Appendix A:
Workshop Program
Trilateral Workshop on Atmospheric Change and the North American Transportation Sector
Sunday, March 23, 1997 |
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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 |
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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
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9:50 - 10:10 |
RICHARD MUDGE — Apogee Research, Inc.
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10:10 - 10:30 |
BREAK |
10:30 - 10:50 |
ALAN PISARSKI — Consultant
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10:50 - 11:10 |
LEE SCHIPPER — LBNL & International Energy Agency
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11:10 - 11:45 |
PANEL DISCUSSION (includes questions from the floor) |
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
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1:30 - 1:50 |
MARIA ESTHER RUIZ — Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo
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1:50 - 2:10 |
ANN McMILLAN — Atmospheric Service / Environment Canada
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2:10 - 2:30 |
MARY ANNE CARROLL — University of Michigan
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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
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4:00 - 4:20 |
BAILUS WALKER — Howard University
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4:20 - 4:40 |
ROBERT WATSON — IPCC & World Bank
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4:40 - 5:30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION (includes questions from the floor) Speakers plus Additional Panelists: VICTOR BORJA — Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica |
RICHARD KLIMISCH — Association of American Automobile Manufacturers WILLIAM SCHLESINGER — Duke University |
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5:30 PM |
ADJOURN for DAY |
Tuesday, March 25, 1997 |
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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
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8:50 - 9:15 |
FRANCISCO GUZMAN — Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo
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9:15 - 9:40 |
HOWARD WESOKY — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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9:40 - 10:05 |
SCOT STALEY — Department of Commerce
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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
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2:35 - 3:00 |
NEIL IRWIN — IBE Group
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3:00 - 3:20 |
BREAK |
3:20 - 3:45 |
ERIK HAITES — IPCC & Margaree Consultants
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3:45 - 4:05 |
BERNARDO NAVARRO — Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Xochimilco
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4:05 - 4:30 |
KEN OGILVIE — Ontario Roundtable
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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
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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 |