Policy Work

Greenhouse Gas Analysis

Peer Exchange: benchmarking low-carbon transportation policy and greenhouse-gas analytical methodology. A workshop held December 4, 2019 for the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol.

Results

Summary and Proceedings

Summary

Key results and policy recommendations

Summit purpose, proceedings, and recommendations for action.

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Blog post

Summary of Peer Exchange Proceedings

The Hawaii Energy Policy Forum blog post.

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Read-aheads

Background Reports

Read-ahead

Greenhouse Gas Regulation in Transportation Fuel Policy

A policy overview of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard, the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and other transportation policy using GHG reduction as a metric. Executive summary of a report for Simonpietri Enterprises clients.

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Hawaiʻi Court Decisions Raise the Bar for Greenhouse Gases

Two Hawaiʻi Supreme and 2nd Circuit Court decisions that enforced state GHG laws and set precedents for agency decisions and environmental assessments. An extract from a report for Simonpietri Enterprises clients.

Informational Briefings

Speaker Presentations

Joelle Simonpietri

Hawaii Scenesetter & U.S. GHG Policy and Renewable Fuel Standard Overview

President, Simonpietri Enterprises LLC.

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Maria Tome

State of Hawaiʻi Greenhouse Gas Policy Overview

Renewable Energy Division Chief, Hawaiʻi State Energy Office.

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Graham Noyes

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Overview

Executive Director, Low Carbon Fuel Coalition.

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Cory-Ann Wind

Oregon’s Greenhouse Gas Policy and Clean Fuel Program

Administrator, State of Oregon’s Clean Fuel Program.

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Michael Wang

U.S. DOE’s GREET model for carbon lifecycle analysis

Director, Systems Assessment Center, Argonne National Laboratory.

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Carol Sim

Washington State’s Low-Carbon Aviation Task Force

Assistant Executive Director, Aviation Sustainability Center, Washington State University.

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Michael Wolcott

Overview of the ICAO CORSIA

Executive Director, FAA Aviation Sustainability Center of Excellence.

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For our greenhouse-gas lifecycle analysis services, or to learn more about GHG policy and technical methodology, contact us. See also the Impact page and the Hawaiʻi Aviation & Climate Action Summit.