AQM Model for a Developing Economy

Edgardo Alabastro1, Matilde Jimenez Fernando2; 1Kaibigan ng Kalikasan at Kaunlaran (KKK), Quezon City, Philippines, 2Air & Waste Management Association, Philippines


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Session 8: Emission Factors

Abstract #44                                                                                                                                   

Bringing Wetlands Projects to the Carbon Market: Establishing VCS Requirements         

Steve Emmett-Mattox1, Stephen Crooks2; 1Restore America’s Estuaries, Arlington, VA, 2ESA PWA, San Francisco, CA 


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Abstract #48                                        

It’s All in the Numbers: A Look Into Emission Factors Used in GHG Permitting and Reporting      

Jill Hecht and Mark Bareta; Williams Midstream, Tulsa, OK


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Abstract #60                                                                                                                                   

Comparison of Greenhouse Gas Emission Methodologies for Landfills                                

Raymond Huff1, John Henkelman2, Patrick Sullivan2; 1SCS Engineers, Long Beach, CA, 2SCS Engineers, Sacramento, CA


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Abstract #23                                        

A Tool-Based Approach to Integrated Analysis in Transportation and Land Use GHG Mitigation Policy Analysis  

Judith Mueller; Jack Faucett Associates, Bethesda, MD


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Abstract #52                          

Validating VMT Reductions from Transportation Demand Measures                                  

Ian Peterson1, Tien-Tien Chan2; 1Bay Area Air Quality Management District,
San Francisco, CA,
2Fehr & Peers, Transportation Consultants, San Francisco, CA


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Session 9: Climate Impacts and Adaptation

Abstract #9                  

San Diego Unified Port District Climate Mitigation and Adaption Plan (CMAP)        

Cody Hooven1, Jim Hirsch1, Steve Messner2, David Kim3, Laura Moran2, Doug Daugherty3; 1Port of San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2ENVIRON International Corporation, Novato, CA, 3ENVIRON International Corporation, Emeryville, CA

 


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Abstract #68              

Interaction of Global-Warming and Urban-Climate in Different Climate Zones         

Bob Bornstein; Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

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Abstract #40

Characterization of CO2 Emissions from Nonroad Diesel Construction Equipment

Phil Lewis1, H. Christopher Frey2, William Rasdorf2; 1Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 2 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC


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Abstract #34

In-home Assessment of Greenhouse Gas and Aerosol Emissions from Biomass Cookstoves in Developing Countries

Michael Johnson1, Tami Bond2, Nicholas Lam1,3, Cheryl Weyant2, Yanju Chen2, Justin Ellis2, Vijay Modi4, Sandeep Joshi5, Mahesh Yagnaraman6, Erin Milner1, David Pennise1; 1Berkeley Air Monitoring Group, Berkeley, CA, 2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 3Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 4Earth Institute and School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York, NY, 5Center of Rural Technology, Nepal, 6First Energy, India


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Session 10: National Policy and Energy Efficiency

Abstract #39              

Global Climate Change – The Sustainability Challenge

Frank Princiotta; Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC


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Abstract #57                              

How Climate Change is Driving a New Wave of Energy Efficiency Review and Investment  

Lynn McGuire1, Kevin Madry2, Rick Shih1; 1ERM, Walnut Creek, CA, 2ERM, Bakersfield, CA


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Abstract #59                              

Challenges in Incenting Energy Efficiency Savings through GHG Reduction Programs

Adam Shalapin1, Cynthia Hibbard1, Asami Tanimoto2; 1CDM, Cambridge, MA, 2CDM, Sacramento, CA


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                                                         Abstract #61

Energy Efficiency as a Regulatory Requirement

Kristine Baranski; Cardinal Engineering, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK


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Session 11: Greenhouse Gas Reporting

Abstract #8                                          

Approaches to Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimation for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

Karin Ritter1, Gordon Reid Smith2, Terri Shires3, Miriam Lev-On4; 1American Petroleum Institute, Washington, DC, 2BP America, Houston, TX, 3URS Corporation, Austin, TX, 4The LEVON Group, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA


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Abstract #14                                          

CEQA Climate Change Analysis for Proposed Biomass Facility                                            

Michael Riley1, Douglas Wolf2, James Ryan2; 1TRC Environmental, Raleigh, NC, 2TRC Solutions, Concord, CA 


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Abstract #43                                           

Accounting for Energy Purchases and Related Instruments in a Corporate GHG Inventory: A Summary of Global Scoping Workshops and Technical Consultations by the GHG Protocol                   

Mary Sotos; GHG Protocol Initiative at World Resources Institute, Washington, DC


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Abstract #47                                          

Revisions to the Petroleum Industry Guidelines for Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Oil and Gas Industry  

Robert Siveter1, Michael Cass2, Rodrigo Chaves de Oliveira3, Michael Clowers4, Arthur Lee5, Jaime-Martin Juez6, Terry Killian7, Brigitte Poot8, Karin Ritter9, Eva Romero-Giron Gracia10, Theresa Hochhalter11, Tim Stileman12; 1IPIECA, London, UK, 2Shell, TBC, 3Petrobras, TBC, 4Hess, Houston, TX, 5Chevron, San Ramon, CA, 6Repsol YPF, TBC, 7Marathon, Houston, TX, 8Total, Changement Climatique, Paris, France, 9API, Washington DC, 10Repsol YPF, Madrid, Spain, 11BP, S&O Environment & Compliance, Sunbury, UK, 12BP, S&O Environment & Compliance, Sunbury, UK


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Session 12: Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Migrations

Abstract #32                                

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation from Waste Materials Recycling

Steven Young; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

 


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Abstract #30                                

Transit Land Use Multiplier Analysis: A Kentucky Example

Lewison Lem, Rami Chami, and Dylan Tucker; Jack Faucett Associates, Bethesda, MD


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Abstract #35                                

Encouraging Carbon Sequestration on Private Agricultural Lands in the United States

Adam Chambers; USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service, Portland, OR


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                                                          Abstract #55

Mitigating the Impact of Prescribed Burning in the Continental United States Using Trends in Synoptic Scale Transport to the Arctic Region

Jennifer DeWinter1, Sean Raffuse1, Steve Brown1, Ken Craig1, Paul Roberts1, Narasimhan Larkin2, Tara Strand2; 1Sonoma Technology, Inc, Petaluma, CA, 2U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Seattle, WA


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                                                           Abstract #66 

 

The Role of Green Electricity Purchases in Reducing Entity Carbon Footprint             

      

Y. Anny Huang, Christopher Weber, H. Scott Matthews; 1Formerly with Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC, 3Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

 


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Plenary Panel: State Climate, GHG, and Energy Implementation Strategies

 

Chair: Miriam Lev-On; The LEVON Group, LLC

                                                           

Amy Zimpfer, Associate Air Director, EPA Region 9

Gary Gero, President, Climate Action Reserve

Adam Diamant, Project Manager Global Climate Change, EPRI

Frank Harris, Manager Corporate Evironmental Policy, SCE

Robyn Camp, Vice President, The Climate Registry

 


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Closing Remarks
Victoria Evans,
ERM


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