The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will present an international conference on emerging issues in greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation and mitigation, to be held on November 16-17, 2011 in San Francisco, California, USA.
The conference will provide a forum for discussing local, state, regional, national, and international programs and initiatives, with a solutions-oriented focus on GHG emissions, reporting, policy, and regulatory issues; mitigation strategies and technologies; linkages to energy efficiency and conservation; and climate change adaptation. The conference will also examine a range of related topics, and take note of lessons learned and successful implementation strategies.
Abstracts are being sought for platform and poster presentation on all aspects of GHG regulation, including:
Policy Relevant Topics
•Recent developments in GHG reduction strategies and programs
•Emerging legislative and regulatory activities
•Development of corporate strategies
•Integrated strategies for GHG reductions and air quality management
•Linkages to energy policy and efficiency
Technical Information Topics
•Mandatory and voluntary GHG reporting programs and lessons learned
•Permitting approaches for addressing GHG emissions
•Regional and local climate trends and implications
•Economic incentives and corporate GHG trading
•Climate change mitigation and adaptation analyses and projects
•Co-benefits of integrating GHG, air quality, and climate change adaptation strategies
Emerging Technological Solution Topics
•Clean energy technologies
•Carbon capture and sequestration, and other GHG reduction techniques
•Improvement in industrial and utility energy efficiency and management
•Intelligent electrical grid management
•Corporate case study examples
A 200-300 word electronic abstract must be received by A&WMA for review by May 2, 2011. Please submit your abstract to ghgconference2011@awma.org and specify platform or poster preference.CFA_SF GHG Conf DRAFT 3-8-11_LBreeseRevised.docx
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