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Climate Leaders Meeting
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May 5-6, 2005
The Hotel Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue & 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC
(202) 638-5900
Meeting Notes (PDF) (20 pp, 420 K)
Agenda
Tuesday, May 5, 2005
8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome and Program Update
- Cynthia Cummis, U.S. EPA (PDF) (10 pp, 199K)
Update on Corporate Climate Change Activities
9:20 AM
Progress Reports from Climate Leaders Partners:
- Baxter Progress Report: Ron Meissen, Baxter International (PDF) (14 pp, 798K)
- A Global Strategy for Managing GHG Emissions: Kristin Zimmerman, General Motors (PDF) (28 pp, 689K)
- Using Energy Management and PFC Emissions Reduction Strategies to Achieve a Climate Leaders Goal: Ravi Kuchibhotla, IBM (PDF) (21 pp, 1.4MB)
- Climate Leader GHG Goals Update: Franklyn Ericson, SC Johnson (PDF) (38 pp, 1.6MB)
- NREL's Progress Toward Meeting its Climate Leaders Goal: Dan Bilello, NREL (PDF)(13 pp, 332K)
- Miller Brewing Co: Partner Progress Report 2001-2004: James Surfus, Miller Brewing (PDF) (15 pp, 337K
12:15 AM
Lunch
1:30 AM
Risk & Opportunity: Best Practice in Non-Financial Reporting:
- Jeff Erikson, SustainAbility (PDF) (14 pp, 349K)
Update on Corporate Climate Change Activities
2:00 AM
The Climate Group:
- Nancy Skinner, The Climate Group (PDF) (14 pp, 1.3MB)
2:20 AM
Using California Registry Software for Climate Leaders Reporting:
- Joel Levin, California Climate Action Registry (PDF) (58 pp, 3.4MB)
2:50 PM
Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Update:
- Franz Litz, New York Department of Environmental Conservation (PDF) (11 pp, 105K)
3:15 AM
Break
3:40 PM
Chicago Climate Exchange:
- Paula DiPerna, Chicago Climate Exchange
(Presented by Nathan Clark)
4:00 AM
U.S. Department of Energy’s 1605(b) and Climate Vision:
- Mark Friedrichs, U.S. Department of Energy (PDF) (37 pp, 993K)
4:40 PM
Overview of Climate Change Developments:
- Tom Kerr, U.S. EPA (PDF) (8 pp, 187K)
5:00 AM
Adjourn
Wednesday, May 6, 2005
8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome
- James L. Connaughton , Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
9:15 AM
Creating Climate Change Employee Awareness Programs
- Eric Kuhn, Cinergy Corp. (PDF) (11 pp, 1.3MB)
- Al Forte, Pfizer Inc. (PDF) (13 pp, 161K)
Video Presentation Provided by Unilever HPC
10:30 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Designing GHG Performance Metrics
- James Sullivan, U.S. EPA (PDF) (14 pp, 2.2MB)
11:30 AM
Calculating GHG Reductions from Renewable Energy Certificates
- Joe Bryson, U.S. EPA (PDF) (11 pp, 263K)
12:00 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM
Announcement of New Climate Leaders Partners and GHG Reduction Targets
Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA
Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA
1:30 AM
Information Sessions on other EPA Voluntary Programs Landfill Methane Outreach Program
WasteWise
- Chris Voell, U.S. EPA (PDF) (27 pp, 1.1MB) (Presented by Rachel Goldstein)
- Dave Gustashaw, Interface (PDF) (14 pp, 481K)
- Al Hildreth, General Motors (PDF) (23 pp, 774K)
WasteWise
- John Cross, U.S. EPA (PDF) (20 pp, 1.2MB)
- Soma Chengalur, Kodak (PDF) (14 pp, 695K)
- Thomas Costantino, PSEG (PDF) (16 pp, 468K)
3:00 AM
Break
3:15 AM
Breakout Groups: Provide Feedback to EPA on Program Progress
4:30 AM
Report-backs from Breakout Groups
5:00 AM
Wrap-up and Adjourn
- Cynthia Cummis, U.S. EPA