9:00am – 9:30am | MCLE Sign-in/ Coffee |
9:30am – 10:15am | Keynote Introduction |
Terry Tamminen, former Secretary to CalEPA and Chief Policy Consultant to Governor Schwarzenegger | |
10:15am – 10:30am | Break |
10:30am – 12:00pm | Panel 1: Voluntary Partnerships to Reduce Emissions |
Moderator: (law professor) | |
Speaker 1: | |
Rachel Tornek, California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) | |
-Introduce partnerships and CCAR (15min) | |
Speaker 2: | |
Wendy Pulling, Director of Environmental Policy, PG&E | |
- Why industry joins partnerships (15min) | |
Speaker 3: | |
Barbara Toole O’Neil, Tetra-Tech | |
-Stringency of compliance standards (15min) | |
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Break |
1:00pm – 1:30pm | Book signing with Terry Tamminen, Lives per Gallon: The true cost of our oil addiction |
1:30pm – 3:00pm | Panel 2: California’s Emissions Reduction Regulation |
Moderator: (law professor) | |
Speaker 1: | |
Karen Douglas, Environmental Defense | |
-NGO critique of Assembly Bills and efficacy (15min) | |
Speaker 2: | |
Professor Daniel Sperling, Energy Efficiency Center | |
- Discuss the challenges of members; UC Davis case study (15min) | |
Speaker 3: | |
Tom Jennings, California Air Resources Board (CARB) | |
-Government strategy to enforce compliance (15min) | |
3:00pm – 3:15pm | Break |
3:15pm – 3:45pm | Closing Remarks |
Peter Weiner, Paul Hastings law firm | |
MCLE Credits: Keynote = 1, Panel 1 = 1.5, Panel 2= 1.5, Closing Remarks = 0.5
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