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Atmospheric Change and the North American Transportation Sector:: Summary of a Trilateral Workshop
Appendix A:
Workshop Program
Trilateral Workshop on Atmospheric Change and the North American Transportation Sector
Sunday, March 23, 1997
4:00 - 6:30 PM
REGISTRATION — National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC
2101 Constitution Ave. NW
5:00 PM
RECEPTION in the GREAT HALL
6:30 PM
EVENING EVENT:
Alternative Visions of the Automobile of the Future — A Discussion
CHRISTINE SLOAN — Technical Director, PNGV Program, General Motors
AMORY LOVINS — Director of Research, Rocky Mountain Institute & Director, The Hypercar Center
Monday, March 24, 1997
8:30 AM
OPENING of the WORKSHOP
Workshop Chair: F. SHERWOOD ROWLAND
8:45 AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
DAVID GARDINER — Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning & Evaluation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
9:20 AM
PANEL I: The North American Transportation Sector
This panel will examine the importance of the transportation sector in North America, the societal and economic forces that will drive its evolution over the next several decades, and the possible outcomes of these forces in shaping its development
Chair: MARIANO BAUER
Rapporteurs: C. MICHAEL WALTON & STEVE PLOTKIN
9:20 - 9:30
OVERVIEW by the panel chaiR
9:30 - 9:50
DAMIAN KULASH — The Eno Foundation
What is the present structure and size of the transportation sector in North America?
How vital is expansion of the transportation sector to further economic development and integration of the North American economies?
9:50 - 10:10
RICHARD MUDGE — Apogee Research, Inc.
What future technological and economic changes are likely to influence the development or operation of the North American transportation sector?
10:10 - 10:30
BREAK
10:30 - 10:50
ALAN PISARSKI — Consultant
How will population and income growth, lifestyle preferences and the pursuit of economic advancement affect the structure and functioning of North American transportation systems?
10:50 - 11:10
LEE SCHIPPER — LBNL & International Energy Agency
How does the transportation sector contribute to global change?
How will emissions from this sector change in response to changes in its structure and operation?
What are the key uncertainties in future projections of transportation emissions, and how can these uncertainties be incorporated into assessments of future impacts?
11:10 - 11:45
PANEL DISCUSSION (includes questions from the floor)
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11:45 AM
LUNCH in the GREAT HALL
1:00 PM
PANEL II: Atmospheric Change
This panel will examine changes in the atmosphere over North America and globally, the role that the North American transportation system plays in inducing these changes, and how this role may change over the next several decades
Chair: RUTH RECK
Rapporteurs: CLAUDE LEFRANÇOIS & MIKE HEWSON
1:00 - 1:10
OVERVIEW by the panel chair
1:10 - 1:30
MICHAEL RODGERS — Georgia Institute of Technology
How does the transportation sector contribute to atmospheric pollution?
How do emissions from the transportation sector compare in magnitude with those from other economic sectors?
1:30 - 1:50
MARIA ESTHER RUIZ — Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo
What changes in local air quality are occurring in North America?
1:50 - 2:10
ANN McMILLAN — Atmospheric Service / Environment Canada
What changes in air quality on regional scales are occurring in North America?
2:10 - 2:30
MARY ANNE CARROLL — University of Michigan
What continental to global changes are occurring in the atmosphere?
2:30 - 3:10
PANEL DISCUSSION (includes questions from the floor)
Speakers plus Additional Panelists:
MICHELLE BROIDO — NARSTO / Department of Energy
MICHAEL MacCRACKEN — US Global Change Research Program
3:10 PM
BREAK
3:30 PM
PANEL III: Impacts of the Changing Atmosphere
This panel will examine the range and extent of the effects of atmospheric changes on human health, socioeconomic systems and ecosystems, and how these effects may change in response to the atmospheric changes induced by the future evolution of the North American transportation sector
Chair: THOMAS GRAEDEL
Rapporteurs: MIKE HEWSON & CLAUDE LEFRANÇOIS
3:30 - 3:40
OVERVIEW by the panel chair
3:40 - 4:00
ELLIS COWLING — North Carolina State University
What are the present acute and chronic impacts of air pollution on ecological and socioeconomic systems?
How might these impacts change in response to future changes in air quality?
4:00 - 4:20
BAILUS WALKER — Howard University
What are the present acute and chronic impacts of air pollution on human health?
How might these impacts change in response to future changes in air quality?
4:20 - 4:40
ROBERT WATSON — IPCC & World Bank
What consequences of climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion for ecological and socioeconomic systems have been identified?
How might these impacts change qualitatively in response to future changes in climate and stratospheric ozone?
4:40 - 5:30
PANEL DISCUSSION (includes questions from the floor)
Speakers plus Additional Panelists:
VICTOR BORJA — Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
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RICHARD KLIMISCH — Association of American Automobile Manufacturers
WILLIAM SCHLESINGER — Duke University
5:30 PM
ADJOURN for DAY
Tuesday, March 25, 1997
8:15 AM
PANEL IV: Reducing the Impacts: A. Technology-driven policies
This panel will examine research and development needs, and the potential effectiveness of a range of alternative approaches to stimulate this research and development
Chair: C. MICHAEL WALTON
Rapporteurs: STEVE PLOTKIN & ERIC HAITES
8:15 - 8:25
OVERVIEW by the panel chair
8:25 - 8:50
DANIEL SPERLING — University of California-Davis
What is the potential for scientific research and technology development to reduce future transportation emissions?
8:50 - 9:15
FRANCISCO GUZMAN — Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo
Which policies are effective in the technological forcing of emission reductions for surface transportation?
9:15 - 9:40
HOWARD WESOKY — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Which policies are effective in the technological forcing of emission reductions for air transportation?
9:40 - 10:05
SCOT STALEY — Department of Commerce
How effective are public/private partnerships for accelerating transportation research and development?
10:05 - 10:25
BREAK
10:25 - 11:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Speakers plus Additional Panelists:
DAVID GREENE — Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ED WALL — PNGV Government Technical Council
CHRISTINE SLOAN — General Motors Research
11:45 - 1:00
LUNCH in the GREAT HALL
1:00 - 1:30
PANEL DISCUSSION (with audience participation)
1:30 - 1:55
DISCUSSION SUMMARIZATION (panel chair with assistance of panel)
1:55 - 2:00 PM
SHORT BREAK
2:00 PM
PANEL V: Reducing the Impacts: B. Economic and social policies
This panel will examine the effectiveness of a range of economic and social policies to mitigate the influence of transportation on atmospheric change
Chair: RICHARD MESERVE
Rapporteurs: JAMES BRUCE & DANIEL SPERLING
2:00 - 2:10
OVERVIEW by the panel chair
2:10 - 2:35
LEE SCHIPPER — LBNL & International Energy Agency
Will social and economic policies be needed to capture the potential public benefits of advances in efficiency of transportation technology?
2:35 - 3:00
NEIL IRWIN — IBE Group
What fraction of the full cost of transportation do users directly pay?
3:00 - 3:20
BREAK
3:20 - 3:45
ERIK HAITES — IPCC & Margaree Consultants
How effective and attractive are economic and social policies to reduce emissions?
3:45 - 4:05
BERNARDO NAVARRO — Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Xochimilco
What strategies are effective in producing modal shifts that reduce emissions?
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4:05 - 4:30
KEN OGILVIE — Ontario Roundtable
What are the prospects for managing transportation emissions at the metropolitan and regional levels?
4:30 - 5:45
PANEL DISCUSSION (includes questions from the floor)
4:30 - 5:45
PANEL DISCUSSION (includes questions from the floor)
Speakers plus Additional Panelists:
JOHN FLORA — World Bank
MARK CORRALES — Apogee Research, Inc
5:50 PM
ADJOURN WORKSHOP for the DAY
6:00 PM
RECEPTION in the GREAT HALL
7:00 PM
SPECIAL PUBLIC LECTURE:
What Is Actually in the Urban Atmosphere? Several Case Studies
F. SHERWOOD ROWLAND
Wednesday, March 26, 1997
8:00 AM
CONTINUATION of PANEL V:
Reducing the Impacts:
B. Economic and social policies
8:00 - 8:10
OPENING COMMENTS by Panel Chair
8:10 - 9:10
Current Legislative and Regulatory Approaches to Reducing Emissions
RICHARD GILBERT — Centre for Sustainable Transportation
Canadian Approaches and Experience
MARY NICHOLS — Environmental Protection Agency
United States' Approaches and Experience
MARIANO BAUER — Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Mexican Approaches and Experience
CARL-HEINZ MUMME — World Bank
International Lending Agencies' Perspectives
9:10 - 9:50
PANEL DISCUSSION on Three Nations' Approaches (with audience questions)
9:50 - 10:10
BREAK
10:10 - 11:40
FINAL PANEL DISCUSSION on Effectiveness of Policy Measures
(with previous speakers and panelists)
11:40 - 12:00
DISCUSSION SUMMARIZATION
(panel chair with assistance of panel)
12 Noon
LUNCH in the GREAT HALL
1:30 PM
FINAL PLENARY SESSION
This panel will examine the effectiveness of a range of economic and environmental policies to mitigate the influence of transportation on atmospheric change
Co-Chairs: JAMES BRUCE & MAURICIO FORTES
Rapporteurs: LOWELL SMITH & JAMES ZUCCHETTO
Panelists: CHAIRS of PANELS 1 - 5
What investments in scientific research, technological development and economic and social policy research are needed both regionally and globally to reduce uncertainties and to foster future development of the transportation sector in North America in a sustainable manner?
How might these investments be effective in aiding decision makers in the public and private sectors?
What are the important elements of a decision framework for assessing impacts of current and future transportation systems on atmospheric change, and for analyzing the effectiveness of alternative policy instruments?
3:30 PM
BREAK
4:00 PM
CLOSING of WORKSHOP
Summarization of findings and conclusions led by the workshop chair. Where do we go from here? A plenary discussion of the next steps.
Chair: F. SHERWOOD ROWLAND
Rapporteurs: JAMES ZUCCHETTO & LOWELL SMITH
5:00 PM
CLOSING of WORKSHOP
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