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SYMPOSIUM: Climate Policy (Part II)

SYMPOSIUM: Climate Policy (Part II) was held on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at DEQ.

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Part 1: Welcome and introduction (Rick Sprott), Carbon Capture and Sequestration (Bill Townsend, Ray Levey),
Electricity Technology in a Carbon-Constrained Future (Bryan Hannegan)
Part 2: Renewable Portfolio Standards (Ryan Wiser), Panel Discussion, Renewables Portfolio Standards
(Regulated utilities – Kyle Davis, Co-ops – Curt Winterfeld, Municipal utilities – Ted Rampton, David Lock, CAMU)

Presentations included:

Welcome and introduction – Rick Sprott, Utah Division of Air Quality

Carbon Capture and Sequestration - Bill Townsend, Blue Source - Bio ; Ray Levey, EGI - Bio

Electricity Technology in a Carbon-Constrained Future – Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Bryan Hannegan - Bio

Break

Renewable Portfolio Standards – Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Bio

Panel Discussion, Renewables Portfolio Standards

Regulated utilities – Kyle Davis, PacifiCorp - Bio
Co-ops – Curt Winterfeld, Deseret Generation and Transmission
Municipal utilities – Ted Rampton, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems and David Lock, Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities; David Lock, CAMU

SYMPOSIUM: Climate Policy (Part I)

SYMPOSIUM: Climate Policy (Part I) was held on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at DEQ.

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Presentations included:

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal-Setting – Kurt Maurer, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - Bio

Cap and Trade Programs – Kyle Davis, Manager of Environmental Policy and Strategy, PacifiCorp - Bio

Carbon Tax – Dr. Gary Bryner, Professor of Political Science, BYU - Bio

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registries – Joel Levin, Vice President of Business Development, California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) - Bio

SYMPOSIUM: Climate Science

SYMPOSIUM: Climate Science was held on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at DEQ.

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Each presentation is 1 hour, including 10-minutes for clarifying questions.

Presentations included:

Historical and monitoring evidence - Dr. David Chapman, Dean of The Graduate School, Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies, and Professor of Geology & Geophysics at the University of Utah. Bio
Strengths and weaknesses of global climate modeling - Dr. Caspar Ammann, a climate scientist working at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. Bio
Regional aspects of Climate Change - Dr. Fred Wagner, Professor Emeritus, Wildland Resources, College of Natural Resources, Utah State University.

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