The objective of this one-day seminar is to assess the potential for a coordinated approach to climate policies in North America and to offer policy recommendations to the leaders of the three countries in North America.

Agenda:

8.45-9.00 Welcoming Remarks:

Jeff Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics and Isabel Studer, CEDAN

9.00-10.45 A North American Carbon Market? Setting the Agenda:

Isabel Studer, CEDAN; Ma Eugenia Ibarbarran, Universidad Iberoamericana, “Mexico, North America and Post-Kyoto 2012”;Debora van Nijnatten, Wilfrid Laurier University “Canada, North America and a Post-Kyoto Approach”; Jeffrey Schott and Meera Fickling, Peterson Institute for International Economics, “Competitive and Distributional Issues: A Domestic Versus a Regional Approach”

10.45-11.00 Coffee Break

11.00-12.45 Integrated Markets and Competitiveness in North America:

Carlos Muñoz, INE Robert Heilmyr, World Resources Institute, “US Competitiveness and International Participation”; Chris Bataille, Simon Fraser University “Canadian Competitiveness and International Participation”;Sidney Weintraub, CSIS (Mexico) (energy); Rodolfo Lacy, Centro Mario Molina (transportation) Gabriel Quadri, Ecosecurities “Mexico and Cost Reductions: What Kind of Offsets in North America”

12.45-13.45 Lunch

13.45-15.30 A Coordinated Approach for North America? (I):

Jeffrey Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Dick Morgenstern, Resources for the Future “A US Cap and Trade System”; David McLaughlin, National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy “A Canadian Cap and Trade System”; Carlos Muñoz, INE, “Elements for a Mexican Cap and Trade System”; Thomas Peterson, The Climate Research Center; Barry Rabe, University of Michigan “Lessons From The States Regional Initiatives Experience”

15.45-17.30 A Coordinated Approach for North America? (II):

Rodolfo Lacy, Mario Molina Center; Nicole St. Clair Knobloch, Duke University, “Green Jobs: the Need for New Skills in North America”; Adrian Vazquez, Executive Director, CEC, “The Role of the CEC for Building a North American Carbon Market”; David Wilk, IADB “Supporting technology transfer and investments to enhance the participation of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean in prospective North American carbon market.

(By Invitation Only)