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EPRI Energy and Climate Research Seminar

EPRI's longstanding annual Energy and Climate Research Seminar was first convened by Richard Richels in 1996. It provides an opportunity for decision makers and stakeholders interested in the latest in energy and environmental research to discuss key issues and policy drivers as well as their implications for the utility industry. This event is supported by EPRI's Program 201 on Energy, Environmental, and Climate Policy Analysis and its members.

Arrangements for the 26th Seminar are underway for May 10-11, 2023 in Washington, DC. We will be monitoring travel and meeting protocols over the coming months. The seminar will cover key energy and environmental topics related to climate science understanding, policy perspectives, decarbonization technologies, and research priorities. The target audience includes stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and non-governmental organizations interested in energy and climate issues. For more information please contact Delavane Diaz, Principal Project Manager, Energy Systems and Climate Analysis.

2022 Seminar

EPRI's Energy and Climate Research Seminar celebrated its silver anniversary with a well-attended virtual event May 11-12, 2022. Highlights included keynote addresses from three federal agencies. DOE's acting Under Secretary for Infrastructure Kathleen Hogan emphasized the importance of government and industry working together to build the zero-carbon infrastructure of the future, urging innovation and new thinking as we develop a more resilient grid. EPA's Special Counsel for the Power Sector Tim Profeta discussed the agency's approach to a variety of potential new rules impacting the power sector and encouraged input on EPA's recent whitepaper on carbon controls for stationary combustion turbines. President Biden's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs Annie Petsonk discussed the interplay between electrification and the new fuels necessary to decarbonize difficult-to-decarbonize sectors such as aviation. Detailed technical sessions presented research and perspectives related to the recent IPCC 6th Assessment Report; decarbonization pathways; expected changes in coastal sea levels, wildfires, extreme heat and extreme cold events; and climate resilience in practice. A closing presentation on Climate READi brought many of the earlier themes together while illustrating EPRI's approach of work collaboratively with government and industry to develop practical solutions. Recordings of the seminar sessions and presentation materials are available below.

Event Materials

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2022

Name	Author	Size
IPCC AR6 Highlights and Key Messages
WG1 Report on Physical Science	Claudia Tebaldi (LBNL)	3.7 MB
WG2 Report on Climate Impacts	Rob Lempert (RAND)	1 MB
WG3 Report on Mitigation	Leon Clarke (Bezos Earth Fund)	1.7 MB
Decarbonization Pathways and Considerations
Economy-wide Net Zero Scenario Analysis	Geoff Blanford (EPRI)	1.4 MB
Low Carbon Workforce and Supply Chain Needs	Robin Bedilion and Neil Kern (EPRI)	1.9 MB
Institutional and Societal Considerations for a Transitioning Energy System	Elizabeth Wilson (Dartmouth)	1 MB
Advancing a Lower-Carbon Future	Julie Mulkerin Ortiz (Chevron)	1.7 MB
Climate Change and Extreme Events
Sea Level Rise	Robert Kopp (Rutgers University)	792 KB
Extreme Cold Events	Russell Blackport (Environment and Climate Change Canada)	1.6 MB
Extreme Heat Events	Erich Fischer (ETH Zurich)	2 MB
Wildfire Risk	Charles Luce (USDA)	2.23 MB
Extreme Event Attribution	Stephanie Herring (NOAA)	963 KB
Climate Resilience in Practice
EPRI's Climate Risk Framing	Steven Rose (EPRI)	730 KB
Catastrophe Modeling and Physical Risk Assessment	Mark Williams (RMS)	656 KB
Equitable Resilience	Brenda Brickhouse (EPRI)	502 KB
EPRI's Climate READi	Morgan Scott (EPRI)	467 KB

2021

Name	Author	Size
Opening Remarks: Reimagining the Future Energy System	Arshad Mansoor (President and CEO, EPRI)	164 KB
Powering Decarbonization: Strategies for Net-Zero CO₂ Emissions	Geoff Blanford (Senior Technical Executive, EPRI)	1.66 MB
Net-Zero America: Potential Pathways, Infrastructure, and Impacts	Jesse Jenkins (Assistant Professor, Princeton University)	5.5 MB
Endgame Innovation: Demonstrating Emissions Reduction Solutions that are Ready to Deploy	Lara Pierpoint (Director of Climate, Actuate)	1.1 MB
Clean Energy Policy and R&D Priorities of the Biden Administration	Kelly Speakes-Backman (Acting Assistant Secretary, US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy)	N/A
Climate Legislation at the Federal Level	Ana Unruh Cohen (Staff Director, US House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis)	N/A
Decarbonizing Transportation: Call to Action	Dan Sperling (Professor, University of California, Davis & California Air Resources Board)	1.9 MB
Electrifying with Justice	Tony Reames (Assistant Professor, University of Michigan)	1.3 MB
From Climate Science to Net-Zero Targets	Joeri Rogelj (Lecturer, Imperial College London)	7.8 MB
Climate Impacts and Climate Solutions, v.2021	Kim Cobb (Professor, Georgia Tech)	10 MB
Climate Impact and Economic Analysis: Products on Temperature Binning and Social Vulnerability	Jeremy Martinich (Climate Scientist, US Environmental Protection Agency)	2.9 MB
Company Climate Risk Decision-Making: Issues and Needs	Steve Rose (Technical Executive, EPRI)	2.1 MB
1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals	Mike Palecki (Physical Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)	1.3 MB
Climate Hazard Risk Management	Kelly Hereid (Director of Catastrophe R&D, Liberty Mutual)	6.8 MB

2020

Name	Author	Size
Agenda	EPRI	274 KB
Speaker Bios	EPRI	443 KB
Main Energy and Climate Seminar Slides	EPRI	996 KB
New scenarios, new models: The latest in climate change projections	Claudia Tebaldi, Joint Global Change Research Institute	997 KB
Climate change communication	Andrew Revkin, Columbia University	391 KB
America's pledge and subnational action	Leon Clarke, Center for Global Sustainability, UMD	1.53 MB
Climate and energy actions and initiatives: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Region	Sue Coakley, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships	785 KB
View from the States: Virginia's Actions for a Low Carbon Future	Michael Dowd, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality	286 KB
California Climate Program Update	Rajinder Sahota, California Air Resources Board	1.52 MB
R&D Outlook for Decarbonization Opportunities	Ellen Williams, UMD	1.03 MB
How to decarbonize road transport in the US?	Anand Gopal, Hewlett Foundation	760 KB
Hydrogen's potential role as a low carbon fuel	Geoff Blanford, EPRI	1.6 MB
Models to inform technological development: Examples from energy storage, electric vehicles, and solar energy	Jessika Trancik, MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society	10.1 MB
Grid operations and planning challenges with decarbonized future	Erik Ela, EPRI	1.34 MB

2019

Name	Author	Size
Agenda	EPRI	744 KB
Speaker Bios	EPRI	850 KB
Decarbonization and Beyond	Anda Ray, EPRI	4.4 MB
Deep Decarbonization Initiative	David Victor, UCSD	1.7 MB
History of WRE and Paris Agreement	Tom Wigley, Univ. of Adelaide	313 KB
Is it time yet?	Richard Richels, EPRI (emeritus)	619 KB
Article 6: Paris' Flexibility Mechanism	Jae Edmonds, PNNL	990 KB
Engaging with Recent Scientific Assessments: Insights and Lessons Learned	Delavane Diaz, EPRI	863 KB
Value of Technology	John Bistline, EPRI	1.7 MB
Capturing Leadership	Whitney Herndon, Rhodium	559 KB
Negative Emissions Technologies Research Agenda	Chris Jones, Georgia Tech	2 MB
How Solar Energy Became Cheap	Greg Nemet, Wisconsin	2.7 MB
Transport: from Disruption to Decarbonization	David McCollum, EPRI	967 KB
Transport Decarbonization	Drew Kodjak, ICCT	773 KB
Promoting Plug-in Electric Vehicles	David Greene, Tennessee	1.6 MB
Prospects of All-Electric Aircraft	Andreas Schäfer, Univ. College London	2.7 MB
Impacts of a Federal Carbon Tax	Noah Kaufman, Columbia	879 KB
From Paris to Honolulu	Karen Palmer, RFF	1.7 MB
Policy Outlook and International Process	Brian Flannery, RFF	476 KB
Company Planning and Greenhouse Gas Strategy	Steven Rose, EPRI	1.7 MB
DTE GHG Strategy and Planning	Greg Ryan, DTE Energy	1.2 MB
SRP GHG Strategy and Planning	Marc Campbell, Salt River Project	1.4 MB
Climate Impacts and Resilience in the Power System	Delavane Diaz, EPRI	770 KB

2018

Name	Author	Size
Agenda	EPRI	628 KB
Speaker Bios	EPRI	1.1 MB
Grounding Good Intentions: A Technical Foundation for Companies	Steve Rose, EPRI	690 KB
Panel: Understanding Company Climate Scenarios and Emissions Goals	Scott Weaver, AEP	228 KB
The Fourth National Climate Assessment – Climate Science Special Report	Benjamin DeAngelo, NOAA	3.6 MB
Understanding Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective	Stephanie Herring, NOAA	2.3 MB
Making Sense of Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity and Other Climate Responses	Chris Forest, Penn State University	4.6 MB
EPRI's National Electrification Assessment and Its Outlook for Transportation	Geoff Blanford, EPRI	993 KB
Panel: Electrification and the Future of Transport	Rachael Nealer, DOE	3.3 MB
Panel: Electrification and the Future of Transport	Malcolm Woolf, AEE	1 MB
Panel: Electrification and the Future of Transport	Pamela MacDougall, NRDC	340 KB
Panel: Policy and Market Trends for Energy Storage and Renewables	Mary Wierzbicki, FERC	2.5 MB
Panel: Policy and Market Trends for Energy Storage and Renewables	Eric Hittinger, RIT	3.2 MB
Panel: Policy and Market Trends for Energy Storage and Renewables	Cara Marcy, EIA	250 KB
Keynote: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Department of Energy's Approach to Resiliency	Katie Jereza, DOE	1.6 MB

2017

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		154 KB
01-Power Markets and State Policy	Richard Newell	418 KB
03 Extreme Events-Heat and Drought	Benjamin Preston	4 MB
04a Research Frontier Panel-Extending the Understanding and Usefulness of US National Economic Impact Analyses	James Neumann	1.34 MB
04b Climate Damage Risks and Decision-Making	Steven Rose	524 KB
05 Outlook for International Climage Change Policy	Joseph Aldy	311 KB
06b SRP	Chico Hunter	122 KB
06c ERCOT	Kenneth Ragsdale	776 KB
07a Integrated Energy Network-Pathway for Action	Bill Gould	3.3 MB
07b Third Way	Matt Bennett	9.8 MB
07c Electrification and Decarbonization	Geoffrey Blanford	988 KB
07d Energy Storage Trends and Challenges	Haresh Kamath	999 KB
Energy and Climate Seminar Bios Final		456 KB

2014

Name	Author	Size
California Electricity Policies - Today & Tomorrow	Michael R. Peevey	178 KB
Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change	Leon Clarke	2.39 MB
Energy Policy and CO2 Mitigation Michigan	Skiles Boyd	599 KB
Implications of the IPCC 5th Assessment Report	Brian P. Flannery	264 KB
Implications of the IPCC Assessments	Adele C. Morris	800 KB
Michigan's Approach to 111(d)	G. Vinson Hellwig	109 KB
Modeling Intermittent Resources	Chris Namovicz	128 KB
Overview of IPCC WG II Report	Joel B. Smith	931 KB
Policy Applications for the Social Cost of Carbon	Jeffrey Hopkins	357 KB
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Experience Cost and Effectiveness	Mike Hachey	373 KB
Renewable Integration and Plant Flexible Operations	John Bistline	1.81 MB
Social Cost of Carbon: Some Not So Rhetorical Questions for Consideration	Brent W. Dorsey	831 KB
The Fifth Assessment: A Discussion of the IPCC Working Group 1 AR5 Report	Chris E. Forest	7.37 MB
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Experience	David Littell	1.56 MB
U.S. Regional Approaches to Energy Policy and CO2 Mitigation	Tom Bottorff	1.06 MB
Speaker Biographies		147 KB

2013

Name	Author	Size
Abundant Natural Gas Analysis	Vic Niemeyer	404 KB
America's Energy Resurgence Overview	Margot Anderson	514 KB
Annual Energy Outlook 2013	Alan Beamon	401 KB
Cost and Performance of Generation Technologies	Robin Bedillion	628 KB
Global Policy and Tech Drivers	Kevin Book	1.54 MB
High Penetration of Renewable Energy	Doug Arent	402 KB
Implications of Abundant Gas	Jae Edmonds	1.50 MB
Key Drivers for the US Energy Future	Jonathan Pershing	2.39 MB
NERA US LNG Exports	Sugandha Tuladhar	1.59 MB
Power System of Future Global Policy and Tech Drivers	Bryan Hannegan	1.29 MB
Technology Learning Curves and Future Technology Costs	Paulina Jaramillo	3.09 MB
US NG Shale Boom and Buildup of Demand	Steve Thumb	900 KB

2012

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		26 KB
PRISM 2.0 The Value of Innovation in Environmental Controls	Hannegan, de la Chesnaye	105 MB
Fuels Used in Electricity Generation	Beamon	339 KB
Small Modular Reactor Program Overview	Beville	501 KB
CO2 Capture and Storage Update	Dalton	695 KB
Climate Policy via the Clean Air Act - Analysis Paradox	De La Chesnaye	402 KB
Electric Transportation	Duvall	2.54 MB
Bioenergy, Capture, and Land Use	Edmonds	988 KB
Energy & Climate Change Research Seminar	Forrister	524 KB
Methane and the Natural Gas Sector - Emissions, Mitigation Opportunities, Programs and Policies	Gunning	1.07 MB
Advanced Nuclear Technology (ANT) Program	Hamel	6.0 MB
U.S. Energy Policy - Three Things to Watch Going Forward	Kruger	315 KB
Transitioning to a Low GHG Global Economy - the role of the electric sector	Richels	764 KB

2011

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		43 KB
International and US Climate Policy Outlook	Joe Aldy	78 KB
EPA Regulatory Approaches to CO2	Nathan Richardson	1.00 MB
California's Energy Future: The View to 2050	Bryan Hannegan	2.00 MB
Drivers of Future US CO2 Emissions	Howard Gruenspecht	196 KB
Natural Gas Supply	Francis O'Sullivan	833 KB
Electricity Demand Growth and Energy Efficiency	Mark Jaccard	448 KB
Future of Electric Transportation	Mark Duvall	1.00 MB
Biomass Supply for Power & Environmental Implications	Steve Rose	455 KB
Renewable Energy: The Promise and Limits	Vic Niemeyer	1.00 MB
Are Market Mechanisms Obsolete?	David Montgomery	256 KB
Introduction to Issues	David Victor	395 KB
China's Growth: Structural Change and Key Drivers of Future Emissions	Trevor Houser	194 KB
China's Future Emissions: Perspectives from the Asian Modeling Exercise	Jae Edmonds	3.00 MB
A Utility Industry Perspective	David Mohler	1.00 MB

2010

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		35 KB
Development and Climate Change	R. Bierbaum	3.78 MB
Stabilization and the Energy Sector	G. Blanford	380 KB
The Challenge of Scaling Up Domestic and International Offset Supplies	A. Diamant	1.07 MB
Natural Gas: Supply and Demand Outlook	H. Gruenspecht	223 KB
Renewables Energy Outlook and Future R&D Needs	B. Hannegan	1.55 MB
Framing U.S. Policy under Uncertainty in a Post-Copenhagen World	H. Jacoby	300 KB
Prospects for Nuclear Power	R. James	2.98 MB
Biogenic Carbon Sequestration and Climate Policy: Issues in Using Forests to Offset Greenhouse Gas Emissions	M. Macauley	912 KB
Energy Policy, Climate Policy and the Electric Sector	V. Niemeyer	2.09 MB
Geoengineering the Climate: Institutional and Governance Issues	T. Parsons	318 KB
Energy Efficiency: Promise and Realities	O. Siddiqui	1.97 MB
Overcoming Barriers to Deployment of CCS	N. Welch	643 KB

2009

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		46 KB
EPA Preliminary Analysis of the Waxman-Markley Discussion Draft	A. Fawcett	286 KB
Beware of Silver Bullets	H. Jacoby	626 KB
Bioenergy with CO2 Capture and Geologic Storage	J. Edmonds	772 KB
Availability and Costs of Supply-Side Electricity Options	R. James	442 KB
Energy Efficiency Potential	J. Weyant	941 KB
The EU ETS: From Two Perspectives	A. Ellerman	103 KB
Science Update: Understanding the IPCC Findings	L. Klump	3.9 MB
Will We Be Forced to a Bread and Water Diet by Climate Change?	B. Easterling	1.64 MB
In Defense of Geoengineering	T. Wigley	2.36 MB
The Key Role of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets in Evolving GHG Cap and Trade Programs	A. Diamant	1.39 MB
Forest (& Agriculture) Carbon Policy: Design and Coordination Insights from Recent Modeling Efforts	S. Rose	625 KB
Integration of Non-CO2 Gas Mitigation in Climate Policy	G. Blanford	187 KB

2008

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		133 KB
Approaches to Modeling Mitigation Costs	B. Pizer	268 KB
Issues in Geoengineering	D. Keith	3.31 MB
Modeling Developing Country Emissions	G. Blanford	336 KB
Long-Term Global Oil Scenarios: Looking Beyond 2030	H. Gruenspecht	314 KB
A New MIT Assessment of Climate Change Risk	H. Jacoby	511 KB
Alternative Scenarios for Developing Countries	J. Edmonds	473 KB
Some Perspectives on the Likely Future of Energy Technologies	J. Weyant	895 KB
Evolution of (the US) Climate Policy (Debate)	R. Schmalensee	111 KB
CO2 Capture and Storage	S. Dalton	980 KB
Climate Impacts	A. Janetos	1.5 MB
Understanding Model Estimates of the Economic Costs of Cliate Policy	T. Wilson	1.64 MB
Climate Policy Compliance from an Electric Utility Perspective	V. Niemeyer	1.33 MB

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