WCA Side Events at UNFCCC Meetings in Bali
The World Coal Association attended the climate change negotiations in Bali in December 2007. WCA organised a side event, as well as being involved in an inter-association side event.
Coal’s Contribution in a Carbon Constrained World’
The WCA side event was held on Wednesday 12 December. The event explored a variety of perspectives on the prospects for coal in the 21st century. Below are presentations from the event:
- Chair: Luke Warren, World Coal Association
- Debra Justus - International Energy Agency
- Leo Meyer - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Hiranya Fernando - World Resources Institute
- Preston Chiaro - Rio Tinto
- Frederic Hauge - Bellona [No presentation]
Business Perspectives on CO2 Capture & Geological Storage
WCA was also involved in the inter-association side event ‘Business Perspectives on CO2 Capture and Geological Storage: Enabling Widespread Application’, Monday 10 December. The event was hosted by Edison Electric Institute, Electric Power Research Institute, Eurelectric, International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association and WCA.
Overview Session
- Introduction
Brian Flannery, Exxon Mobil - CCS: A Critical Option to Mitigate CO2 Emissions
Preston Chiaro, Rio Tinto & Chairman, World Coal Association - Oil & Gas Industry Experience: A Basis for Confidence
Arthur Lee, Chevron & IPIECA - CCS & Electricity Generation
John Novak, Electric Power Research Institute
Panel Discussion: Steps to Enable Widespread CCS Application
Status of CCS Technology Presentation by John Kessels, IEA Clean Coal Centre (was scheduled to be Leo Meyer, IPCC) - No pdf file for this presentation.
For further information on these events, please email: info@worldcoal.org
