Climate Leaders 5th Anniversary Meeting

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March 22-23, 2007

Washington Marriott
1221 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037

Agenda

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

6:00 PM

Welcome Reception in West End Ballroom:
Co-sponsored by Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

8:30 AM

Welcome and Climate Leaders Program Update:

Jim Sullivan, U.S. EPA (PDF) (18 pp, 934K)

9:00 AM

Progress Reports from Climate Leaders Partners

Mark Buckley, Staples, Inc. (PDF) (25 pp, 2.6MB)
Brian Walser, Bank of America (PDF) (12 pp, 738K)
Frank Ericson, SC Johnson (PDF) (23 pp, 387K)
Luc Robitaille, St. Lawrence Cement (PDF) (40 pp, 1.9MB)

11:45 AM

Green Power and RECs Accounting:

Derik Broekhoff, World Resources Institute (PDF) (11 pp, 90K)

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 AM

Innovative Energy and Climate Technologies:

Dr. Joseph Romm, Center for Energy & Climate Solutions (PDF) (24 pp, 723K)

2:15 PM

Engaging Customers and Suppliers in your Climate Strategy:

Rick Bennett, United Technologies Corporation (PDF) (13 pp, 359K)
Judith Hochhauser Schneider, DuPont Company (PDF) (15 pp, 606K)

3:30 PM

Choice of Concurrent Break-Out Groups

Brainstorming Ideas for Supply Chain and Customer Involvement on Climate Change

Speakers from previous session joined interested Climate Leaders in a roundtable discussion

Commercial Building Energy Efficiency – Tools & Technologies

Jean Lupinacci, U.S. EPA (PDF) (18 pp, 585K)
Pat Maher, Marriott International (PDF) (26 pp, 2.5MB)
Cliff Majersik, Institute for Market Transformation (PDF) (25 pp, 478K)

Benchmarking Industrial Facilities

Betsy Dutrow, U.S. EPA (PDF) (16 pp, 325K)
Steve Fugarazzo, Raytheon Company (PDF) (29 pp, 1.6MB)
Rick Jacobs, California Portland Cement Company (PDF) (20 pp, 704K)
Robert Schasel, PepsiCo, Inc. (PDF) (14 pp, 550K)

5:00 PM

Wrap-Up

5:30 PM

Partner Recognition Event at the National Geographic (1145 17th Street NW)
Co-Sponsored by National Geographic Society and United Technologies Corporation

Comments from:
Marcus Peacock, Deputy Administrator, U.S. EPA; Dennis Welch, American Electric Power; Luc Robitaille, St. Lawrence Cement; Dr. J. Michael McQuade, United Technologies Corporation

Friday, March 23, 2007

8:15 AM

The Climate Leaders Partnership At Five Years:

Kathleen Hogan, U.S. EPA (PDF) (11 pp, 1.1MB)

8:30 AM

The Science of Climate Change in 2007:

Jonathan Pershing, World Resources Institute (PDF) (73 pp, 4.1MB)

9:15 AM

New Developments in Energy Policy:

Joseph Kruger, National Commission on Energy Policy (PDF) (13 pp, 226K)

9:45 AM

New Developments in Corporate Climate Disclosure:

Zoe Riddell, Carbon Disclosure Project (PDF) (10 pp, 96K)

10:30 AM

State Climate Change Initiatives:

Leslie Cordes (moderator), U.S. EPA
Dan Cunningham, PSEG (PDF, 15 pp, 792K)
Judi Greenwald, Pew Center on Global Climate Change (PDF) (19 pp, 644K)
Mark Rupp, Office of Governor Chris Gregoire (WA) (PDF) (22 pp, 882K)
Dimitri Shanin, Eastern Climate Registry (PDF) (25 pp, 514K)

12:00 PM

Feedback and Brainstorming Session on the Climate Leaders Program

1:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Adjournment

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