Program information for a conference on May 15, 1998 on
Emissions Trading: Lessons From Experience
A Close Look at the Workings of the
Voluntary Tradable Emissions Reduction Credit and RECLAIM Programs
The conference will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago headquarters, 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
This conference, and the following one on the sulfur dioxide cap-and-trade market, June 19, 1998, are supported by the Acid Rain Division, U. S. EPA (http://www.epa.gov/acidrain), the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (http://www.frbchi.org), and the Energy Resources Center (http://www.erc.uic.edu). They were arranged by the Workshop on Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Policy (http://www.uic.edu/~kosobud/mklinks.htm), Richard F. Kosobud, Director. (Phone: 312 996 2266. Fax: 312 996 3344. email: kosobud@uic.edu) Requests to participate may be directed to him.
Arrangements for the June 19, 1998 conference are presented on a separate site http://www.uic.edu/~kosobud/conf982.html).
Opening Remarks:
(9:00 a.m.)Michael H. Moskow, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Morning Speaker: (9:15 to 10:15 a.m.)
Joseph A. Belanger, Director, Planning and Standards, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.
Discrete Emissions Reduction Trading: Practical Application in the Connecticut Regulatory Environment
Morning Panel Discussion
(10:30 to 11:30 a.m.)Commentary and Experience on the Trading Front Line
Moderator: Thomas H. Klier, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago klier@frbchi.org
Panelists:
Vincent M. Albanese, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Fuell Tech Inc.
Louis L. Jager, Senior Environmental Engineer, Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan. http://www.deq.state.mi/us/aqd/etrade/etbank.html
Peter J. Maciejewski, Senior Environmental Engineer, General Motors Corp.
Thomas W. Zosel, Manager, Environmental Initiatives, 3M
General discussion including an exchange of views among the speaker and panelists: (11:30 to 12:00 a.m.)
Luncheon speaker:
(12:00 to 1:30 p.m.)Moderator: Joseph A. Kruger, Chief of the Energy, Evaluation, and International Branch, U.S. EPA
Robert N. Stavins, JFK School of Government, Harvard University. http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/~rstavins
What Do We Really Know About Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Policy? Positive and Normative Lessons From Twenty-Five Years of Experience.
Afternoon speaker: (1:45 to 2:45 p.m.)
Dr. James M. Lents, Director of Corporate Affiliate Programs and Environmental Policy in the College of Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside. Formerly executive officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Early Insights Into the Cost-Effectiveness of RECLAIM
Afternoon Panel Discussion: (3:15 to 4:30 p.m.)
Commentary and Experience on the Front Line of RECLAIM
Moderator: Bharat Mathur, Divisioin Manager, Air Pollution Control, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Panelists:
Thomas H. Klier, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Joshua D. Margolis, Senior Vice President, Cantor Fitzgerald Environmental Brokerage Service http://www.emissionstrading.com/
Kevin F. Snape, Executive Director, Clean Air Conservancy
Robert A. Wyman Esq., Director, Regulatory Flexibility Group
General discussion including an exchange of views among speaker and panelists: (4:30 to 5:00 p.m.)
This page will be updated regularly; its address is: http://www.uic.edu/~kosobud/mklinks.htm