{"id":52170,"date":"2015-11-17T15:14:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T14:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.i4ce.org\/evenements\/conference-putting-a-price-on-carbon-european-north-american-experiences-and-paths-forward\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:21:07","slug":"conference-putting-a-price-on-carbon-european-experiences-north-american-paths-and-forward","status":"publish","type":"evenements","link":"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/en\/evenements\/conference-putting-a-price-on-carbon-european-experiences-north-american-paths-and-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference &#8220;Putting a price on Carbon European &#038; North American Experiences and Paths Forward&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In partnership with the Embassy of France in US and the Environmental Defense Fund, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> organized a conference on November 9th, 2015 in Washington &#8211; DC entitled &#8220;Putting a price on carbon: European &amp; North American experiences and paths and forward&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just a few weeks before COP21, this conference aimed to share experiences\u00a0from Europe and North America after implementing emissions trading systems. As part of the conference, I4CE also presented results from the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/go_project\/coordination-of-eu-policies-on-energy-and-co2-by-2030-copec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">COPEC<\/span><\/a>&#8221; research program on\u00a0EU ETS developments leading to\u00a02030.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vghlyiP_Kb0?feature=shared\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fond_bleu\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Program<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Opening remarks <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Renaud LASSUS, Head of the Economic Department, Embassy of France in US<\/li>\n<li>Beno\u00eet LEGUET, Director, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Derek WALKER, Associate Vice-President, Environmental Defense Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Session one: Carbon pricing benefits: emissions reductions, growth and investment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>This session explored the various climate, economic and social benefits that can be derived from putting a price on carbon. In particular, it addressed how carbon pricing policies can reduce emissions, enhance economic efficiency, foster growth and support low-carbon investments and which sectors and communities could benefit most from carbon revenues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairman:<\/strong> Beno\u00eet LEGUET, Director, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carbon Pricing and benefits: the RGGI Experience\u00a0<\/strong><em>By Nicole SINGH, Executive Director, RGGI <\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Benefits of Carbon Pricing in the EU: applying ETS Revenues Towards Cli<\/strong><strong>m<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/wp-core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/15-11-09-Session-1_VAIDYULA_EU-ETS-auction-revenus-experience1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ate Action<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>By Manasvini VAIDYULA, Research Associate, I4CE &#8211; Institute for Climate Economics<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Discussion: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Adrien VOGT-SCHILB, Economist, co-author of the \u201cDecarbonizing development\u201d report by the World Bank <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Frederick TREMBLAY, Director at Quebec Government Office in Washington<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Questions &amp; debate <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Session two:\u00a0Carbon pricing, decarbonisation and investments: balancing ambition, risk and flexibility <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This session will explore how emission trading schemes support low-carbon technology financing in line with long-term domestic climate ambition. In doing so, the session will explore the most effective way to maintain a strong price signal and how best to manage interactions with complementary energy and climate policies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairman:<\/strong> Beno\u00eet LEGUET, Director, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Policy Flexibility and Durability and the Role of Complementary Policies in the North American Trading Programs <\/strong><em>By Dallas BURTRAW,\u00a0 Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>The EU ETS Challenge: Introducing Flexibility in the Emission Cap to Guarantee a Long-term Carbon Price Signal <\/strong><em>By Emilie ALBEROLA, Program Director, I4CE &#8211; Institute for Climate Economics<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean-Yves CANEILL, Head of Climate Policy, Electricit\u00e9 de France<\/li>\n<li>Melissa LAVINSON, Chief of Sustainability PG&amp;E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Session three: Carbon pricing in industry, competitiveness and leakage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>In view of fragmented carbon pricing policies, this session explored how emission trading schemes can both, increase long-term competitiveness and decrease decarbonisation costs. It explored existing and potential methods that tackle the risk of carbon leakage well as detailing the importance of maintaining incentives for emission reductions that do not introduce distortions between economic sectors. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairman:<\/strong> Todd EDWARDS, Program Officer for Climate Change, Stanley Foundation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Competitiveness Impact and Carbon Leakage Risk:\u00a0 Theory, Evidence and Policy Design<\/strong>\u00a0By Grzegorz PESZKO, Lead Economist &#8211; Climate Policy, World Bank<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Roadmap for the Decarbonisation of Industrial Sectors: A Tricky Equation for Europe <\/strong>By Matthieu JALARD, Project Manager, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion: <\/strong>Tom LAWLER, Washington DC Representative, International Emissions Trading Association<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Session four: Towards a carbon pricing club on the road to and through COP21? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>The session\u00a0 explored international efforts on climate action and focused on how COP21 could help coordinate dialogues on carbon pricing at the national and subnational level. 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