Opening Keynote Session

This session will set the tone for the conference by addressing key policy issues and strategies. Speakers will address the importance and role of transportation in climate change strategies and the importance of US leadership. Should transportation be expected to reduce greenhouse gases as much as other sectors?

Welcome: Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis

Peter Schwartz, Co-Founder and Chair, Global Business Network
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board
Jack Short, Secretary General, International Transport Forum
John Horsley, Executive Director, AASHTO

Session II: Overview of Transportation, Energy, Climate Change Trends

This session provides context for sessions that follow. It will examine increasing worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases, uncertain oil supply, evolving climate change science, and public attitudes toward climate change. Speakers will provide initial thoughts on what this may mean for policy and investments in transportation and fuel. Session will consider implications for the US of growth in China, India, and elsewhere.

Chair: Duncan Eggar, Senior Business Advisor, BP Group

Energy Security Benefits of Reduced Oil Use and Imports
     Paul Leiby, Energy Analysis Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Energy Security, Climate, and Your Car: US Energy Policy and Beyond
     Amy Myers Jaffe, Associate Director, Baker Institute, Rice University

EU Transport Climate Policy: Experience to Date and Future Prospects
     Malcolm Ferguson, Senior Fellow, Institute for European Environmental Policy

Session III: Travel Demand, Infrastructure, and Urban Form: Lessons and Visions

London's been doing it for a millennium; New York City for four centuries; Portland, Oregon for three decades; and King County, Washington is preparing for the next 50 yesars. This session will examine the potential for reducing growth in vehicle travel and thus greenhouse gas emissions. It will address modal issues and related issues of land use and infrastructure planning, as well as freight and intercity travel. Broadly speaking, what strategies are most attractive and effective? Experiences in Portland, London, and elsewhere will be considered. Implications for federal and state policy will be addressed.

Chair: Steve Winkelman, Manager of Transportation, Center for Clean Air Policy

London's Efforts to Curb Traffic Growth
     Mark Evers, Principal Associate, Transport for London

CO2 Reduction through Better Urban Design: Portland's Story
     Rex Burkholder, Councilor, Portland Metro Council

King Count's Vision for Land Use, Infrastructure and Climate Change
     Ron Sims, Executive, King County, Washington

Session IV: Vehicle and Fuel Technologies

Vehicle and fuel technologies are central to long term greenhouse gas reduction from the transportation sector. How promising are they? In this session we examine costs and the potential for greenhouse gas reduction. What are the key barriers and opportunities in reducing fuel consumption and introducing alternatives?

Chairs: Jack Johnston, (ret. ExxonMobil), and Robert Larson, Associate Director, Transportation and Climate Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. EPA

Light Duty Vehicle Technology: The Potential for Reducing Fuel Consumption and GHG Emissions
     John Heywood, Director, Sloan Automotive Laboratory, MIT

Alternative Fuels
     Sarah Dunham, Director, Transportation and Climate Division, U.S. EPA

Light Duty Vehicle Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges
     John German, Manager, Environmental and Energy Analyses, American Honda Motor Company

Heavy Duty Vehicle Technology
     Anthony Greszler, Vice President, Advanced Engineering, Volvo Powertrain North America

Alternative Fuel Technology
     Robert Wooley, Director, Process Engineering, Abengoa Bioenergy

Session V: Vehicle Purchase Behavior

What needs to happen for consumers to buy fuel efficient and alternative fuel vehicles?

Chair: John German, Manager, Environmental and Energy Analyses, American Honda Motor Company

Consumer Fueling Choices in the Years Ahead
     Tom Turrentine, Director, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Center, University of California, Davis

Are Consumers or Fuel Economy policies Efficient?
     Carolyn Fischer, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future

Fuel Economy: The Case for Market Failure
     David Greene, Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
     John German, Manager, Environmental and Energy Analyses, American Hondo Motor Company

Fuel Economy, the Environment and Consumer Purchase Behavior
     Robert Bienenfeld, Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Research, American Honda Motor Company

Session VI: GHG and Energy Policy Instruments: Cost, Efficiency, Politics

This session will consider the role of trading and market mechanisms versus other mechanisms. Low carbon and renewable fuel standards; vehicle policies; carbon and fuel taxes; policies to convert fixed costs into variable costs. What new regulatory structures and policies might be effective?

Chair: Jonathan Rubin, Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy, University of Maine

Keynote:"An Automaker Perspective on Transportation Climate Policy"
Sue Cischke, Vice President, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company

Low Carbon Standards
Alex Farrell, Energy and Resources, University of California, Berkeley

Toward New Frameworks for Transportation Climate Policy
John DeCicco, Senior Fellow, Environmental Defense

EPA Perspective on Transportation Climate Policy
Chris Grundler, Deputy Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. EPA

International Roundtable Discussion: Are Europeans Different from Americans?

A panel discussion featuring Jack Short (OECD), Alan McKinnon, Duncan Eggar (BP), John Lawson, and Wolfgang Steiger (VW). The focus is on how Europe differs from the US, either in boundary conditions (like geography), approach to policy (like pricing), or governance (like trust).

Moderator: Lee Schipper, Director of Research, World Resources Institute

Andre Bourbeau, Manager, Environmental Affairs Directorate, Transport Canada
Jack Short, Secretary General, International Transport Forum
Alan McKinnon, Director of Logistics Research Center, Heriot-Watt University
Duncan Eggar, Senior Business Advisor, BP Group
John Lawson, Policy and Coordination, Transport Canada
Wolfgang Steiger, Director, Powertrain Research, Volkswagen AG

Session VII: Conclusions: Towards Regional and National Policy

This session will integrate and build upon previous sessions and explore policy, strategy, and research agendas for the future. It will address co-benefits and other motivations.

Chair: David Greene, Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

David Burwell, Partner, BBG Group
Robert Dixon, Head, Energy Technology Policy Division, International Energy Agency
George Eads, Vice President, Charles River Associates
Anthony Eggert, Energy Policy Advisor, Office of Federal Government Relations, University of California