Reducing carbon emissions to meet evolving global standards will require massive innovation, not only in carbon-reducing technologies – US$10.5 trillion worth of investment within two decades according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) – but also in the rules of the road that govern technology’s creation. This poses immense challenges for companies and governments. It also creates a dependent relationship between energy transformation, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, technological innovation and the structure of incentives that surrounds them. The program will help executives better understand the fundamental role of incentives as drivers of greenhouse gas emissions-related decisions by producers and investors in Asia.

Business Issue: This 2-part KnowlEdge Series will focus on how the architecture of incentives impacts energy production and investment, as well as how this architecture may need to change if the Copenhagen targets are to go from wish to reality. The program will help executives better understand the fundamental role of incentives as drivers of greenhouse gas emissions-related decisions by producers and investors and how policy and market incentives have the potential to alter the competitive landscape in Asia.

Audience: This KnowlEdge Series is aimed at a cross-functional audience including corporate environmental engineers and production managers, strategic planners, environmental, health and safety managers, heads of sustainability, legal departments and finance.

Series Host

	Dinah A. Koehler, Sc.D. Deloitte Dinah Koehler, Sc.D. is research leader for sustainability and climate change at Deloitte Research – the research division of the Deloitte US firm. She earned her Doctor of Science degree in Environmental Science and Risk Management from Har... Full Bio
	William Adams Senior International Economist The PNC Financial Services Group William (Bill) Adams is assistant vice president and senior international economist for The PNC Financial Services Group. His responsibilities include forecasting economic conditions and exchange rates, covering emerging Asia, the European Union, ... Full Bio

Climate Change: Getting the Incentives Right in Asia (Part 1)

PART 1: Producers: How to Drive Low-Carbon Production?

10 June, 2010 | (01 hr)

Guest: Dr. Thomas S.K. Tang, Director for Corporate Sustainability, AECOM Asia

This webcast will focus on Producers: How to Drive Low Carbon Production? Guests will discuss how the architecture of incentives impacts energy production and consumption, as well as how this architecture may need to change if the Copenhagen targets are to go from wish to reality. The program will help executives better understand the fundamental role of incentives as drivers of greenhouse gas emissions-related decisions by producers, how market and policy incentives across Asia are developing and how this is affecting the competitive landscape.

Speakers

Dr. Thomas Tang Director for Corporate Sustainability AECOM Asia AECOM Asia is part of AECOM (NYSE: ACM), a global provider of professional planning, design and engineering services to transportation, facilities, environmental and energy markets. Trained as a chemist, he has extensive consulting experience in p... Full Bio

Climate Change: Getting the Incentives Right in Asia (Part 2)

PART 2: Investors: Will Capital Markets Finance the Agenda?

17 June, 2010 | (01 hr)

Guests: Deborah Seligsohn & TBD

There is a growing consensus that private investment will provide the bulk of the massive funds required for a shift toward a low carbon economy. Given this expectation, how do existing and proposed climate change incentives affect investment decisions today? This session will discuss the regulations, policies, and market factors that promote a low carbon economy, their effects on carbon intensive activities, and their impact on companies’ competitive positioning. A discussion of possible future regulatory changes in Asian countries will clarify how climate change incentives relate to the general business prospects of Asian markets, which investment areas are most opportune, and how companies can respond to new incentives and penalties.

Speakers

Deborah Seligsohn Principal Advisor, China Climate and Energy Program World Resources Institute Deborah Seligsohn serves as Principal Advisor to WRI’s climate and energy program on issues in China as well as to the ChinaFAQs China Climate and Energy Network. She blogs regularly at Full Bio