Technical Workshop on Science and Policy of Short-lived Climate Forcers
September 9-10, 2011, Mexico City
Objectives of the Workshop
| - | To discuss the role of Short-Lived Climate Forcers (SLCF) on near-term climate protection and clean air benefits; |
| - | To identify emission sources and mitigation strategies of SLCFs that could be addressed at international, regional and local levels; |
| - | To promote interaction, share best practices and facilitate future collaboration among the interested partners in SLCFs; |
| - | To discuss and develop plans for future activities, especially in the Latin American region. |
Structure of the Workshop
The technical workshop is divided into five main sessions:
| Session 1: | Challenges and opportunities for near-term climate protection and clean air benefits |
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| - | Integrating climate and air pollution policies through short-lived climate forcing agents. |
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| Session 2: | Emissions sources and mitigation strategies implemented in selected regions |
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| - | Recent developments in science and policy in different emissions sectors; case studies implemented in selected region around the world. |
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| Session 3: | Impacts of SLCF and co-benefits of mitigation |
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| - | Impacts on climate, human health, crop production, energy efficiency |
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| Session 4: | International cooperation and financing mechanisms |
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| - | Cooperation and support mechanisms at regional and global scales available to assist national and regional implementation of mitigation options. |
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| Session 5: | Panel discussion of leading international experts and national policy makers in the Latin American region | |
| - | What implementation options and mechanisms are available? | |
| - | How far will the different cultural and economic circumstances and governance structures of different countries require different approaches? | |
| - | How far are the necessary measures already being implemented in different areas, and how far could further implementation assist national priorities as well as contribute to international objectives? | |
| - | What sort of cooperation and support mechanisms at regional and global scales would assist national implementation in the region? | |
| - | What are the future research priorities to reduce uncertainties in taking action? |
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| Technical Workshop on Science and Policy of Short-Lived Climate Forcers | |||
| September 9-10, 2011, Mexico City | |||
| AGENDA | |||
| 9-Sep (Friday) | Topic | Presenter | |
| 8:00 | 9:00 | Registration | |
| 9:00 | 9:30 | Welcome and Introduction | Julia Martinez (INE) |
| Liisa Jalkanen (WMO) | |||
| Luisa Molina (MIT/MCE2) | |||
| 9:30 | 11:00 | Session 1: Challenges and Opportunities for Near-term Climate Protection and Clean Air Benefits | Moderator: Julia Martinez (INE) |
| 9:30 | 10:00 | Reducing Non-CO2 Climate Forcers: LinkingMontreal Protocol to Climate Protection | Mario Molina (UCSD/CMM) |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | UNEP/WMO Assessment on Tropospheric Ozone and Black Carbon:Key Findings | Gregory Carmichael (University of Iowa) |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Options for Near-term Climate Protection and Clean Air Benefits | Julia Martinez (INE) |
| 11:00 | 11:30 | BREAK | |
| 11:30 | 12:30 | Session 2: Emission Sources and Mitigation Strategies Implemented in Selected Regions | Moderators: Beatriz Cardenas (CENICA), Agustin Garcia and Gerardo Ruiz (UNAM) |
| 11:30 | 11:55 | Mitigation of Methane and Black Carbon in Oil and Gas Production, Distribution and Storage | Luis Fernando Betancourt (PEMEX) |
| 11:55 | 12:20 | Coal Mines | Kenneth Zak (MEGTEC) |
| 12:20 | 12:45 | Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | Cindy Newberg (US EPA) |
| 12:45 | 14:15 | LUNCH | |
| 14:15 | 14:40 | Landfill | Jaime Saldaña (Benlesa, NL) |
| 14:40 | 15:05 | Wastewater Treatment | Adalberto Noyola (IINGEN-UNAM) |
| 15:05 | 15:30 | Residential Sector | Kirk Smith (UC Berkeley) |
| 15:30 | 15:55 | Mitigation Strategies of Residential Sector in Mexico | Rosalba Cruz Sergio Alcocer (SENER) |
| 15:55 | 16:25 | BREAK | |
| 16:25 | 16:50 | Reducing Black Carbon from On- and Off-Road Diesel Engine | Catherine Witherspoon (CWF) |
| 16:50 | 17:15 | Biomass Burning | Paulo Artaxo (Univ. Sao Paulo) |
| 17:15 | 17:40 | Industrial Sector (Small Industries) | Victor Gutierrez (CENICA/INE) |
| 17:40 | 18:00 | Brick Kilns | Jon Bickel (Swisscontact in Peru) |
| 18:20 | ADJOURN | ||
| 19:00 | RECEPTION / DINNER | Camino Real Polanco (Puebla Room) | |
| 10-Sep (Saturday) | Topic | Presenter | |
| 9:00 | 10:15 | Session 3: Impacts of SLCF and Co-benefits of Mitigation | Moderator: Veronica Garibay (INE) |
| 9:00 | 9:25 | Regional and global climate | Eduardo Calvo (Peru) |
| 9:25 | 10:05 | Population health | Luis Cifuentes (P. Univ. Católica de Chile) |
| Population health | Erika Sasser (US EPA) | ||
| 10:05 | 10:30 | Crop production and regional ecosystems | Harry Vallack (SEI) |
| 10:30 | 13:00 | Session 4: International Cooperation and Financing Mechanisms | Moderator: Luisa Molina (MCE2/MIT) |
| 10:30 | 10:50 | Global Methane Initiatives | Henry Ferland (US Environmental Protection Agency) |
| 10:50 | 11:10 | Prototype Methane Financing Facility | Rafe Pomerance (Methane Blue Ribbon Panel) |
| 11:10 | 11:30 | BREAK | |
| 11:30 | 11:50 | Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Sumi Mehta (UN Foundation) |
| 11:50 | 12:10 | Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum | Richard Mills (IUAPPA) |
| 12:10 | 12:25 | Energy Efficiency Program in Brickmaking in Latin America | Jon Bickel (Swisscontact in Peru) |
| 12:25 | 12:45 | Global Environmental Facility | Linda Heath (The GEF) |
| 12:45 | 13:00 | WMO addressing Climate and Air Quality | Liisa Jalkanen (WMO) |
| 13:00 | 13:15 | Montreal Protocol - Multi-Lateral Funds | John Thompson (US State Department) |
| 13:15 | 13:30 | Inter-American Development Bank | Gmelina Ramirez (IDB) |
| 13:30 | 14:30 | LUNCH | |
| 14:30 | 17:00 | Session 5: Panel Discussion | Moderator: Adrian Fernandez (CWF) |
| Identify strategies to more effectively implementing SLCF measures at the national level and strengthening the processes for international cooperation at regional levels; discuss and develop plans for future actions and collaboration. | Panelists: Group 1: John Thompson (US), Mercy Borbor (Ecuador), Francisco Barnes (Mexico), Sandra Lopez (Colombia); Group 2: Maritza Jadrijevic (Chile), Svante Bodin (Sweden), Sandra Guzman (CEMDA), Romina Picolotti (CEDHA), Eduardo Santana (IEMA). | ||
| 17:00 | 18:00 | Conclusions | |
| Workshop Summary and Plan for Future Actions | Moderator: Francisco Barnes (INE) | ||
| Closing Remarks | Francisco Barnes (INE) | ||
| 18:00 | ADJOURN | ||