Over the coming decades, energy demand will grow significantly, requiring large investments in energy and strong improvement in energy efficiency all while managing risks associated with greenhouse gas mitigation and changes in climate and associated adaptation. Policies that aim at significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 would imply drastic changes in the supply and use of energy - with different changes in different regions - and raise critical questions for industry. This workshop considered the outlook for greenhouse gas emissions and climate over the coming decades, policies being developed and implemented over this timeframe, and to explore strategies and best practice for managing risks.

Workshop programme (PDF, 2.4MB)
Workshop report (PDF, 924KB)

Introduction
	Workshop Scene Set, Haroon Kheshgi, ExxonMobil, Workshop Chair (PDF, 215KB)
Session 1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Outlooks and Scenarios
	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Outlooks and Scenarios, Dolf Gielen, IEA (PDF, 957KB)
Session 2: Improving Energy Efficiency
	The potential of energy efficiency, Jim Sweeney, Stanford University (PDF, 694KB)
	Energy efficiency in buildings, Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Central European University (PDF, 3MB)
	Greenhouse gases and efficiency in industry, Dolf Gielen, IEA (PDF, 1.6MB)
	Road transport and efficiency, David Greene, Oak Ridge National Lab (PDF, 7.4MB)
Session 3: Impacts and Adaptation
	Climate forecasting, Richard Betts, Hadley Centre, UK Met Office (PDF, 1.2MB)
	Adaptation Priorities and Climate Change Impacts, Martin Parry, University of East Anglia (PDF, 6MB)
	Adaptation Priorities and Socioeconomic Considerations, Richard Tol, Economic and Social Research Institute (PDF, 195KB)
	Assessing Climate Risks, Robert Muir-Wood, Risk Management Solutions (PDF, 2.4MB)
Session 4: Imminent Policies and Implications
	EU policies and positions, Felix Matthes, Oko Institute for applied ecology (PDF, 579KB)
	U.S. Climate Policies in the Near Term, Henry Jacoby, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PDF, 262KB)
	Competitiveness and carbon leakage, Karsten Neuhoff, Cambridge University (PDF, 703KB)
	Implications for energy supply and infrastructure, Gordon MacKerron, SPRU (PDF, 140KB)
Session 5: Setting the Stage for the Long-term
	Transition scenarios, Jae Edmonds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PDF, 388KB)
	International policy framework, Nick Campbell, Arkema (PDF, 373KB)
	CCS assessment and initiatives, Heleen de Coninck, Energy Research Centre (PDF, 1MB)
	Biofuels, Jan-Maarten Teuben, Shell, Chair IPIECA Biofuels TF (PDF, 894KB)
Session 6 Panel Discussion: Effective Policies for Meeting the Climate-Energy Challenge
	Panel discussion, Henry Jacoby, MIT; Nick Campbell, Arkema; Steven Fries, Shell (PDF, 268KB)