CONFERENCE: Emissions Accounting to Accelerate Decarbonization
As electricity demand rises and many companies and organizations commit to using more clean energy, robust emissions-accounting rules could help determine the pace of decarbonization. This conference explored best practices for measuring the clean-energy content or carbon dioxide emissions linked to a particular unit of electricity consumption. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has governed the existing greenhouse gas emissions-accounting standards since 1998, but many stakeholders have suggested possible improvements. The conference will brought together a wide array of stakeholders to discuss different approaches to carbon-emissions accounting and their potential to make clean-energy-procurement policies and corporate commitments more effective, in the U.S. and internationally.
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Read about the conference speakers here.
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The event featured a keynote address from Lily Batchelder, professor at NYU School of Law and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for tax policy.
AGENDA:
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. REGISTRATION
10:30 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
10:35 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. STATE OF THE ART IN EMISSIONS ACCOUNTING
- Nkiruka Avila, Meta
- Bryan Bollinger, NYU Stern School of Business
- Michael Macrae, World Resources Institute
- Tim Schittekatte, FTI Consulting, MIT Energy Initiative, and Florence School of Regulation
- Parikhit Sinha, Electric Hydrogen
- Moderator: Jennifer Danis, Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law
CLE Readings: Emissions First Partnership's Proposal Related to to GHG Protocol, Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Scope 2 Proposal Summary, GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance: An amendment to the GHG Protocol, Google's "Moving toward 24x7 Carbon-Free Energy at Google Data Centers: Progress and Insights", UN 24/7 Carbon Free Energy Compact
11:50 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. LUNCH (provided)
12:20 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
- Lily Batchelder, NYU School of Law and fmr. Asst. Secretary of the Treasury for tax policy
- Moderator: Burçin Ünel, Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. RULES, REGULATIONS, AND IMPLEMENTATION
- Pete Budden, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Michael Gergen, Coalition for Green Capital
- Tom Plant, Colorado Public Utilities Commission
- Leehi Yona, Cornell Law School
- Moderator: Matthew Lifson, Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law
CLE Readings: Clean Air Task Force & Natural Resources Defense Council: Comments on Section 45V, Colorado Heat Legislation (2021), CRS Report on EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction fund, EPA's “Letter to Former Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Lily Batchelder”, Leehi Yona's "Emissions Omissions", Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen (p.p. 89,227 – 89,234), Iowa v. Securities & Exchange Commission
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. IMPLICATIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCE
- Dharik Mallapragada, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
- Gavin McCormick, WattTime
- Katherine Ott, Constellation
- Harry Singh, Goldman Sachs
- Moderator: Elizabeth Stein, Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law
CLE Readings: Constellation's comments on Treasury’s proposed Section 45V Credit, EnergyTag 45V Joint Comments On Hourly Matching Feasibility, DOE's analysis of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions for the Section 45V Credit, WattTime Proposal Related to GHG Protocol’s Corporate Standard, Scope 2 Guidance, Scope 3 Standard, Scope 3 Calculation Guidance and market-based accounting approaches, NYPSC's Order Initiating Process Regarding Zero Emissions Target
3:45 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS
This event has been approved to offer a total of 4.5 New York State CLE credits in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.
This event was co-hosted with the NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Sustainable Engineering Initiative. It is made possible by the generous support of the NYU All-University Climate Change Initiative and its partners, including the NYU Office of Sustainability and the Office of Research Development.
CLE Information
This event has been approved to offer a total of 4.5 New York State CLE credits in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys. Attorneys who attended individual panels may earn 1.5 credits per panel. Attendees can earn credit through in person attendance or by watching the Youtube livestream.
In order to receive CLE credit, attorneys must review prewritten materials relevant to each session, and record their attendance at each session. The prewritten materials are linked above. Livestream viewers should fill out and submit this google form with your CLE code(s). Attendees who complete the CLE requirements for any session will receive a certificate of attendance for those sessions from NYU School of Law in the weeks after the conference.
We also encourage attendees to complete a CLE evaluation form to provide feedback on the conference.
NYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity. Should you have any questions about CLE certification, please contact Alyssa Schiff [email protected].