Legislators in Congress are moving quickly to enact carbon control legislation while regulatory initiatives impact the carbon landscape on the planet. Such developments will significantly affect future operations of industry and governments. Those involved should begin preparations now.
This seminar will provide historical perspective, an overview of the current carbon management environment and focus for where global policy makers and regulators are likely headed in the coming years.
Who Should Attend:
Attorneys
Government Officials
Engineers
Consultants
Energy Professionals
Utility Managers
Contractors
Developers
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
| 8:45 | Introduction and Overview |
Troutman Sanders LLP
Jones Day
Jones Day
| 9:10 | History and Evolution of Carbon Markets |
Past Agreements and Negotiations: How did we get here? Where are we going? Development of Trading and Associated Strategies for Carbon in the U.S. Evaluation and Status of U.S. Legislation: Waxman-Markey, Kerry Boxer et. al
Emory University School of Law
Hunton & Williams LLP
| 10:30 | U.S. Carbon Regulation and Litigation |
Regulating CO2 under the Clean Air Act:
Emissions Reporting, Permitting and NSPS for New and Existing Sources
Litigation Trends:
Permit Challenges, Nuisance/Tort Law
SEC Disclosure Obligations:
What’s Required? Shareholders and Other “Friends”, Change on the Horizon?
Troutman Sanders LLP
Jones Day
Troutman Sanders LLP
| 1:30 | Business Considerations and Opportunities |
The Markets - A Primer:
Offsets v. Allowances, Existing Market Structure
Current Status for U.S. Carbon Offset Markets:
Offset Standards and Methodologies, Market Players and Fundamentals, Business Opportunities
Current Status of U.S. Renewable Energy Markets:
Key State RPS RECs Markets, Business Opportunities for Various Types of Renewables, Market Implications
for a Federal RPS (or RES)
Jones Day,
New York, NY
ICAP Energy
Karbone, Inc.,
New York, NY
| 3:00 | Industry Response - Panel Discussion |
Jones Day
• Electric Utility Industry
Southern Company Services
• Chemical Manufacturing
Senior Counsel for Health, Safety, Environment & Security
Eastman Chemical Company
• Pulp & Paper
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
• Steel
Nucor Corporation
Margaret Claiborne Campbell, Program Co-Chair, is a partner and Executive Committee Member with Troutman Sanders LLP. She represents energy, manufacturing and transportation clients in matters arising under the Clean Air Act and state air quality statutes ranging from regulatory policy advice and advocacy to compliance counseling and permitting and enforcement defense.
G. Graham Holden, Program Co-Chair, a partner with Jones Day, advises electric utilities, petrochemical companies, and manufacturers in the interpretation, administration, and enforcement of laws regarding the quality of air, water, soil, and climate. He assists clients in the application, negotiation, and adjudication of environment-related air, water, and waste permits.
Charles A. Perry, Program Co-Chair, is a partner with Jones Day. His practice focuses on a wide range of environmental matters, including defense of administrative enforcement actions, litigation (including toxic tort cases), and advisory services related to business transactions. He previously served as regional counsel for the U.S. EPA, Region 4.
Nina E. Butler is Vice President Environmental Affairs for Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation. She joined Smurfit-Stone in 1996 as Environmental Counsel and following that, served as Senior Environmental Counsel with responsibility for a wide range of transactional and compliance matters.
Prof. William W. Buzbee is a professor of law, director of the Emory University Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program and a director of Emory’s Center on Federalism and Intersystemic Governance.
Dickson Chin, a partner with Jones Day, represents developers, financial institutions, and utilities in energy transactions. His practice encompasses energy marketing and trading, renewable energy, project finance and development, mergers and acquisitions, and climate change.
Gary R. Hart is with the brokerage and trading office of ICAP Energy in Birmingham, Alabama and also serves as the President of Clean Air Markets LLC. He is an expert in the environmental trading markets in North America.
Roderick B. Hastie, Senior Director of Governmental Relations with Hunton & Williams LLP, focuses on regulated markets and energy infrastructure. He provides industry leaders with strategic advice on how public policy trends and decisions will impact their core interests.
Karl R. Moor, a vice president and associate general counsel for Southern Company Services, is responsible for legal policy with respect to environmental, federal regulatory, and legislative matters. He is experienced in federal, regulatory and legislative matters that affect energy producers.
Andrea L. Rimer, a partner with Troutman Sanders LLP, represents clients in all aspects of state and federal environmental law, with particular focus on the regulatory and transactional aspects of hazardous site cleanup and Brownfields redevelopment programs.
Steven J. Rowlan is Director of Environmental Affairs with Nucor Corporation.
Brett A. Sago is Senior Counsel of the Health, Safety, Environment and Security section of the Legal Department of Eastman Chemical Company. His practice at Eastman focuses primarily on Clean Air Act compliance.
Richard Weihe is a Managing Director at Karbone, Inc., a renewable energy finance and environmental credit brokerage firm. He has over 15 years experience in the environmental and energy sectors in roles including investment management, risk management, and engineering project management.
This seminar is approved for the following homestudy credits:
Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency
6.3 General CLE Credits
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