PRESENTATIONS
October 7, 2008
"Equity and Climate Policy: An Allocation Method Based on Individual Emissions"
By Shoibal Chakravarty, Ananth Chikkatur, Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy and Massimo Tavoni
The speakers presented a new framework for allocation of a global carbon reduction target among nations, in which "common but differentiated responsibilities" refers to the emissions of individuals, rather than of nations.
September 16, 2008
"Coal Use in India and China: Supply, Demand, and Generation"
By Ananth Chikkatur, Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
In this talk, Chikkatur presents India's and China's key energy challenges, challenges specific to the electricity and coal sectors, an overview of coal resources and reserves, and current and future coal technologies. Finally, Chikkatur suggests some key takeaways from his research.
August 19, 2008
"Challenges in Devising Better Environmental Policies in the Indian Coal Power Sector"
By Ananth Chikkatur, Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
In this talk, Chikkatur provides some background on Indian coal-power, dives into India's current emissions and regulations, its key policy issues, and finally he proposes a way forward for meeting the many challenges associated with India's coal.
Department of Energy
July 18, 2008
"'Appropriate Effective' Nuclear Security and Accounting — What is It?"
By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
Project on Managing the Atom's Matthew Bunn discusses United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 — a major new tool for combating nuclear terrorism and proliferation that is little used.
July 7, 2008
"Future Scenarios for China's Carbon Emissions"
By Jim Watson
Jim Watson, Deputy Director of the Sussex Energy Group at the University of Sussex, U.K., presented work on a project funded by the U.K. Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research to study "China's Energy Transition."
May 5-6, 2008
"Safety, Security, Safeguards: Enabling Nuclear Energy Growth"
By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
Matthew Bunn presented "Safety, Security, Safeguards: Enabling Nuclear Energy Growth" to the Global Nuclear Future Workshop at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Cambridge, Mass.
May 8, 2008
"Towards Sustainable Coal-Power in India"
By Ananth Chikkatur, Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
In this presentation, Chikkatur discusses India's energy challenges and scenarios, especially as they relate to coal and sustainability.
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May 6, 2008
"Policies for Advanced Coal Technologies in India (and China)"
By Ananth Chikkatur, Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
In a presentation to the World Bank, Ananth Chikkatur discusses the role of coal in the Chinese and Indian power sectors, focusing on policies for incentivizing technological innovation in the coal sector in those countries, and suggesting possible roles for the World Bank regarding coal power in both countries as well.
April 29, 2008
Coal Assessment and Extraction in India: Issues and Prospects
By Ananth Chikkatur, Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
In this presentation, Chikkatur outlines the role coal plays in China, presents the various challenges the coal sector faces in 21st Century India, and discusses a high-level seminar series in India that is addressing these issues.
April 15, 2008
"Biofuel Production, Poverty Reduction and Private Sector Engagement: What Can We Learn from the Brazilian Experience?"
At the ETIP Seminar Series on April 15, 2008, Cesano presented the key factors that lead to the development of the Brazilian ethanol and biodiesel industries.
