- International Low Carbon Fuel Symposium
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Due to limited seating and heightened security measures, this is an invitation-only event. RSVP is required at least 48 hours in advance, with no exceptions. Due to space limitations, only the first 100 people to RSVP will be seated.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector is essential to meeting the carbon cap in California and the Kyoto Protocol targets. Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and the European Commission’s new proposed standard for lower carbon transport fuels are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector at the lowest cost and fastest pace by harnessing market competition and preserving consumer choice. This symposium will provide the scientific, policymaking and commercial communities with an opportunity to review and comment upon draft protocols for implementing the LCFS, a survey of international policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, and a discussion about technologies and competitive strategies in the low carbon fuels marketplace.
9am — 4pm
Friday, May 18, 2007
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Panelists/Talks |
| 9 a.m. |
Registration check-in—Meet and greet with panelists and attendees | |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Steve Chu, Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
| Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| General Charles F. Wald | ||
| Panel I – Lifecycle Analysis: Developing an International Standard | Moderator: Dan Skopec, California Environmental Protection Agency
Dan Sperling, University of California Davis: “Key Policy Issues and Proposed Approaches;” Alex Farrell, University of California Berkeley: “Measuring and Tracking Greenhouse Gas;” Jessica Chalmers, Fuels Programme Manager, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership: “National and International Contexts” |
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| Noon |
Lunch—Catered lunch outdoors | |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Dr. Dorette Corbey, Member, European Parliament | |
| Panel II – Low Carbon Fuels Policies: International Approaches | Moderator: Drew Kodjak, International Council on Clean Transportation
Alex Farrell, University of California Berkeley: “Business as Usual;” David Crane, Office of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: “California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard;” Ian Hodgson, Directorate General of the Environment, European Commission: “A European Perspective;” Jason Grumet, National Commission on Energy Policy: "Congressional Perspective," “The Bush Administration Proposal” |
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| 2:45 p.m. | Panel III – Towards a Low Carbon Future: Emerging Technologies | Moderator: Dan Sperling, University of California Davis Bill Provine, Director of Research, Dupont Biofuels Division: “Biobutanol”; Rick Zalesky, Vice President, Biofuels and Hydrogen Division, Chevron: “Biocrude”; Peter Friebe, General Manager, DaimlerChrysler’s Fuel Cell Project: “Fuel Cells”; Alan R. Weverstad, Executive Director, Environment & Energy Staff, Public Policy Center, General Motors Corporation: “Plug-in Hybrids” |
