Thursday, February 8, 2007: 8:30 AM
Marriott Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Salons ABC, First Floor
31: Public Policy: Market-Based Incentives
8:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:35 AMSoil Management Protocols and Projects for Greenhouse Gas Offsets in Canada.
Dennis E. Haak, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
8:55 AM"US Climate Policy -- Is Agriculture a Player or By-Stander".
Sara Hessenflow Harper, Environmental Defense
9:15 AMFarm Bill Incentives for Climate Protection.
Elizabeth Martin Perera, Natural Resources Defense Council - Climate Center, Dan Lashof, Natural Resources Defense Council - Climate Center
9:35 AMFarm-Specific Modeling can Provide Better Value to Soil-based GHG Offset Buyers and Sellers.
Karen Updegraff, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Patrick Zimmerman, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Patrick Kozak, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, P.V. Sundareshwar, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
9:55 AMRefreshment Break
10:15 AMGHG Project Accounting for Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry Projects.
Florence H. Daviet, World Resources Institute, Suzie Greenhalgh, World Resources Institute, Emily Weninger, World Resources Institute
10:35 AMIndicators of Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Impacts in Agricultural and Forest Ecosystems.
Christine Negra, The Heinz Center, Robin O'Malley, The Heinz Center, Kent Cavender-Bares, The Heinz Center, Caroline Cremer, The Heinz Center, Eric Washburn, Windward Consulting
10:55 AMMitigation Potential and Costs of Avoided Deforestation.
Brent L. Sohngen, The Ohio State University, Robert H. Beach, RTI International
11:15 AMFarmer Management of Risk Associated with Climate Extremes as Indicators of Adaptation to Climate Change.
Jennifer Phillips, Bard College
11:35 AMAdjourn

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