2007 Director's Conference on Climate Change

CBO Director Peter Orszag hosted the 2007 Director's Conference on Climate Change on Friday, November 16. The conference is held each year to bring outside experts together with CBO analysts in a collaborative effort that helps further the agency's research agenda. This year's conference featured leading researchers addressing key questions in the debate on climate change.

Opening Remarks
Peter R. Orszag, CBO Director
Issues in Climate Change

Allocating Allowances: Efficiency and Distributional Effects
Terry M. Dinan, CBO, Microeconomics Studies
Lawrence Goulder, Stanford University
Richard Goettle, Northeastern University
Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the Future
Gilbert Metcalf, Tufts University

Near-Term and Long-Term Emissions Reductions: Technology, Coverage, and Costs
Robert G. Shackleton, CBO, Macroeconomic Analysis
Howard K. Gruenspecht, Energy Information Administration
Francisco de la Chesnaye, Environmental Protection Agency
Henry D. Jacoby, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John P. Weyant, Stanford University