Big Sky Annual Meeting, October 28-29, 2008 in Spokane, WA
Meeting Overview
Climate Change has become the biggest environmental concern of our time. How can we reduce our CO2 emissions while worldwide energy demand continues to increase? One strategy that has already been written into some states' legislation is requiring carbon capture and storage (CCS) on power plants and other point-source emitters of CO2. Implementing carbon sequestration will require changes in the energy industry and how we can use fossil fuels. The Big Sky Partnership is conducting large scale experiments to demonstrate and validate storing CO2 in geological formations and terrestrial systems. The Partnership also focuses on the economic impacts, regulatory frameworks, infrastructure and monitoring of carbon capture and storage (CCS). This year’s Annual Meeting will have several panels and discussion sessions where the audience will be encouraged to participate and ask questions of expert panelist. The meeting will also have presentations where the audience can learn about the latest CCS technologies and its development in our region. The meeting will start Tuesday morning and continue all day on Wednesday.
The Meeting topics to be covered include:
- An overview of the Big SkyPartnership and DOE Partnership Program
- Policy, Technology and Environment perspectives on CCS
- Regional CCS Opportunities
- Perspectives on Producing Power in the West
- Carbon Markets
- Risks, MMV and Public perception of CCS
- International Programs on CCS
- Western energy policies
Big Sky Partnership Activities and Pilot Projects
- Geologic Sequestration
- Terrestrial Sequestration
- Economic Costs and Impacts of CCS
- Measurement, Monitoring and Verification
- GIS Efforts
- Public Outreach
- Regulatory Frameworks
Who should attend?
- Energy Industry Representatives
- Federal, State and City Politicians
- Regional Planners
- Regulators
- Environmental Groups
- Business Owners
- Land Owners
- Citizens
- Students