2008 Climate Change Workshop

November 12, 2008
Houston, TX

Climate change is an issue that is gaining attention among lawmakers, citizens and organizations around the globe, but what does it mean for port authorities? This one-day workshop discussed climate change in the context of ports, including the impacts of climate change on port facilities and navigation channels. The workshop also included an outlook on the regulatory environment at the local and federal level as it relates to green house gases and a panel discussion of what port authorities can do - or could be doing - to mitigate the effects of green house gases.

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Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Dana Blume, Port of Houston Authority

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Key Climate Concepts and How Climate Change Relates to Port Authorities
Speaker:

• Bryan Wood-Thomas, Vice President, World Shipping Council

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Regulatory Perspective on Green House Gases and Climate Change
Speakers:

• Jed Anderson, Attorney at Law
• Myriam McChargue, Environmental Scientist, Camp, Dresser & McKee

 

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Conducting Emissions Inventories of Green House Gases
Speakers:

• Joseph L. Ray, Principal, Starcrest Consulting Group, LLC
• Jette Findsen, Deputy Program Manager, Climate Change Services, SAIC

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Preparing for the Impacts of Climate Change on Facilities and Channels
Speaker:

• Martin Mannion, Vice President, Halcrow, Inc.

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Mitigating the Effects of Port Operations on Climate Change
Speakers:

• David Breen, Environmental Project Manager, Port of Portland
• T.L. Garrett, Vice President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
• Robert Kennedy, Regional Director, Port of Rotterdam
• Robert Newman, Vice President, EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc.