Technical Workshop 16: Emissions Trading: Leveraging a Decade of Global Experience (Zurich)

This Workshop was jointly organized by the World Bank Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) and the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), to bring together policymakers, research organizations, academia, and the private sector to exchange insights gained and lessons learned on Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) over the past decade.
Date:
Mar 10, 2016
Venue:
Zurich, Switzerland
March 10, 2016 | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
I. Introductory session | ||
This Workshop was jointly organized by the World Bank Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) and the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), to bring together policymakers, research organizations, academia, and the private sector to exchange insights gained and lessons learned on Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) over the past decade. |
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Opening and welcome remarks | ||
9:00 | ||
Vikram Widge, Head, Climate and Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank | ||
Marc Allessie, Head of the Dutch Emissions Authority, and ICAP co-Chair | ||
Pierre Guigon, PMR Secretariat, World Bank | ||
SESSION 1 – THE ETS HANDBOOK: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE | ||
This session provided an opportunity for ETS experts and practitioners to discuss the practicalities of establishing and operating an Emissions Trading System (ETS) – as covered “step-by-step” in the ETS Handbook which was launched on this occasion. Discussions have looked at how past experience and insight gained can be leveraged in new contexts to develop customized solutions to ETS design and implementation challenges. |
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9:30 | ||
Moderator: Felix Matthes, Öko-Institut | ||
Emissions Trading in Practice: a Handbook on Design and Implementation | ||
Suzi Kerr, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research | ||
Emissions Trading In Practice: A Handbook on Design and Implementation | ||
Ruben Lubowski, Environmental Defense Fund | ||
Getting Starting with ETS: Why and How? | ||
Hana Huzjak, European Commission | Hyungna Oh, Republic of Korea | |
Dirk Weinreich, Germany | Sophie Wenger, Switzerland | |
Jean-Yves Benoit, Québec | Haiyan Liu, China | |
Amelia Guy-Meakin, New Zealand | ||
Q&A and Discussion | ||
11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:30 | ||
In Focus: Key ETS Implementation Issues | ||
How to keep ETS simpler | ||
Jürg Füssler, Infras | ||
Lessons learnt from implementation of mandatory Swiss ETS | ||
Harm van de Wetering, Netherlands | ||
How complexity can introduce risks regarding Compliance, Support and Expansion | ||
Amelia Guy-Meakin, New Zealand | ||
Managing prices within an ETS | ||
John Ward, Vivid Economics | ||
Jean-Yves Benoit, Québec | ||
Hana Huzjak, European Commission | ||
Implementing ETS with a regulated power sector | ||
Hyungna Oh, Republic of Korea | ||
Implementing ETS with a regulated power sector: Korea’s case | ||
Christina Hood, IEA | ||
Q&A and Discussion | ||
13:00 | Lunch break | |
SESSION 2 – ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS IN ETS DEVELOPMENT: THE KEY ROLE OF SIMULATIONS | ||
This session reviewed and discussed the existing experience and lessons learned using ETS simulations to engage stakeholders in the design and development of ETS. Experts and participants have taken part in break-out group simulations and was invited to reflect on how these tools can best support ETS incumbents going forward. |
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14:00 | Moderator: Michael Mehling, MIT | |
Constanze Haug, ICAP Secretariat | ||
ETS Simulations: An Overview | ||
Group Simulation | ||
Break-out Groups | ||
Debriefing from the group simulation | ||
16:00 | Coffee break | |
Panel Discussion – ETS Simulation Experiences and Needs | ||
16:30 | Jean-Yves Caneill, Electricité de France | |
Jeff Swartz, IETA | ||
Bianca Sylvester, World Bank | ||
Closing session | ||
17:30 | ||
Closing Remarks | ||
Adrien De Bassompierre, PMR Secretariat, World Bank | ||
Constanze Haug, ICAP Secretariat | ||
End of workshop | ||