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Carbon Regulation and Markets in the Energy Industry
A one-day entry-level introduction to how carbon regulations and carbon markets impact the natural gas and electric business.
This beginning level course is designed for those with a limited knowledge of the regulation and markets for greenhouse gases (GHGs). The course provides an overview of which GHGs are likely to be regulated, how GHG emissions are measured, the philosophy behind GHG regulation, how current state-level regulations work, how federal regulations are likely to work, how markets are a fundamental part of regulatory schemes, and how market participants can successfully respond to GHG regulation.
This course was designed with your participation in mind! Questions and discussion among attendees are highly encouraged. And you will participate in a number of individual and group exercises that will give you a real-world perspective of carbon regulation. You will leave this information-packed seminar with relevant and current information that can be applied immediately to your work!
Prerequisites: Electric Business Understanding or a thorough understanding of the electric business. Electric Industry Opportunities for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions or a basic understanding of how GHGs are created through electricity production is also suggested.
Contact us at 866-765-5432 or 'info' for more information.
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Is Carbon Regulation and Markets in the Energy Industry the right seminar for me?
If you know that GHG regulations and carbon markets are going to affect your company or career, but haven’t had a chance to cut through the political rhetoric and figure out exactly what is going to happen and what it all means, this seminar is for you! Whether it's early in your career or you’ve been in the electric industry for a while, you will be affected by GHG regulations and carbon markets and the information provided in this seminar can prepare you for the future.
While anyone with a connection to the natural gas or electricity industries should consider this fundamental seminar, here are the types of employees who have found this class especially helpful to their continued success in the industry:
- Professionals in the coal, nuclear, natural gas, and electricity industries with limited knowledge of GHG regulation and markets
- Professionals in the renewables industry with limited knowledge of GHG regulation and markets
- Professionals such as attorneys, accountants, finance, PR, and regulatory staff with involvement in GHG issues
- Energy and government professionals tasked with formulating carbon compliance strategies
- Regulators and legislators, and their respective staffs, concerned with GHG policy
- Environmental professionals with involvement in GHG issues
- Professionals in natural gas and electricity sales or procurement who need a vision of the impact of GHG regulation and markets
- ISO/RTO employees needing to understand how carbon regulations may affect reliability and markets
How will Carbon Regulation and Markets in the Energy Industry help me?
After participating in this one-day seminar, you will return to your job with an unbiased and clear view of what GHG regulation really is, how markets will likely respond to regulation, and how various market participants are responding and will likely respond in the future. No longer will you need to parse through analysis written by one side or the other without a foundation of knowledge that can help you understand the reality of the situation. This will prepare you to effectively help your company develop successful strategies and will also enable you to plan for career growth given the opportunities and constraints that will result from the coming business changes.
In just one information-packed day, this dynamic course will provide you with a solid understanding of:
- What GHGs are and where they come from
- Current regulation of GHG emissions including the Kyoto Accord and state level initiatives
- What regulation is likely to look like at the U.S. federal level due to either congressional action or EPA regulation
- How market mechanisms for attaining the most efficient reductions of emissions work
- The history and future of carbon trading
- Strategies for energy companies
Introduction to Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
- What are greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect?
- Distinguishing between natural and human-caused GHG sources
- The sources of human-caused GHGs by sector
- The sources of human-caused GHGs in the energy industry
- Technological opportunities to reduce GHG from the energy sector
- Current barriers to reducing GHG
Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
- Reasons for regulating GHGs
- Regulatory options (Best Available Control Technology, tax, cap and trade)
- Where to regulate? (upstream, downstream)
- How cap and trade works
- Details with cap and trade (setting cap, allocating allowances, allowing and verifying offsets, implementation issues)
- Global laws, treaties and regulations
- The Kyoto Accord and its replacement
- The European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS)
- Japan’s Kyoto Protocol Target Achievement Plan,
- The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
- California Assembly Bill 32 implementation
- Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord
- U.S. House and Senate energy/climate bills
- Proposed EPA regulations
- How might regulation unfold in U.S.?
Market Mechanisms for Reduction of GHG Emissions
- Current carbon markets and how they work (EU ETS, Japanese Emissions Trading System, RGGI, Chicago Climate Exchange)
- Experiences, lessons and results from NOx and SOx regulations
- Experiences from the existing carbon markets
- The future of carbon markets
Developing Energy Company Strategies
- Moving from policy to business
- Six key actions for business success
- GHG and climate change risk management
- Identifying and valuing opportunities
Alan T.
US International Trade Commission
Group discount
Attend this seminar with your workgroup and you can save up to 25%. For every three people from the same company who attend this course, the fourth is free!
Course length
One day.
Prerequisites
Electric Business Understanding or a thorough understanding of the electric business. Electric Industry Opportunities for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions or a basic understanding of how GHGs are created through electricity production is also suggested.
Seminar times
This seminar begins at 8:30 and ends at 5:00. But feel free to come early to enjoy complimentary breakfast, ask questions of your instructor and network with other class participants.
Registration fee
$795 (save $100 - only $695 if paid three weeks prior to seminar). This fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and morning and afternoon breaks. The fee also includes course materials.
Cancellation policy
All class sizes are limited and your place in class is held exclusively for you. Registrations cancelled two weeks or more prior to the seminar date will receive a full refund minus a 10% administrative fee or a credit for 100% of the registration fee good towards any other Enerdynamics product. Registrations cancelled with less than two weeks notice but more than two days notice will receive a credit for 100% of the registration fee good towards any other Enerdynamics product. Registrations cancelled with less than two days notice are not eligible for refund or credit. Substitutions may be made at any time and without additional cost.
Contact us at 866-765-5432 or 'info' for more information.
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