International Workshop on Carbon markets in Emerging Economies
22 November 2010
University of São Paulo, Brazil
Co-sponsored by:
· Institute for Advanced Studies, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
· Office of International Programs, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
· US National Science Foundation
Motivation
International climate policy is increasingly favoring the use of emissions trading systems to reduce the emissions that lead to climate change. The world’s largest and most rapidly developing economies—including Brazil, India, South Korea, and China—are therefore likely to experience increasing carbon prices via expansion of domestic and international greenhouse gas markets. Yet this rapid change remains largely unstudied in the emerging economies, with little systematic investigation of the process by which firms enter and participate in carbon markets in different country or sectoral contexts. This workshop seeks to examine this process in greater detail in the Brazilian context, and invites scholars, students, and practitioners with an interest in business response to carbon markets.
The workshop has two goals: First, to advance scholarship and understanding in areas of business investment decisions under international carbon markets in emerging economies; and second, to enhance the international network of scholars, researchers, and practitioners. Please note that English will be the official language for the conference.
Program
08.30 Registration
09.00 Welcome
Profs. Nathan Hultman, Simone Pulver, and Sergio Pacca
09.10 Opening Keynote
Prof Gylvan Filho, Institute for Advanced Study, Universidade de São Paulo (Confirmed)
10:00 Panel 1 CDM in Brazil (3 x 15 minutes each + comment).
The first panel focuses on CDM experiences in Brazil, drawing from diverse perspectives.
· Panelists
o Prof José Roberto Moreira, MGM (TBC)
o Prof Lars Friberg, Swedish Embassy, Washington DC (Confirmed)
o Ms Branca Bastos Americano, Secretary of Global Climate, Ministrry of Environment (TBC)
· Moderator: Prof Sergio Pacca
· Dr José Migues, (Invited), General Coordinator on Global Climate Change, Ministry of Science & Technology
11:15 Coffee
11:30 Panel 2: Business perspectives on carbon markets in Brazil
This panel assembles experts from different industries and the carbon markets in Brazil.
· Panelists
o Mr Celso Zannato – CrystalSev (TBC)
o Ms Patricia Montenegro – Votorantim Cimentos (TBC)
o Prof Nathan Hultman
o Mr Bunge – ATA (TBC)
· Moderator: TBD
· Commentator: Mr Marco Antonio Fujihara – Key Associados (Confirmed)
13:00 Lunch for participants
· High level speaker
o Ms Christiana Figueres (Costa Rica), Executive Secretary of UNFCCC (TBC)
14:00 Panel 3: CDM experiences in other countries and implications for Brazil
This panel investigates similarities and differences in other countries
· Panelists
o Prof. Simone Pulver (topic: India)
o Dr. John Cole (China/Brazil) TBC
o Mr John Kilani (Germany). Representative from Climate Change Secretariat tasked with CDM, TBC
o Pedro
15:30 Coffee
16:00 Panel 4: Reforming the CDM at the international level
This panel discusses new approaches to reforming the project based system and also prospects for different approaches such as sectoral CDM.
· Panelists
o Prof. Jose Goldemberg, Universidade de São Paulo
o Prof. Emilio la Rovere, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (TBC)
o Ms Thelma Krug, INPE
· Moderator: Prof Nathan Hultman
· Commentator: (TBC)
17:30 Concluding Remarks
19:00 Dinner for speakers and steering committee
Steering Committee
Prof. Nathan Hultman
School of Public Policy
University of Maryland USA
Prof. Simone Pulver
Department of Environmental Studies
University of Califórnia, Santa Barbara USA
Prof. Adnei Melges de Andrade
Office of International Programs
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Prof. Sergio Pacca
School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
