Emissions Trading Aviation 2007
21- 22 November 2007
Day One: Wednesday 21 November 2007
UNDERSTANDING THE KEY IMPACTS OF THE FORTHCOMING AVIATION EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME
How Will It Impact Your Airline? What Can You Do Right Now To Prepare? |
| 0800 |
Coffee and Registration |
| 0850 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks & Opening Address |
Andrei Marcu, CEO, International Emissions Trading Association
Keynote Panel Session
| 0900 |
Understanding The Latest EU Emissions Trading Scheme Proposal And Its Expected Impacts On Civil Aviation |
- Examining the scope of the European emissions trading scheme to anticipate its impact on the aviation industry
- Raising awareness of the necessity of organizational changes for a smooth transition
- Forecasting, comparing and contrasting the costs of implementing for different types of airlines
Niels-Eirik Nertun, Environmental Director, SAS
Sian Foster, Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility Manager, Virgin Atlantic
Steve Parrott, Director of Health, Safety and Environment, Flybe
| 0930 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 0940 |
The Latest View From The European Commission On The Practical Implications Of ETS For Aviation |
- Up to date information about the European Commission’s proposal to clearly understand the possible way forward
- Assessing options for certifying emission reduction schemes and administering carbon permits
- The key timeframes
- Defining the categories for measuring airline emissions including
Olivia Hartridge, Associate, Morgan Stanley
Niels Ladefoged, Policy Officer, Environment DG, Clean Air and Transport Unit, European Commission
| 1005 |
Audience Questions & Discussion |
| THE CARBON MARKET – UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT TRADING SYSTEM AND HOW IT WILL TRANSLATE TO AVIATION |
| 1010 |
Analyzing the Impacts of the ETS - Ernst and Young's Report on the Issue |
- Expected costs to the industry of the ETS scheme
- Price elasticity
- Impact of the ETS scheme on demand
- Impact on airline profitability
Christophe Schmeitzky - Ernst & Young Sustainability Advisory and Assurance Services
| 1025 |
Questions and Discussion |
Who’s Who In The Carbon Market?
| 1030 |
Examining The Carbon Market – Gaining A Clear Understanding Of The Current Trading Mechanism And How The Market Is Structured |
- Clarifying the market’s structure and who could help your airline – including carbon management companies, trading houses and traders
- Grasping the fundamentals of the current trading market
- Certifying emission reduction schemes
- Comprehending how credits will work
- Translating how the current mechanism will be applied to the aviation sector
Andrei Marcu, CEO, International Emissions Trading Association, Evolution Markets
Gilles Corre, Director of Environmental Markets, Evolution Markets
Andreas Arvanitakis, Senior Analyst, Point Carbon
| 1100 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1110 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Areas |
| HOW TO PREPARE! COST EFFECTIVELY DEVELOPING OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING THE TRADING, ADMINSTRATION, FINANCIAL AND TAX BURDENS |
Panel Session & Pan Audience Discussion
| 1140 |
Estimating The Financial Burden Of ETS Administration – Forecasting Cost Scenarios For Different Scenarios & Airline Categories |
- Pricing the necessary organizational changes in order to break down the costs
- Adjusting predictions to different proposal outcomes
- Identifying strategies to forecast the ETS’s impacts on market segments
- Examining the timeline, options and challenges for including costs in prices
Andy Kershaw, Climate Change Manager, British Airways
Seb Walhain, Director Environmental Markets, Fortis
Facilitated by Guenther Sollinger, Senior Vice-President for Planning and Development, Air Baltic
| 1150 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1200 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Areas |
| 1220 |
Gearing Up For The Impact Of ETS On Day To Day Operations |
- Understanding the scope of the task ahead in context of the short time frame
- Developing administrative systems for handling financial and taxation management
Danielle Chapman, TUI UK, Head of Industry Affairs and Environmental Team
| 1240 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1250 |
Networking Lunch in the Exhibition Showcase Area |
| Developing Systems For Accurately Monitoring, Recording And Reporting Emissions Data Standards |
| 1420 |
Developing Systems For Accurately Monitoring, Recording & Reporting Emissions Data Standards |
- Understanding the need for a detailed data collecting system in order to facilitate compliance
- Setting up adequate systems for collecting base line emissions data – Foreseeing the possible mechanisms to implement
- How to prepare NOW to minimise costs and business disruption
Dr. Dipl. Ing. Anton Novak, Head of Environmental Affairs, Austrian Airlines
| 1440 |
Questions & Discussion |
INTERACTIVE PAN AUDIENCE DISCUSSION
| 1450 |
Assessing The Different Options For Calculating Data and Reducing Emissions Costs |
- Formulating Cost Effective Emission Reductions Initiatives in order to reduce costs
- Learning from Finnair’s experience with Co2 and NOx reductions schemes in the 1990s
Heikki Helander, Director of Operations Engineering, Finnair
| 1510 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1520 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Areas |
| DATA VERIFICATION & AUDITING – WHAT NEEDS TO BE VERIFIED AND HOW MUCH WILL IT COST YOU? |
| 1550 |
Assessing Optimal Strategies For Collecting & Presenting Data For Auditing |
- Evaluating costs and options for data auditing
- Understanding specifics of data verification in order to plan for the costs
Seb Walhain, Director Environmental Markets, Fortis Bank
This session is sponsored by Fortis Bank
| 1620 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1630 |
Understanding Carbon Trading for the Energy Sector and Devising Strategies to Minimize Impacts on the Industry |
- Integrating the trading market and ensuring full compliance for the upcoming regulation
- Foreseeing the added financial burden and strategies to prepare
Gareth Davies, Principal Consultant, Pöyry Energy Consulting
| 1700 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1710 |
Chair’s Closing Remarks & Close Of Day One |
| 1720 |
Sponsored Cocktail Reception In The Exhibition Showcase Area |
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| Day Two: Thursday 22 November 2007 |
| 0830 |
Coffee and Registration |
| 0850 |
Chair’s Opening Remarks |
TWO CLIMATE CHANGE PERSPECTIVES
| 0900 |
Applying The Latest Knowledge On Climate Change Impacts To Gain Clarity On How Emissions ShouldBe Calculated For The Aviation Sector |
- What is the influence of aviation on global climate change?
- The latest update on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Clearly understand the relationship between climate change and aviation
- Examining the influences of different emission gasses in addition to Co2 to appreciate the difference between the Aviation ETS and other schemes
- What are the other factors that the EU wants to include?
Prof. Dr. Robert Sausen, Head of Department, Institute of Atmospheric Physics Dynamics of the Atmosphere, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Prof. Dr. Arturo Benito, Madrid Polytechnic University Aerospace Center
| 0940 |
Questions & Discussion |
Panel Session:
| 0950 |
Transferring Best Practice On Minimising Emissions Trading Implementation Costs From The Energy Sector |
- Examining the impacts of the ETS on different energy providers as well as on the market
- Comparing best practices for a targeted and successful ETS initiative
Toby Campbell-Colquhoun, Energy Trader, Shell
Andy Kelly, Business Development Manager, Centrica
Mark Meyrick, Environmental Products Manager, EdF
David Corregidor Sanz, Deputy Director of Environment and Climate Change, Endesa
Koen Dejonghe, Carbon Business Developer, Statkraft
| 1040 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1050 |
Developing and protecting your Corporate Responsibility (CR) reputation |
- wide variation in the approaches taken by companies in preparing and presenting their emissions data
- variations and discrepancies increasingly risk damaging companies reputation and value
- EY will outline what a company needs to do to avoid these pitfalls from experience in other sectors
Lloyd Brown - Ernst & Young Airline Sector Leader NEMEA
| 1105 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1110 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Areas |
Case Study:
| 1140 |
Data Collection, Internal Reporting and Compliance – Lessons From Other Industries |
- Setting up an accurate and cost efficient system for data collection and internal reporting
- Understanding the current rules of compliance in order to deliver a starting point to your ETS initiative
Owen Wilson, Manager Group Health, Safety and Environment, Electricity Supply Board
| 1200 |
Questions and Discussion |
| 1210 |
Handling The Key Legal Compliance Requirements Of The ETS |
- Ensure full legal compliance based on the latest proposal
- Clarify the steps to efficient internal reporting in order to make your organization legally functional as quickly as possible
Nicholas Rock, Partner, Environment Group Dewey & LeBoeuf
| 1230 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1230 |
Networking Lunch in the Exhibition Showcase Areas |
| EXPLAINING THE ETS AND ITS COSTS TO YOUR INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS |
| 1340 |
Educating Your Organization About The Implications Of ETS To Build Awareness On How To Guide Future Business Decision Making |
- Building awareness within entire organizations to ensure conscious decision making
- Assessing the importance of a structured CSR frame of approach in order to achieve a smooth ETS implementation
Dubravka Turkalj, CSR Advisor, Croatia Airlines
| 1400 |
Questions & Discussion |
Panel Session:
| 1410 |
Public Awareness: Effectively Communicating The Impacts of Environmental Commitments To Your Customers |
- Examining the latest research on consumer behaviour in order to understand their willingness to absorb the costs of environmental measures
- Assessing the attitudes and priorities of online consumers – calculating the media’s real influence
- Efficiently communicating the added costs to your customers
- Examining consumers’ knowledge and understanding of aviation’s impact on the environment to improve the industry’s carbon measurement message
Justin Francis, Co-founder, Responsibletravel.com
Dorothee Vogel, Analyst, Jupiter Research
Maria Joao Calha, Environmental Manager - Corporate Environmental Affairs, TAP Portugal
| 1430 |
Questions & Discussion |
| 1440 |
Networking Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Showcase Areas |
Panel Session:
| 1510 |
Comparing The European Proposal With Other Schemes Around The World In Order To Draw Onto International Airlines’ Experience |
- Gaining an understanding of international airlines’ efforts and views on environmental issues in order to better understand global reaction to the European ETS
- Understanding international customers’ views of aviation and environment in order to put the European context in perspective
- Foreseeing the possible impacts of the ETS on networks, alliances and on the market
Angus Barclay, General Manager International Affairs Department, Cathay Pacific
Toru Sasaki, Director of Social and Environmental Affairs, All Nippon Airways (ANA)
Christoph Fuellemann, Environmental Delegate SWISS International Airlines
| 1530 |
Questions & Discussion |
Case Study:
| 1540 |
Experience from Japan – Understanding All Nippon Airways’ Work with Emissions Trading and Corporate Social Responsibility in a Highly Environment Driven Market |
Toru Sasaki, Director of Social and Environmental Affairs, All Nippon Airways (ANA)
| 1600 |
Questions and Discussion |
| 1610 |
Chair’s Closing Remarks & Close Of Conference |
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Niels-Eirik Nertun, Environmental Director, SAS
Andy Kershaw, Climate Change Manager, British Airways
Sian Foster, Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility Manager, Virgin Atlantic Airways
Mark Meyrick, Environmental Products Manager, EdF
Heikki Helander, Director of Operations Engineering, Finnair
Guenther Sollinger, Senior Vice-President for Planning and Development, Air Baltic
Steve Parrott, Director of Health, Safety and Environment, Flybe
Toby Campbell-Colquhoun, Energy Trader, Shell
Maria Joao Calha, Environmental Manager - Corporate Environmental Affairs, TAP Portugal
Andrei Marcu, President, International Emissions Trading Association
Niels Ladefoged, Policy Officer, Environment DG, Clean Air and Transport Unit, European Commission
Andy Kelly, Business Development Manager, Centrica
Seb Walhain , Director Environmental Markets, Fortis Bank
Prof. Arturo Benito, Head of Air Transport Department, Madrid Polytechnic University
Toru Sasaki, Director Social & Environmental Affairs, CSRB Promotion, All Nippon Airways
Anton Novak, Environmental Affairs Engineer, Austrian Airlines
Olivia Hartridge, Associate, Morgan Stanley
Angus Barclay, General Manager International Affairs Department, Cathay Pacific
Dubravka Turkalj, Sustainable Development Adviser, Croatia Airlines
Prof. Dr. Robert Sausen, Head of Department German Aerospace Center Institute of Atmospheric Physics Dynamics of the Atmosphere, German Aerospace Center
Danielle Chapman, Head of Industry Affairs and Environmental Team, TUI UK
Dorothee Vogel, Analyst, Jupiter Research
Nicholas Rock, Partner, Environment Group, Dewey & LeBoeuf
Gareth Davies, Principal Consultant, Pöyry Energy Consulting
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