Technical Workshop 2: Domestic Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS) (Shenzhen)
The purpose of this workshop was to inform policy makers on key features of emissions trading schemes (ETS) and to exchange lessons from existing and proposed ETS.
Date:
Mar 12 - 13, 2012
Venue:
Shenzhen, China
| Day 1: March 12, 2012 | ||
| 8:30 | Registration | |
| 1. Opening and Introduction | ||
| 9:00 | ||
| Joëlle Chassard, World Bank | ||
| Tang Jie, Vice Mayor of Shenzhen | ||
| Sun Cuihua, National Development and Reform Commission, China | ||
| Xueman Wang, PMR Secretariat | ||
| 2. Decision Making and Policy Choice – Why an Emissions Trading Scheme? | ||
This session included an overview of existing and proposed trading schemes, covering processes, barriers, and considerations for choice of policy instrument. The introduction was followed by a panel discussion in which five stakeholders shared their experiences and lessons learned from ETS. Then there was a second panel discussion in which Implementing Countires and emerging economies presented insights on considerations, challenges, and questions. |
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| 9:30 | ||
| Denny Ellerman, European University Institute | ||
| Why an Emissions Trading System? | ||
| Why an Emissions Trading System? (Chinese) | ||
| James White, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia | ||
| Australia: Carbon Pricing Mechanism | ||
| Robert Fletcher, Air Resources Board, California | ||
| California: Cap and Trade Program | ||
| Vicky Pollard, European Commission | ||
| EU: Some views on ETS | ||
| Will Space, RGGI | ||
| Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI; “Reggie”) | ||
| Yuki Arata, Tokyo Metropolitan Government | ||
| Why Tokyo, not Japan? | ||
| 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:15 | ||
| Sun Cuihua, NDRC, China | ||
| China: Macro Policy of Controlling GHG Emission and Exploration of Market Mechanism | ||
| Ignacio Fernandez, Ministry of Energy, Chile | ||
| Chile: Why an ETS? | ||
| Taehee Kim, Presidential Committee on Green Growth, South Korea | ||
| South Korea: Policy to Reduce GHGs | ||
| Mpho Legote, National Treasury, South Africa | ||
| South Africa: Carbon Pricing | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 3. Coverage and Cap Setting | ||
This session consisted of two panel discussions. The first one covered coverage, what choice of sectors and GHGs to include under an ETS. The second one focused on setting caps. |
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| 14:00 | ||
| Felix Matthes, Öko Institut | ||
| Coverage and Scope: Choice of Sectors, GHGs, and regulated entities under an ETS. Rationale and Criteria | ||
| James White, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia | ||
| Australia: Coverage and Liability | ||
| Ignacio Fernandez, Ministry of Energy, Chile | ||
| Chile: Choice of Sectors and GHG Coverage under an ETS | ||
| Liva Andersone, European Commission | ||
| EU: Choice of Sectors and GHG Coverage under an ETS | ||
| Robert Fletcher, Air Resources Board, California | ||
| California: Coverage and Cap Setting | ||
| 15:45 | Break | |
| 16:00 | ||
| Richard Baron, International Energy Agency | ||
| Setting Caps | ||
| James White, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia | ||
| Australia: Cap Setting | ||
| Ignacio Fernandez, Ministry of Energy, Chile | ||
| Chile: Setting Caps | ||
| Dirk Weinreich, Ministry of Enviornment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety, Germany | ||
| Germany: Setting Caps in the EU-ETS | ||
| 18:00 | Wrap up | |
| 18:30 | Reception | |
| Day 2: November 4, 2014 | ||
| 4. Allocations | ||
| 9:00 | ||
| Felix Matthes, Öko Institut | ||
| Allocation of Allowances - Methods and Approaches | ||
| Allocation of Allowances - Methods and Approaches (Chinese) | ||
| James White, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia | ||
| Australia: Allocation | ||
| Duan Maosheng, Tsinghua University | ||
| China: Allowances Allocations - Some Initial Considerations | ||
| Steven Mills, Department for Energy and Climate Change, UK | ||
| UK: Free Allocation - Lessons Learned from the EU | ||
| Robert Fletcher, Air Resources Board, California | ||
| California: Allocations | ||
| 10:45 | Break | |
| 5. Use of Offsets | ||
| 11:00 | ||
| Janet Peace, C2ES | ||
| An Introduction to Offsets | ||
| An Introduction to Offsets (Chinese) | ||
| James White, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia | ||
| Australia: Offsets | ||
| Liva Andersone, European Commission | ||
| EU: Consideration of Allowing Offsets in an ETS | ||
| Robert Fletcher, Air Resources Board, California | ||
| California: Use of Offsets | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 6. Institutional Arrangement | ||
| 14:00 | ||
| Simon Greenacre, Baker & Mckenzie, Australia | ||
| ETS Institutional Arrangements | ||
| ETS Institutional Arrangements (Chinese) | ||
| James White, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia | ||
| Australia: Institutional Arrangement | ||
| Dirk Weinreich, Ministry of Enviornment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety, Germany | ||
| Germany: Institutional Arrangements | ||
| Robert Fletcher, Air Resources Board, California | ||
| California: Institutional Arrangements | ||
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 7. Enabling Trading and Industry Preparation | ||
| 15:45 | ||
| Bill Thompson, BP and Richard Baron, International Energy Agency | ||
| Industry preparation for an ETS | ||
| 8. Closing | ||
| 17:45 | ||
| Peggy Chen, Shenzhen Emissions Rights Exchange | ||
| Build and Open and Sustainable Emission Trading System | ||
| Wu Delin, Shenzhen Municipal Government | ||
| 19:00 | End of workshop | |