Previous Policy Events

Previous policy events.

The California Climate Action Registry Third Annual Members Meeting.

October 7th 2008 - This annual event will kick-off with a look at the California Registry’s accomplishments to date and present the California Registry’s role in the carbon world going forward. Members can attend practical sessions on how to use their organization’s emissions inventory to develop an emissions reduction plan. In addition, members will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on, interactive workshops focused on: lessons learned, reporting and verification tips and case studies as told by fellow California Registry members and invited experts. You will leave with a better understanding of the carbon world and the tools needed to create an emission management plan for your organization.

EU Commission - Stakeholder conference - Towards a comprehensive and ambitious post-2012 climate change agreement in Copenhagen

October - 15 - 2008 - Organised by the The European Commission (DG Environment) a one-day stakeholder conference.

2nd International Workshop on Sectoral GHG Emission Reduction Potential

October 22, 2008, "2nd International Workshop on Sectoral GHG Emission Reduction Potential," organized by the Government of Japan, will take place at OECD in Paris, France.

The Montreal Protocol and climate negotiations: Lessons for technology transfer and financing toward COP15

October 28th - 2008 - This seminar targets negotiators and experts who are directly involved in seeking solutions for the future agreement in these two related fields. It aims to take a detailed and concrete look at the lessons learnt based on the experience as compiled by two of the most important individuals in the history of the Montreal Protocol.

The European Forest-Based Sector: BIO-Responses To Address New Climate And Energy Challenges

November 6th 2008 - This conference will address the roles of the forest-based sector and perspectives for the future under three main headings: forests as carbon sinks; wood-based products as carbon pools and for energy conservation; and the forest-based sector as a source of renewable energy.

UN Climate Change Secretariat Virtual Press Briefing

UN Climate Change Secretariat virtual press briefing on the potential investment and finanical flows needed to finance the global response to climate change.

The 2nd Global Carbon Market Forum: Auctioning carbon allowances- towards robust auction design and implementation, Washington DC

14 November 2008 Renaissance M Street Hotel 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, DC 20037 • The conference is free of charge and includes: attendance of the conference/ documentation/ refreshments and lunch. • It is important to register as soon as possible as the number of participants is limited due to room constraints. • After having submitted your registration form a confirmation e-mail will be sent to you. • Your participation is only guaranteed after confirmation by the conference organization.

The Climate Registry's first Northeast Climate Policy Forum.

November 19th - 2008 - The Climate Registry's first regional climate policy forum launches this November in Boston, Massachusetts. This first-in-the-series forum will bring together Northeast state commissioners, Registry Members and the public to discuss climate policy and opportunities at the regional level and set in a North American context.

Ozone Secretariat Meetings - UNEP/OzL.Conv.8/1–UNEP/OzL.Pro.20/1

November - 16th - 2008 - 8th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, 20th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

2nd Conference on adaptation to climate change in developing countries

Tuesday November 25th 2008 The Hague, The Netherlands "How to operationalise adaptation to climate change in developing countries"

United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP 14, CMP 4 and sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies

December 1st 2008 -Conference of the Parties (COP), Fourteenth session and Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), Fourth session and sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies

UNECE Sustainable Energy Division: Steering Committee of the Energy Efficiency 21 Project

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY Steering Committee of the Energy Efficiency 21 Project 12th meeting of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation

Carbon Capture and Storage: Reducing emissions from power generation

January 20, 2009: Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum Keynote Seminar with Martin Deutz, Head of the Cleaner Fossil Fuels Unit of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and Professor Sir David King, Director of Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford and Tony Grayling, Head of Environmental Policy, Environment Agency and Charles Hendry MP, Shadow Minister for Energy

Conference on the International Dimensions of Climate Policies

January 21st - 2009 - The conference will cover a broad spectrum of climate economic research issues and foster cross-disciplinary links. Each topic includes a keynote plenary lecture and numerous parallel sessions. It is open to all interested hearers.

Austrian JI/CDM Workshop 2009

This well established workshop is a get together of project developers, investors, validators and governmental authorities and aims to provide participants with an update about recent developments and future perspectives right after the COP/MOP in Poznan.

Southeast Climate Policy Forum: February 3, 2009

A message from The Climate Registry: Join us in Tampa for the continuation of our successful Climate Policy Forum series that approaches climate policy on a more focused, regional level. This forum will bring together Southeast state governmental leaders, Registry Members and business, environmental and academic stakeholders to address climate change policies and how they will affect the Southeast. Industry representatives will discuss how they will prepare for the future and the opportunities they see in this changing environment.

Markey's new subcommittee examines global warming's effects Feb 12, 2009

Debate over a House global warming bill will start in earnest Thursday when Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) chairs the inaugural hearing of his Energy and Environment Subcommittee

Western Climate Policy Forum: February 26, 2009 Denver, CO

A message from The Climate Registry: Join us in Denver for the continuation of our successful Climate Policy Forum series that approaches climate policy on a more focused, regional level. This forum will bring together Western state governmental leaders, Registry Members and business, environmental and academic stakeholders to address climate change policies and how they will affect the West. Industry representatives will discuss how they will prepare for the future and the opportunities they see in this changing environment.

Midwest Climate Policy Forum: March 11, 2009 Columbus, OH

A message from The Climate Registry: Join us in Columbus for the continuation of our successful Climate Policy Forum series that approaches climate policy on a more focused, regional level. This forum will bring together Midwest state governmental leaders, Registry Members and business, environmental and academic stakeholders to address climate change policies and how they will affect the Midwest. Industry representatives will discuss how they will prepare for the future and the opportunities they see in this changing environment.

Assessing GHG Emissions Reduction Policies: March 18, 2009

The American Meteorological Society and the Heinz Center host "Assessing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Policies: New Science Tools in the Service of Policy and Negotiations" on March 18, 2009 in Washington, D.C. What is the Climate-Rapid Overview And Decision Support Simulator (C-ROADS) and what was the motivation for its development? More importantly, how is this simulator intended to be used to assess the success or failure of various greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction policies, nationally and internationally, alone or in combination, to limit climate change? Is the tool scientifically robust? Who is its intended user? Are there examples of the use of C-ROADS to evaluate current legislative proposals to reduce GHG emissions? What was the outcome of those simulations?