Joseph Aldy and Robert Stavins will describe the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements, which seeks to identify key elements of a scientifically sound, economically rational, and politically pragmatic post-2012 international policy architecture, based upon wide-ranging expert analysis.
Aldy will present an overview of their recently published book, Architectures for Agreement. He will be joined by Stavins, Professor Carlo Carraro, an environmental economist from the University of Venice, and Dr. William Pizer, Senior Fellow at RFF who will present their visions for post-2012 climate policy architecture.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Assessing U.S. Climate Policy Options: Report of the U.S. Climate Policy Forum

Time: 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM (1800-2000)
Place:  The Portraits Restaurant at Westin Resort, Nusa Dua, Bali

Completing an 18-month-long analysis, Resources for the Future Senior Fellows Raymond J. Kopp and William A. Pizer provide an overview of a comprehensive new RFF Report that outlines key federal policy options to address global climate change. Policy options and analysis were developed with input from 23 companies covering the auto, electricity, oil and gas, coal, pipeline, transport, agriculture, chemical, steel, and financial service sectors.

The Report does not offer policy recommendations but instead provides a reasoned analysis of key issues that policy makers should consider before taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Its findings are contained in 15 issue briefs on key subjects, ranging from the current extent of greenhouse gas emissions within American industrial sectors to an analysis of how American efforts to limit such emissions fit within a similar global effort.  Other briefs analyze key questions regarding how emissions caps will affect American industrial competitiveness, with detailed analyses of the electricity, transportation, and agricultural sectors.