Past Conferences & Events

Introduction

• John Beale Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Welcoming Remarks

• Jim Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality
• Speech (PDF, 5 pp., 19 KB)

Vision for the Methane to Markets Partnership

• Steve Johnson, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Speech (PDF, 3 pp., 21 KB)

Development of Sustainable Markets for Methane Gas

• Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Speech (PDF, 11 pp., 22 KB)

Methane Science and Policy

• Henry D. Jacoby, Co-Director, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Presentation (PDF, 12 pp., 178 KB)

  This presentation covers the role of methane in climate change and the potential for significant short-term benefits from methane reduction. It also discusses the many low-cost opportunities for yielding a marketable product from methane sources and demonstrates the value of a methane reduction program such as Methane to Markets, compared to a carbon dioxide-only reduction program, under a variety of scenarios.

Global Energy Markets

• Marianne Haug, Director, Office of Energy Technology and R&D, International Energy Agency
• Presentation (PDF, 19 pp., 474 KB)

  This presentation provides an overview of the role of the International Energy Agency (IEA) as well as a summary of world energy demand, energy security, and market trends under the current policy scenario and under an alternative policy scenario. Also discussed is the required energy investment over the next 30 years in each scenario. The session also includes an assessment of policy versus technology development and deployment to achieve energy and environmental goals.

• Coal Mine Methane
• Landfill Methane
• Oil and Gas