Preliminary Program subject to change
09012 Climate Change Market and Regulatory Issues, Present and Future
OverviewThis session will provide a review and update on the state, national and international legal and regulatory developments regarding greenhouse gas emission voluntary reduction and mandatory control programs. Specifically, this session will review the current and potential future regulatory and political US landscape regarding greenhouse gas emission controls, including fugitive methane and other VOC emissions, Nox emissions and CO2, in light of the Supreme Court’s review of EPA’s decision to not regulate carbon dioxide pursuant to the Clean Air Act, and the changing of the political guard in the American Congress. This session will also summarize the current international greenhouse gas emission mandates impacting US companies doing business overseas.
Primary SponsorEnvironmental Division (09)

Chair

Mary Ellen Ternes
Environmental Attorney
McAfee & Taft
10th Floor
Two Leadership Square
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-7103
Phone Number: 405-552-2303
Fax Number: 405-228-7303
Email: maryellen.ternes@mcafeetaft.com

CoChair

Kurt Rindfusz
Senior Chemical Engineer
Eastern Research Group, Inc.
14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200
Chantilly, VA 20151
Phone Number: 703-633-1676
Fax Number: 703-263-7280
Email: kurt.rindfusz@erg.com
the Supreme Court, EPA and the States
Jonathan S. Martel, Arnold & Porter, 555 12th St., NW, Washington, DC 20004
U.S. Congress Heating Up On Climate Change
D. Randall Benn, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP, 1875 Connecticut Ave N.W., Washington, DC 20009
The Carbon Market
Laura H. Kosloff, Global Consulting Services, EcoSecurities Consulting Limited, 529 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97214
Ensuring Viability of Carbon Credits and Offsets
Mary Ellen Ternes, McAfee & Taft, 10th Floor, Two Leadership Square, Oklahoma City, OK 73102-7103

Environmental Division