You are invited to the

Institute for European Studies International Conference

Post-Kyoto Strategies Compared: European & North American Pathways to Carbon-Neutral Market Economies October 30 & 31
CK Choi Building, Room 120 1855 West Mall The University of British Columbia

Please RSVP by October 16 for

1) Friday, Oct 30 - Round Table & Reception, and/or 2) Saturday, Oct 31 - Panel Presentations E-mail: europe@interchange.ubc.ca or (604) 822-1452

Please see enclosed program for content, times, and map.

Thank you to our sponsors whose generous support has made this conference possible.
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FRIDAY, 30 OCTOBER
18:00 18:15 Opening Keynote Presentation Prof. Dr. Klaus Tpfer Former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, 1998- 2006 19:15 Round Table Giovanni Di Girolamo - EU Gelegation, Ottawa Ingrid Iremark - Swedish Ambassador to Canada Georg Jrgens - Charg daffaires, German Embassy, Ottawa Till Kotter - Heinrich-Bll Foundation, Washington James Mack - Climate Secretariat BC A reception will follow the Round Table Discussion.

SATURDAY, 31 OCTOBER
09:00 Jan Nill EU Commission, Brussels The Climate and Energy Package as Cornerstone of the Economic Post-Kyoto Strategy of the European Union Ulrich Petschow Institute for Ecological Economic Research, Berlin Transformation of Energy Systems: Germanys Pathway to a Low Carbon Economy: Challenges and Opportunities Coffee Break Michael Mehling Ecologic Institute, Washington DC Facing Climate Change across the Atlantic: How far apart are the EU and the US? Kathryn Harrison Political Science, UBC A Tale of Two Taxes: The Fate of Environmental Tax Reform in Canada and the Province of British Columbia

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Lunch Ulrich Oberndorfer Zentrum fr europische Wirtschaftsforschung ZEW, Mannheim Economic Consequences of Emission Trading: First Lessons from the EU ETS John B. Skjrseth Fritjof Nansen Institute, Oslo The EU Climate and Energy Package: Emissions Trading and Effort Sharing John Whalley & Sean Walsh CIGI, The University of Western Ontario The International Trade Dimensions of the EU and US Capand-Trade Emissions Reduction Regimes Coffee Break Miranda Schreurs Environmental Policy Research Centre, FU Berlin Transatlantic Climate Politics and the Arctic: Where Energy, Security, and Climate Politics Meet Felix Matthes Institute for Applied Ecology, Freiburg Carbon Storage: The Solution of Carbon Dioxide Emission Regulation? Patricia Reid & Kurt Hbner Institute for European Studies, UBC Greening and Stimulus: A Comparative Analysis Free time DINNER Location: TBA
Institute for European Studies The University of British Columbia 3231855 West Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 europe@interchange.ubc.ca; (604) 822-1452
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