Presentations
Michigan State Unversity Climate Symposium, April 26, 2010, East Lansing, Michigan
CCS Project Manager, Tom Looby, spoke at at Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Opportunities: Michigan and Beyond, hosted by Michigan State University. For a copy of his presentation click here.
Climate Change and America's Energy Coast, February 24, 2010, Mobile, Alabama
"Prospering in a Carbon-Contstrained Economy" CCS President Thomas Peterson's presentation provides a review of CCS's analysis for the Southern Governor's Association (SGA), including the impacts of 24 key options selected by many state stakeholder groups when applied across the entire southern region. For the event program click here.
State of Developing Climate Change Policies, for the California Air Resources Board (CARB), [CARB Training Course #509], February 2-3, 2010
CARB - CCS Presentation Day 1
The first day included a brief update on Climate Change Science; a debrief from the Copenhagen COP15 meetings; a Climate Change Policy update -- both Congress & National Legislation and Federal Agencies & Regulation.
CARB - CCS Presentation Day 2
The second day of this 2-day training included an update on Climate Change Policy focused on State and Regional developments; an overview of Macro-Economic Assessments of State Climate Action Plans; discussion of Climate Policy as an Economic Stimulus Strategy; Integrating State & Federal Climate Policy Advancement; Adaptation ("No Longer an Afterthought"); Gearing up for Climate Change Policy and Implementing Climate Action Plans.
Economic Analysis of State and Regional Climate Action Plans. November 20, 2009.
Adam Rose presented an overview of CCS State Processes and his and Dan Wei's work on economic modeling at the Public Policy Institute of California. He provides a macroeconomic view of state mitigation efforts, including a focus on market systems/trading and job creation from climate actions using examples from the Midwest and FL. The results show a majority of actions have positive economic impacts.
To see the full presentation, click here.
Comprehensive Climate Policy Development and Planning. October 16, 2009.
This presentation offers an overview of the CCS Climate Planning Process, including the basic ten-step planning process and rigorous technical and economic analysis. The presentation also includes examples and results from various state plans as well as the national outcomes of that work.
To see the full presentation, click here.
Economic Analysis and Study Review of Southern Region Climate Policy Options.
October 6, 2009.
Tom Peterson presented the preliminary findings of CCS's Southern Governors' climate policy report at the fourth annual Commonwealth of Virginia Energy Symposium (COVES). To see the full presentation, click here.
See also: Virginia Military Institute website with the full list of speakers and presentations 4th Annual COVES
State Energy and Climate Action: Efficiency in the Built Environment. September 1, 2009.
This Capitol Hill Briefing addressed state actions to improve energy efficiency of buildings, industry and commercial land use. Energy efficiency offers the most cost effective approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It was the third in a series of briefings on Capitol Hill. Speaker presentations available below.
To see full presentations, streaming video, and coverage of the briefing, click here.
See also: coverage by Clean Skies "States Tout Carbon Emissions Reduction Plan"
Economic Analysis and Study Review of Southern Regional Climate Policy Options. August 22, 2009.
At the 2009 annual meeting of the Southern Governors' Association (SGA), CCS (Tom Peterson, Jeff Wennberg and Adam Rose) presented an economic assessment of climate change policies in the Southern Governors Association (SGA region) and a review of a several independent economic studies. These works were commissioned as a part of Governor Tim Kaine’s Climate Change Initiative for the SGA.
To see full presentations, streaming video, and coverage of the briefing, click here.
Agriculture, Forestry and Waste Sector Climate Policies. July 8, 2009.
Tom Peterson's July 8th Capitol Hill briefing provided an overview of the policies and actions in the agriculture, forestry and waste management sectors that have been consistently included in the comprehensive climate planning going on at the state level. Peterson was followed by representatives of forestry and agriculture from the Southeast and Midwest who offered recommendations on how the federal government and states can best partner to provide effective policies.
To see full presentations, streaming video, and coverage of the briefing, click here.
ILINOIS EPA / Lake Michigan Air Directors Consotrium (LADCO) Advanced Climate Training. June 4-5, 2009
CCS provided this training in Springfield, IL which included an update on climate science, the work undertaken in U.S. states on Adaptation to climate change, an update on state and regional climate policy, macro-economic assessments of climate action plans, the use of climate policy as an economic stimulus strategy, an update on Congressional legislation and federal agencies and regulation, integrating states and federal cliamte policy advancement, and the key elements of initiating and implementing climate action plans. For the Powerpoint and Workbook, click here.
State Energy and Climate Actions: Federal Implications. May 28, 2009.
This Capitol Hill briefing featured representatives from the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest who shared their experiences about policy development and implementation in their states and offered perspectives on how the federal government and states can best partner to provide effective policies.
To see full presentations, streaming video, and coverage of the briefing, click here.
State Regional Climate Policy Advancement. May 13, 2009.
State-Regional Climate Policy Advancement, CCS Program Manager Jeff Wennberg's presentation to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Describes the planning process used by more than 20 states and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Western Climate Initiative, and Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord (WGA).
Climate Action Planning in Mexico's Border States. April 22-23, 2009.
Climate Action Planning: Special Considerations, CCS Presentation to the US-Mexico Border Environmental Conference describes the inventory and forecast work of CCS in the Mexico's six border states in the context of comprehensive climate planning.
Developing Comprehensive National Climate Policy. April 10, 2009.
Developing Comprehensive National Climate Policy, The CCS presentation to the Environmental Law Institute's Annual Law and Policy Review Conference describes how comprehensive actions across multiple sectors of the economy involving all levels of government combined with use of the Clean Air Act's provisions can meet science-based targets. Includes consideration of costs, savings and co-benefits. (For the Virginia Environmental Law Journal article on which this presentation is based, click here.)
Federal-State Climate Policy Advancement. March 12, 2009.
Climate Policy Advancement, The CCS presentation to the Midwest Climate Policy Forum in Columbus Ohio highlights the climate planning work done by state and the consensus achieved. It presents cost curves based on CCS analysis of 20 completed state plans. It also offers a CCS analysis of the projected national greenhouse gas reductions achievable by 2015-2020 if the recommendations of 20+ leadership states were implemented in all states.
State Legislators: A Look at State and Federal Climate Change Action. December 12, 2008.
State and Federal Climate Change Action: NCEL Briefing, The CCS presentation to the annual meeting of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators in Washington, DC describes state and federal climate policies and actions; shows case study costs of state mitigation plans that include policies across all sectors of the economy. Depicts how each sectors reductions can combine to achieve science-based targets.
State Climate Change Policy Development. July 22, 2007
State Climate Change Policy Development, CCS Presentation to National Governors Association.
US Climate Stabilization Through State and Federal Partnership Actions. February 28, 2008.
U.S. Climate Stabilization Through State and Federal Partnership Actions, a presentation to the American Bar Association including cost curves for climate action, by Tom Peterson.
