2007 Asilomar Conference
Asilomar Conference Grounds
August 21-24, 2007
Climate Change
This is the Eleventh Biennial Conference on Transportation and Energy hosted by the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies and organized under the auspices of the Energy and Alternative Fuels Committees of the U.S. Transportation Research Board.
Executive Summary
Reducing Climate Impacts in the Transportation Sector Daniel Sperling and James S. Cannon, editors. Springer, 2009.
Presentations
Day 1, Wednesday – August 22, 2007
9:00 a.m. – Opening Session
Getting Real on Climate Change
Peter Schwartz, Co-Founder and Chair, Global Business Network
Transportation and Climate Policy
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board
Transport and GHG Emissions
Jack Short, Secretary General, International Transport Forum
Sustainable Transportation
John Horsley, Executive Director, AASHTO
1:30 p.m. – Session 2: Overview of Transportation, Energy, Climate Change Trends
Duncan Eggar, Senior Business Advisor, BP Group
Energy Security Benefits of Reduced Oil Use and Imports
Paul Leiby, Energy Analysis Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Energy Security, Climate, and Your Car: US Energy Policy and Beyond
Amy Myers Jaffe, Associate Director, Baker Institute, Rice University
EU Transport Climate Policy: Experience to Date and Future Prospects
Malcolm Fergusson, Senior Fellow, Institute for European Environmental Policy
3:30 p.m. – Session 3 : Travel Demand, Infrastructure, and Urban Form: Lessons and Visions
Intro
Steve Winkelman, Manager of Transportation, Center for Clean Air Policy
London’s Efforts to Curb Traffic Growth
Mark Evers, Principal Associate, Transport for London
CO2 Reduction through Better Urban Design: Portland’s Story
Rex Burkholder, Councilor, Portland Metro Council
King Count’s Vision for Land Use, Infrastructure and Climate Change
Ron Sims, Executive, King County, Washington
Day 2, Thursday – August 23, 2007
9:00 a.m. – Session 4: Vehicle and Fuel Technologies
Light Duty Vehicle Technology: The Potential for Reducing Fuel Consumption and GHG Emissions
John Heywood, Director, Sloan Automotive Laboratory, MIT
Alternative Fuels
Sarah Dunham, Director, Transportation and Climate Division, U.S. EPA
Light Duty Vehicle Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges
John German, Manager, Environmental and Energy Analyses, American Honda Motor Company
Heavy Duty Vehicle Technology
Anthony Greszler, Vice President, Advanced Engineering, Volvo Powertrain North America
Alternative Fuel Technology
Robert Wooley, Director, Process Engineering, Abengoa Bioenergy
1:30 p.m. – Session 5: Vehicle Purchase Behavior
Light Duty Vehicle Technology: Opportunities & Challenges
John German, Manager, Environmental and Energy Analyses, American Honda Motor Company
Consumer Fueling Choices in the Years Ahead
Tom Turrentine, Director, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Center, University of California, Davis
Are Consumers or Fuel Economy policies Efficient?
Carolyn Fischer, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
Fuel Economy: The Case for Market Failure
David Greene, Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
John German, Manager, Environmental and Energy Analyses, American Hondo Motor Company
Fuel Economy, the Environment and Consumer Purchase Behavior (Not available by request)
Robert Bienenfeld, Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Research, American Honda Motor Company
3:30 p.m. – Session 6: GHG and Energy Policy Instruments: Cost, Efficiency, Politics
Keynote:“An Automaker Perspective on Transportation Climate Policy”
Sue Cischke, Vice President, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company
Low Carbon Standards
Alex Farrell, Energy and Resources, University of California, Berkeley
Toward New Frameworks for Transportation Climate Policy
John DeCicco, Senior Fellow, Environmental Defense
EPA Perspective on Transportation Climate Policy
Chris Grundler, Deputy Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. EPA
7:30 p.m. – Session 7: International Roundtable Discussion: Are Europeans Different from Americans?
Transport and CO2 in the US And Other Developed Countries Are Americans Different?
Moderator: Lee Schipper, Director of Research, World Resources Institute
Andre Bourbeau, Manager, Environmental Affairs Directorate, Transport Canada
Jack Short, Secretary General, International Transport Forum
Alan McKinnon, Director of Logistics Research Center, Heriot-Watt University
Duncan Eggar, Senior Business Advisor, BP Group
John Lawson, Policy and Coordination, Transport Canada
Wolfgang Steiger, Director, Powertrain Research, Volkswagen AG
Day 3, Friday – August 24, 2007
9:00 a.m. – Session 8: Towards Regional and National Policy (Conclusions)
Conclusions: Toward Regional and National Policies
David Burwell
Robert Dixon
George Eads
Anthony Eggert
David Greene
Sponsors
- Cal/EPA
- Surdna Foundation
- Energy Foundation
- Hewlett Foundation
- CalTrans
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- California Energy Comission
- U.S. Department of Energy
Steering Committee
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ITS-Davis Corporate Affiliate Members
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