| Past Webinars - 2nd Tuesday of Every Month |
November 10, 2009
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ICF International’s Winter 2009-10
Natural Gas Markets Outlook
Kevin Petak, ICF vice president for gas market modeling, provides an overview of ICF’s winter outlook for natural gas markets, the effect of new shale resources, the potential effect of an economic recovery, and the outlook for the remainder of this year and next year.
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October 13, 2009
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Energy Efficiency—The First Fuel in the Race for a Stable Climate
Energy efficiency is acknowledged as a key to meeting the climate challenge. But how big a role can it play? How will efficiency play—or not play—in carbon markets? With what policies are state, regional, and federal climate policies tapping efficiency? What are the key analytical issues? This webinar, featuring ICF Vice President Bill Prindle, explores answers to these questions.
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September 10, 2009
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ICF International's Insights on Waxman-Markey and
Climate Change Legislation
The House has passed Waxman-Markey, the Senate will have draft climate legislation squarely on its docket in September, and the December Copenhagen meeting is approaching fast. What could be the impact of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) legislation on your company? As Congress returns from August recess, Joel Bluestein, Steve Fine, and Chris MacCracken of ICF International provided the latest status and developments on federal GHG legislation, and shared ICF’s analysis and commentary on likely impacts and outcomes.
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July 14, 2009
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ICF Overview of Proposed EPA GHG Reporting Rule
On March 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted the signed proposed rule for Monitoring and Reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this webinar, Joel Bluestein of ICF International provided an overview of the proposed requirements, what facilities will be affected, what gases will be included and what measurement protocols will be required or available. |
June 9, 2009
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ICF's 2009 Summer Natural Gas Market Outlook
With natural gas prices at a multi-year low and increasing discussion of large new shale gas resources, have we moved into a new chapter for North American gas pricing? For this month’s webinar, ICF Vice President Kevin Petak will provide ICF’s latest view on the natural gas market, the effect of new shale resources, the potential effect of an economic recovery, and the outlook for the remainder of this year and next year.
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May 12, 2009
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ICF International's European Power and Carbon Markets Outlook 2009-2030
ICF Senior Consultants Etienne Gabel and Diane Simiu unveil ICF’s new European Power and Carbon Outlook 2009-2030. The study examines the interrelated dynamics of power and emissions markets, in light of the current economic crisis and the EU legislative package demanding a 20-30 percent decrease in CO2 emissions and 20 percent use of renewables in final energy consumption by 2020. Developments in the key drivers for European power and carbon markets and their implications for market participants will be discussed.
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April 14, 2009
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Engaging Employees in Corporate Environmental Performance Improvement Programs
ICF International's Jeff Gibbons presents specific tactics for engaging employees and building engineering staff in sustainability initiatives, and the importance of having a formalized program to help ensure behavioral and cultural change. Along with best practices in training and change management, ICF demonstrates the benefits of tools such as Do Your Part!, deployed to expedite program implementation and measurable achievement as part of corporate sustainability programs.
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March 10, 2009
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Update on U.S. GHG Regulation
In our March 2009 webinar, ICF Vice President Joel Bluestein provides an update on regulatory actions at the state, regional, federal, and international levels, including new cap and trade programs, regulations under existing law, potential federal legislation and other related developments. He also discusses ICF’s outlook on the potential implications of these programs on the development of regional, federal, and international emission trading markets.
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February 10, 2009
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Outlook for Vehicle Technology—
How Far Will We Get and When?
This month, ICF Vice President K.G. Duleep explores how manufacturers can achieve the goal of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), how much it will cost to reach the target of 35 mpg, and how much the role of hybrids and diesel vehicles has to expand to reach it. He’ll also discuss the potential contribution of plug-in hybrids and battery electric and fuel cell vehicles.
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January 13, 2009
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Building Portfolio Performance Improvement—
How Did We Miss This After 30 Years of Energy Efficiency?
In the U.S., we can point to a 30-year history of demand side management, voluntary market transformation programs, and technology research that have made us an apparent leader in building energy efficiency. After hundreds of millions of dollars of investment, there are still few good answers for large building portfolios where sustainability, carbon mitigation, or reduced costs are the end game. ICF corporate sustainability expert Don Anderson takes a look at how we got here and what options are emerging for large organizations.
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December 9, 2008
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Issues and Challenges in Developing a U.S. CO2 Storage Infrastructure
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is widely seen as a critical component of aggressive GHG reduction strategies. The principal technical, economic and regulatory challenges of CCS are related to the capture and storage phase of the process and considerable research into these areas is ongoing. By contrast little analytical work has focused on the pipeline system for transporting CO2 from capture sites to storage sites. This study provides some initial information and insights on the size, configuration, costs, timing, commercial structure, and regulation of U.S. and Canadian pipeline systems to transport CO2 for storage. |
November 12, 2008
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ICF's Winter 2008-09 Natural Gas Markets Outlook
ICF vice president for gas market modeling, Kevin Petak, will provide an overview of ICF’s winter outlook for natural gas markets. Based on ICF’s Gas Market Model (GMM) and analysis of North American gas supply and demand, the outlook will address the status of storage, changing supply resulting from increased production of shale gas, and the effect of the global economic downturn.
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October 14, 2008
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ICF International’s Winter 2008-09 U.S. Emission and Fuel Markets Outlook
ICF Vice President Steve Fine and Senior Manager Chris MacCracken will unveil ICF’s new Emission and Fuel Markets Outlook. This new multi-client study provides the only fully integrated view of U.S. emission and fuel markets available. This year’s study focuses especially on the uncertainty surrounding CAIR as well as how it may or may not fit in with proposed climate change regulation. Forecasts of potential regulatory outcomes and their implications for power, fuel, and emissions markets will be discussed.
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September 9, 2008
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ICF's Assessment of Recent Developments in Unconventional Natural Gas Resources—
Will There be a Gas Glut?
ICF Vice President of Natural Gas Consulting Harry Vidas will present the results of a recently completed ICF study of unconventional gas production and resources in the United States and Canada. The study provides an overview of the potential impact on U.S. gas markets of rapidly expanding gas production from shale gas, tight gas, and coalbed methane. |
June 12, 2008
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ICF International's Update on U.S. GHG Regulations
ICF Senior Vice President Joel Bluestein will provide an update on U.S. state and federal developments on greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation. He will review the status of development, likely coverage, program structure, and potential implications and interactions of the various programs proposed or currently under development. The discussion will include recent developments on the Lieberman/Warner bill, updates on state and regional activity and a discussion of the relationship between a possible U.S. program and the international carbon offset market.
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May 13, 2008
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ICF International’s U.S. Renewable Power Market Study
ICF Senior Manager Whit Fulton previews ICF International's U.S. Renewable Power Market Study. The first of its kind for ICF, this study provides a detailed analysis of the rapidly developing U.S. renewable power market. The analysis uses ICF’s Integrated Planning Model (IPM®) framework to provide utilities, IPP developers, and governmental organizations with fundamentals-based forecasts of capacity, generation, and prices in U.S. renewable power markets.
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April 8, 2008
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ICF International’s
Voluntary Carbon Offsets Market Outlook
ICF Senior Vice President Craig Ebert and Project Manager Alexandre Marty discuss ICF International's new study of the small but maturing market offers an in-depth analysis of the opportunities, players, trends, and barriers characterizing the voluntary carbon offset market now and to 2012.
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March 11, 2008
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ICF International’s
Canadian Carbon Market Analysis Report
ICF Vice President Skip Willis will discuss the regulatory framework for greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in Canada and present the key findings of ICF's new Canadian Carbon Market Analysis Report. This is the first report of its kind that has been produced in the Canadian market.
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Feb. 12, 2008
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ICF International’s Winter 2007-08 U.S. Emission and Fuel Markets Outlook
ICF Vice President Steve Fine will unveil ICF’s new Emission and Fuel Markets Outlook. This multiclient study provides the only fully integrated view of U.S. emission and fuel markets available. This year’s study focuses especially on climate change regulation, presenting assessments of the most recent multi-sector regulatory proposals.
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Jan. 8, 2008
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ICF International's Overview of NERC Compliance Requirements
Jimmy Glotfelty, Managing Director of ICF's Energy Markets practice, Jim Stanton, Director of NERC Compliance for ICF, and ICF Project Manager Cherie Broadrick will discuss North America Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Reliability Standards Compliance and introduce the ICF Reliability Information Standards Knowledge (RISK) Portal. As of June 18, 2007, a total of 83 of NERC’s reliability standards have became fully enforceable. For the first time in the history of our electric system, there are mandatory standards that each and every entity that uses the bulk power system must follow. Glotfelty and Stanton will discuss the implications of these requirements and describe a full spectrum of preparedness and compliance tools being provided by ICF to assist with compliance. |
Dec. 11, 2007
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ICF International's Update on U.S. GHG Regulatory Initiatives
ICF Senior Vice President Joel Bluestein will provide an update on U.S. state and federal developments on greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation. He will review the status of development, likely coverage, program structure, and potential implications and interactions of the various programs proposed or currently under development. The discussion will include recent developments on the Lieberman/Warner bill, news from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Bali, and possible regulatory responses to court decisions on GHG regulation.
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Nov. 13, 2007
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ICF International's Winter Gas Market Outlook
ICF vice president for gas market modeling, Kevin Petak, will provide an overview of ICF’s winter outlook for natural gas markets. Based on ICF’s Gas Market Model (GMM) and analysis of North American gas supply and demand, the outlook will address the status of storage, changing supply, and growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity, as well as international competition for LNG and the effect of continued high oil prices. |
