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| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome Remarks |
| | | - | Mr. Kazuhiko Takemoto, Vice Minister MOEJ | | - | Beth Craig, Acting Assistant Administrator, U.S. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation | |
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| 9:15 - 9:45 | Session I: International Climate Policy Update |
| |  | What climate policies are being developed in the USA and Japan? | | Where do emissions trading programs fit in the context of these policies? | | - | Climate Policy Update - Japan
Mr. Kazuhiko Takemoto, Vice Minister 590KB | | - | Climate Policy Update - USA
Christo Artusio, U.S. Department of State, Deputy Director of OES/EGC, Office of Global Change | |
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| 9:45 - 12:30 | Session II: Emissions Trading and GHG Reporting Systems |
| | | What are strengths and weaknesses of existing emissions trading programs in the USA and Japan? | | What new emissions trading proposals are currently being discussed in both countries? | | How would these proposals be integrated with existing programs? | | - | Overview of Domestic Emissions Trading and Offsets schemes in Japan
Mr Yasuo Takahashi, MOEJ, Director, Office of Market Mechanisms783KB | | - | Overview of Domestic GHG Emissions Trading Initiatives in the USA
Reid Harvey, U.S. EPA's Climate Economics Branch | | - | Mandatory GHG Reporting System in Japan
Mr Yasushi Iwao, Deloitte-TECO803KB | |
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| 10:45 - 11:00 | Break |
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| | | - | Mandatory GHG Reporting System in the USA456KB
Lisa Hanle and Suzanne Kocchi, U.S. EPA's Program Integration Branch | | - | Assessment of Japan's Emission Trading Initiatives in Japan
Prof. Jusen Asuka, Tohoku University1340KB | |
| 11:40 - 12:10 | Discussion |
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| 12:10 - 13:20 | Lunch |
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| 13:20 - 16:00 | Session III: Developing Climate Protection Pathways, Milestones and Long-term Targets |
| | | What considerations are being factored into climate protection targets in the USA and Japan? | | What are the costs/benefits associated with those targets? | | What models were used to arrive at those targets? How did they arrive at those targets? | | - | Introduction to the Low Carbon Society Research Network
Mr. Hiroshi Ono, Director, Office of Research & Study292KB | | - | Scenario and Modelling Approaches for Low Carbon Societies
Dr. Mikiko Kainuma, National Institute for Environmental Studies1196KB | | - | EPA's Climate Change Mitigation Database
Frank Princiotta, U.S. EPA's Office of Research and Development229KB | | - | Economic impact analysis of the USA's cap-and-trade legislation
Adam Daigneault, U.S. EPA's Climate Economics Branch280KB | | - | Model analysis for consideration of Japan's mid-term target
Prof. Shuzo Nishioka, National Institute for Environmental Studies1360KB | | - | Opportunities for Near-term Climate Change Mitigation - Methane and Methane to Markets Experiences
Paul Gunning and Roger Fernandez, U.S. EPA's Non-CO2 Programs Branch639KB | |
| 15:40 - 16:10 | Discussion |
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| 16:10 - 16:40 | Break |
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| 16:40 - 17:30 | Session IV: Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (F-GHGs) |
| | | Options for efficient international control of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-GHGs) emissions? Does the Vienna Convention (or Montreal Protocol) provide an opportunity for focused and/or accelerated reduction of specific GHGs? | | How might F-GHGs be treated in cap and trade scheme? How to manage potential price shock to the user community? | | How should existing banks of F-GHGs be handled? | | - | Addressing Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Options & Impacts
David Doniger, Natural Resources Defense Council 100KB | | - | F-GHG Emission Reductions - A Decade of Progress through Voluntary Partnerships with Industry
Sally Rand, U.S. EPA's Non-CO2 Programs Branch38KB | | - | Climate Impact of CFC and HCFC Releases from Banks (e.g., refrigeration equipment)
Mr. Kotaro Kawamata, Deputy Director, Office of International Strategy on Climate Change200KB | | - | Responsible Management of F-GHG Banks
Tom Land and David Godwin, U.S. EPA's Stratospheric Protection Division38KB | |
| 17:25 - 17:45 | Discussion |
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| | Closing Remarks: |
| | | - | Prof. Shuzo Nishioka, IGES | |
