Integrating State, Regional, and Federal Climate and Energy Programs
What You Will Learn
In the absence of federal leadership, states and regions have begun to develop and implement their own climate policies (including regional emissions trading programs). This seminar will discuss the progress of the major regional climate programs and how they might be integrated with a new federal framework.
The panel discusses:
An overview of major regional climate emissions trading programs and initiatives, including:
Northeast: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - the first collective effort in America to adopt mandatory controls for carbon dioxide emissions. Participants are ten states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Their goal is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants 10 percent by 2018 through a mandatory cap-and-trade system.
West Coast: The Western Climate Initiative – a cross-border partnership between seven U.S. states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington) and four Canadian provinces to design a cap-and-trade program that, when fully implemented in 2015, would cover nearly 90 percent of the GHG emissions in those states and provinces.
Midwest: The Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord - a market-based system to reduce emissions in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas and the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Expected changes in regional programs as federal legislative and regulatory measures are enacted or delayed.
THE SERIES
This program is the fifth in a 13-part series, "Understanding the New Climate and Energy Legal Landscape," that explains the real world impact of the fast moving developments surrounding climate and energy, demystifies the key provisions and negotiating points left before Congress, and uncovers the potential windfalls and pitfalls of this highly complex restructuring of environmental and energy law. Each program is taught by those helping to craft this new regulatory regime and those examining it with a critical eye so you can understand what this new landscape will mean for clients and for your future practice. Part 6 of the series, "Understanding Energy in 2010: RECs, CERES, and Beyond," will be on December 16.
Register now for the entire Telephone Series or Audio Webcast Series and save over 30%!
Faculty
Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Georgetown State and Federal Climate Resource Center, Washington, D.C. (moderator)
Laurie Burt, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Boston
Jeffrey C. Fort, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Chicago
Judi Greenwald, Vice President, Innovative Solutions, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Washington, D.C.
Kevin Poloncarz, Bingham McCutchen LLP, San Francisco
Although each program in this series stands alone, why not sign up for all 13? Not only will you save over 30% on your registration fees, but you'll also gain a more complete understanding of the various challenges arising during a time of revolutionary change in climate change and energy law. Register now for the Telephone Series or Audio Webcast Series. ELI Associates can receive an additional discount, and should contact Marcia McMurrin for details.
Program Schedule
(All times Eastern Standard)
12:30 p.m. Program Begins
1:45 p.m. Questions and Answers
2:00 p.m. Adjournment
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 1.5; Total 50-minute hours: 1.8
Times
Eastern 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Central 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Mountain 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Pacific 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Alaska 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Hawaii 7:30 am – 9:00 am
