Tackling Climate Change: Pricing Carbon to Achieve Mitigation (March 2013)
At this event, some of the fastest growing economies shared information on the status of their domestic actions and the role of carbon pricing instruments in pursuing their low carbon development objectives. A panel of representatives from countries and regions that are pursuing domestic ETSs as well as private entity representatives shared their views on challenges and opportunities in using market-based solutions to foster scaled up climate mitigation action.
Date:
Mar 13, 2013
Venue:
Washington, DC
| March 13, 2013 | ||
| 1. Putting a Price on Carbon: Update from the PMR | ||
| 14:30 | ||
| Xueman Wang, PMR Secretariat | ||
| Pricing Carbon to Achieve Mitigation: Event Brochure featuring PMR activities | ||
| Wang Shu, National Development & Reform Commission, China | ||
| Duan Maosheng, Tshinghua University | ||
| China: Design of Domestic Emissions Trading Scheme | ||
| Yong Gun Kim, Korea Environment Institute, Republic of Korea | ||
| Republic of Korea: Emissions Trading Scheme | ||
| Mpho Legote, National Treasury, South Africa | ||
| South Africa: Carbon Pricing Policy | ||
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 2. Exploring Carbon Pricing to Achieve Climate Change Mitigation | ||
| High-level event with remarks from VP Rachel Kyte and keynote address by the Costa Rican Minister of Environment on the topic The Role of Market Instruments in Costa Rica’s Carbon Neutrality Goal. The two speakers were followed by a panel discussion between five stakeholders on Market Based Solutions - Challenges and Opportunities. | ||
| 15:45 | ||
| Rachel Kyte, Vice President, World Bank | ||
| Presentation | ||
| Recording | ||
| 16:00 | ||
| René Castro Salazar, Minister of Environment, Costa Rica | ||
| Costa Rica: The Role of Market Instruments in the Carbon Neutrality Goal | ||
| Recording | ||
| 16:15 | ||
| Moderator: Fernando Tudela, former Vice Minister for Environment, Mexico | ||
| Robert Owen-Jones, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia | ||
| Wang Shu, National Development Reform Commission, China | ||
| Vicky Pollard, DG Climate Action, European Commission | ||
| Edie Chang, Air Resources Board, California | ||
| Dirk Forrister, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) | ||
| 4. Closing | ||
| 17:15 | ||
| Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF | ||
| 17:30 | Reception | |
| End of event | ||
Recordings
Rachel Kyte
Wang Shu
Yong Gun Kim
Minister Rene Castro