Lisa Beal, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America.
Lisa Jacobson, Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), emphasized that parties in Bali should agree to launch a new negotiating round on a post-2012 framework and conclude these negotiations by 2009.
Irving Mintzer, MEG LLC, described US state and regional initiatives to address climate change, stressing that US states are looking to the Bali process to sustain momentum in mitigating climate change and investing in clean technologies.
Angela Beehler, Wal-Mart, highlighted Wal-Mart’s long-term aspiration to be entirely supplied by renewable energy.
Lisa Beal, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), explained that INGAA’s modeling of likely impacts of federal climate-related proposals shows that offsets will be critical to their non-disruptive implementation.
David Schnaars, Solar Turbines, argued that increasing energy efficiency is a natural and powerful first step to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and can be implemented using available technologies.
Kenneth Mentzer, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association, stressed the need for awareness raising and financial incentives to overcome resistance to energy efficiency, particularly in the building sector.
Aimee Barnes, EcoSecurities, and Anna Lehmann, 3C Group, highlighted concerns regarding quality and standards in the US voluntary carbon market, which could impact the inclusion of offsets in a future compliance market.
Participants discussed Wal-mart’s responsibility to influence consumer behavior and linking voluntary and compliance carbon markets.
More information
http://www.bcse.org
http://www.ingaa.org
http://mysolar.cat.com
http://www.naima.org
http://www.ecosecurities.com
http://www.3c-company.com
Contacts
Lisa Jacobson <ljacobson@bcse.org>
Irving Mintzer <irvingm@attglobal.net>
Angela Beehler <angie.beehler@wal-mart.com>
Lisa Beal <lbeal@ingaa.org>
David Schnaars <dave.schnaars@solarturbines.com>
Kenneth Mentzer <kmentzer@naima.org>
Aimee Barnes <aimee.barnes@ecosecurities.com>
Anna Lehmann <anna.lehmann@3c-company.com>
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