2012 Carbon Management Technology Conference

February 7-9, 2012

Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center

Orlando, FL

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About this conference

This inaugural conference draws professionals from all engineering disciplines to share their expertise and provide their perspective on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to changing climate. The conference will focus on engineering perspectives regarding key issues, including technologies, strategies, policies, and management systems. The conference will feature presentations by keynote speakers, technical papers, poster presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and an exhibition of companies with services and products for greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation.

GHG Reporting: In Context

This workshop will build upon the sessions from the conference with a more in-depth discussion on case studies, industry questions and implementation issues. Discussions will cover the differences and relationships between voluntary reporting, the GHG Reporting Rule, and permitting requirements, including technical requirements, state and federal regulatory enforcement authority and legal implications.

Inclusion of Technology Barriers in Economic and Policy Analyses of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

Regulatory frameworks that permit and/or form barriers to technology systems are one type of institutional barrier, and one that was a focus in the Workshop on Carbon Management Gaps & Barriers in Electric Power and Transportation Sectors. The clearer inclusion of such barriers -- and the analysis of the effect of addressing such barriers -- in economic and policy analyses has the potential to form a rational basis for actions to address barriers to be considered along-side of actions to develop technologies, and drive technology improvements.  This working meeting will involve engineers familiar with technology barriers and researchers involved in the economic modeling of policies to explore Inclusion of Technology Barriers in Economic and Policy Analyses of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation.

Sustainability Metrics for Carbon Management Technologies: Use of Life Cycle and Full Cost Accounting

During this workshop, participants will explore both life cycle approaches and total cost assessment for addressing metrics for evaluation of carbon management technologies. Lise Laurin, Earthshift will moderate.

CCS: Dialogue between Engineering Societies and CCS Technical Leaders

Engineering society activities, including meetings and publications, are having an increasing focus on carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage. This working meeting will include leaders of the CCS technical with leaders of engineering society CCS initiatives to explore the ways in which engineering societies could best serve the CCS community.