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Appendix A: Workshop Announcement and Agenda
Pages 29-32

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... Our goal is to stimulate a dialogue about the relative strengths and weaknesses of models used to assess the economic impacts of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This workshop will be comprised of four major sessions taking place over the 2 days.
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... Steve Smith 1:30 PM Beyond the "Black Box" of Learning Curves: Their Use and Misuse in Assessments of Technological Change Nebojsa Nakicenoviic, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis 2:00 PM The Perils of the Learning Model for Modeling Endogenous Technological Change William Nordhaus, Yale University
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...  APPENDIX A 2:30 PM Uncertainties in Learning Curves for Climate Policy Analysis Edward Rubin, Carnegie Mellon University 3:00 PM Break 3:15 PM Discussion Session Jae EdmondsPacific Northwest National Laboratory Greg NemetUniversity of Wisconsin David GreeneOak Ridge National Laboratory 4:00 PM Audience questions and answers 4:30 PM Adjourn Friday, April 16 Panel Session: OffsetsWhat's Assumed, What is Known/Not Known, What Difference They 8:30 AM Make Planning subgroup Karen Palmer (lead) Rich Richels 8:30 AM Role of Offsets in Global and Domestic Climate Policy Ray Kopp, Resources For the Future 9:00 AM International Offsets: The Potential Role of the Energy Sector Geoff Blanford, Electrical Power Research Institute 9:30 AM Assessment of Forests and Other Land Based Offsets: Costs and Benefits Brent Sohngen, Ohio State University 10:00 AM Offsets in Policy Modeling Allen Fawcett, Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Economics Branch 10:30 AM Break 11:00 AM Discussion session Analysis of Clean Development Mechanism David Victor, University of California, San Diego Data Needs for Offset Verification Molly Macauley, Resources for the Future 11:50 AM Audience questions and answers 12:15 PM Lunch
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...  MODELING THE ECONOMICS OF GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION Panel Discussion: Storylines, Scenarios, and the Limits of Long-Term Socio-Techno-Economic 1:30 PM Forecasting Planning subgroup Steve Smith (lead) Rich Richels Bill Nordhaus 1:30 PM Moderator's Opening Remarks Steven Smith, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 1:40 PM Next Generation Scenarios for Climate Modeling and Research on Adaptation and Mitigation Richard Moss, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 2:10 PM Scenarios for Climate Economics Modeling Dale Jorgenson, Harvard University 2:40 PM Audience Q&A Session Closing RoundtableReflections on the Workshop and Future Topics 3:00 PM Workshop Planning Committee John Weyant Rich Richels Bill Nordhaus Karen Palmer Steve Smith Marilyn Brown End of Workshop 4:00 PM
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  • abatement supply
  • supply curves
  • gas emissions
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  • learning curves
  • economic impacts
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  • reducing greenhouse
  • endogenous technological

  • relative strengths
  • steve smith
  • technological change
  • major sessions
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  • listed below
  • detailed agenda
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  • international institute
  • yale university
  • william nordhaus
  • nebojsa nakicenoviic


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