Please join the EMSG,in conjunction with the Nicholas Institute, Thursday, April 1st for the next event in the EMSG speaker series. We will be hosting Dr. Craig Pirrong at 2:30pm in LSRC A158. To add this event to your google calendar click here http://tinyurl.com/y8mbkk9.
Dr. Pirrong will be leading a discussion in regards to regulation of carbon derivatives trading.
About Craig Pirrong:
Dr Pirrong is Professor of Finance, and Energy Markets Director for the Global Energy Management Institute at the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. He was previously Watson Family Professor of Commodity and Financial Risk Management at Oklahoma State University, and a faculty member at the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, and Washington University. Professor Pirrong's research focuses on commodities and commodity derivative pricing; the relation between market fundamentals and commodity price dynamics and the implications of this relation for the pricing of commodity derivatives; derivatives market regulation; commodity market manipulation; and the organization of commodity markets. He has published 35 articles in professional publications and is the author of three books. He has consulted widely with exchanges around the world, and has testified before Congress on energy pricing, and has served as an expert witness in a variety of cases involving commodity markets. He holds a Ph.D. in business economics from the University of Chicago.
Thanks,
Joseph Jakuta
Friday, March 26, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
EMSG Speaker Series: Jill Duggan - 3/16 - LSRC A155
Please join the EMSG, Tuesday March 16th for the next event in the EMSG speaker series. We will be hosting Jill Duggan at 12:00pm in LSRC A155. This event will be a brown bag lunch. To add this event to your google calendar click here http://tinyurl.com/yf5wzmm.
Jill Duggan will be leading a discussion in regards to the following topics:
- Challenges with getting a large new environmental market up and running;
- Lessons from the UK's experience that could inform US efforts to mitigate climate change; and
- Her perspectives on the US process after spending some time here.
About Jill Duggan:
Jill Duggan has extensive experience in emissions trading and climate change policy. She managed the UK’s pilot emissions trading scheme from 2003-2005 and was the UK’s cross Government lead for the 2008-2012 phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. As Head of International Emissions Trading she has been working with governments around the world on design and implementation of emissions trading schemes. She has been an advisor to the Western Climate Initiative and on the Steering Committee of the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP). The partnership is an initiative by 25 regions, nations, states and provinces to share best practice on design and implementation of emissions trading schemes.
Jill Duggan has recently been posted to Washington DC as a Senior Visiting Fellow on International Carbon Markets.
Thanks,
Joseph Jakuta
Jill Duggan will be leading a discussion in regards to the following topics:
- Challenges with getting a large new environmental market up and running;
- Lessons from the UK's experience that could inform US efforts to mitigate climate change; and
- Her perspectives on the US process after spending some time here.
About Jill Duggan:
Jill Duggan has extensive experience in emissions trading and climate change policy. She managed the UK’s pilot emissions trading scheme from 2003-2005 and was the UK’s cross Government lead for the 2008-2012 phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. As Head of International Emissions Trading she has been working with governments around the world on design and implementation of emissions trading schemes. She has been an advisor to the Western Climate Initiative and on the Steering Committee of the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP). The partnership is an initiative by 25 regions, nations, states and provinces to share best practice on design and implementation of emissions trading schemes.
Jill Duggan has recently been posted to Washington DC as a Senior Visiting Fellow on International Carbon Markets.
Thanks,
Joseph Jakuta
Monday, February 22, 2010
EMSG Speaker Series: Paul Fackler - 2/23 - LSRC A156
Please join the EMSG next Tuesday for the next event in our speaker series. We will be hosting Paul Fackler, whom will speak on 2/23 at 6:00pm in LSRC A156 (not A155 as was originally posted). Dr. Paul Fackler will be giving a talk titled “Solving Dynamic Decisions problems in Environmental and Resource Economics.” Some refreshments will be provided. To add this event to your google calendar click here http://tinyurl.com/y86w8ge.
About Paul Fackler:
Paul Fackler is a Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. The focuses of his research are in the areas of Agricultural Price Analysis, Futures
and Options Markets, Risk Assessment and Management, Computational Economics. He received his Ph.D in Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota in 1986.
About Paul Fackler:
Paul Fackler is a Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. The focuses of his research are in the areas of Agricultural Price Analysis, Futures
and Options Markets, Risk Assessment and Management, Computational Economics. He received his Ph.D in Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota in 1986.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
EMSG Speaker Series: Walter Thurman - 2/11 - LSRC A155
Please join the EMSG next Thursday for the next event in our speaker series. We will be hosting Walter Thurman, whom will speak on 2/11 at 6:00pm in LSRC A155. Dr. Thurman will be giving a talk titled "Bees, Pollination Markets, and Colony Collapse Disorder." Some refreshments will be provided. To add this event to your google calendar click here.
The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) has proved to be enormously valuable as a pollinator of fruits, vegetables, and seed crops worldwide. In the United States, a complex system of markets has evolved to coordinate the movement of bees among pollinated crops and nectar sources. These markets provide an economic barometer of the health of the pollinating industry and insight into the economic effects of bee disease, including the mysterious disorder of the past several years: Colony Collapse Disorder. Professor Thurman will discuss the current state of honey bees and other topics relating to pollination services in agriculture.
About Walter Thurman:
Walter Thurman is a Reynolds Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. He is a Senior Fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana where he co-directs the Enviropreneur Institute, and currently serves as an editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Thurman studies agricultural and natural resource markets and government policy affecting them. Recent research topics include the markets for pollination services provided by migratory beekeepers, and how public policy affects private land conservation.
The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) has proved to be enormously valuable as a pollinator of fruits, vegetables, and seed crops worldwide. In the United States, a complex system of markets has evolved to coordinate the movement of bees among pollinated crops and nectar sources. These markets provide an economic barometer of the health of the pollinating industry and insight into the economic effects of bee disease, including the mysterious disorder of the past several years: Colony Collapse Disorder. Professor Thurman will discuss the current state of honey bees and other topics relating to pollination services in agriculture.
About Walter Thurman:
Walter Thurman is a Reynolds Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. He is a Senior Fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana where he co-directs the Enviropreneur Institute, and currently serves as an editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Thurman studies agricultural and natural resource markets and government policy affecting them. Recent research topics include the markets for pollination services provided by migratory beekeepers, and how public policy affects private land conservation.
Friday, January 22, 2010
EMSG Speaker Series: Joe Rudek - 1/27 - LSRC A155
Please join the EMSG Wednesday for the next event in our speaker series. We will be hosting Joe Rudek, whom will speak concerning carbon markets on 1/27 at 6:15pm in LSRC A155. Mr. Rudek will be speaking about Nitrogen Markets in North Carolina. Add this event to your google calendar - http://tinyurl.com/yzfjysc
Nitrogen is a very important regulator of plant production and hence of the food chain. In addition, excessive quantities of various nitrogen compounds are important contributors to a number of environmental and public health concerns (e.g. algal blooms, dead zones, acid rain, loss of biodiversity, ozone, fine particulate particles, climate change.) Several North Carolina watershed nitrogen management plans have been developed as a result of Clean Water Act regulations. These watershed management plans include various forms of nitrogen trading systems. The structure and effectiveness of these trading systems will be discussed.
About Joe Rudek:
Joe Rudek is a Senior Scientist with Environmental Defense Fund in its North Carolina office. Dr. Rudek is involved, both within North Carolina and nationally, on issues associated with nonpoint source pollution, especially intensive livestock production and nitrogen pollution. He was very active in the Technology Peer Review Panel for evaluating alternative hog waste treatment technologies as part of the North Carolina Attorney General’s Agreement with Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Premium Standard Farms from 2000 - 2006; and the USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (2002 – 2006). He played a leadership role in the development and passage of the 2007 NC Swine Farm Environmental Performance Standards Act which sets standards for new hog farms, and initiates a voluntary Lagoon Conversion Cost Share Program.
Dr. Rudek received his Ph.D from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. Since completing his degree he has worked with the USGS and as a private consultant involved with Natural Resource Damage Assessments. He has been at EDF since 1996.
Environmental Defense Fund is dedicated to preserving the environmental rights of all people, including the right to clean air, clean water, healthy food, and flourishing ecosystems. From its founding in 1967, EDF has used an innovative mix of scientists, economists, and attorneys to devise practical, economically sustainable solutions to environmental problems.
Nitrogen is a very important regulator of plant production and hence of the food chain. In addition, excessive quantities of various nitrogen compounds are important contributors to a number of environmental and public health concerns (e.g. algal blooms, dead zones, acid rain, loss of biodiversity, ozone, fine particulate particles, climate change.) Several North Carolina watershed nitrogen management plans have been developed as a result of Clean Water Act regulations. These watershed management plans include various forms of nitrogen trading systems. The structure and effectiveness of these trading systems will be discussed.
About Joe Rudek:
Joe Rudek is a Senior Scientist with Environmental Defense Fund in its North Carolina office. Dr. Rudek is involved, both within North Carolina and nationally, on issues associated with nonpoint source pollution, especially intensive livestock production and nitrogen pollution. He was very active in the Technology Peer Review Panel for evaluating alternative hog waste treatment technologies as part of the North Carolina Attorney General’s Agreement with Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Premium Standard Farms from 2000 - 2006; and the USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (2002 – 2006). He played a leadership role in the development and passage of the 2007 NC Swine Farm Environmental Performance Standards Act which sets standards for new hog farms, and initiates a voluntary Lagoon Conversion Cost Share Program.
Dr. Rudek received his Ph.D from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. Since completing his degree he has worked with the USGS and as a private consultant involved with Natural Resource Damage Assessments. He has been at EDF since 1996.
Environmental Defense Fund is dedicated to preserving the environmental rights of all people, including the right to clean air, clean water, healthy food, and flourishing ecosystems. From its founding in 1967, EDF has used an innovative mix of scientists, economists, and attorneys to devise practical, economically sustainable solutions to environmental problems.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
EMSG Speaker Series Event - 11/17
Please join the EMSG this Tuesday night for the next event in our speaker series. We will be hosting Alan Abramson, whom will speak concerning carbon markets on 11/17 at 6pm in LSRC A155. Alan will discuss how carbon markets have evolved and what the future may hold for markets in the US and beyond. Alan will also be presenting his work with the Nicholas Institute on the role of government oversight and regulation for the US carbon market and how it may address the primary and secondary markets. A discussion will follow and refreshments will be provided.
About Alan Abramson:
Alan graduated From Duke University in 1980 with a B.A. in Political Science. Immediately after graduation, he went to work at Bankers Trust as a Government Securities trader. His finance career spanned 28 years, and he has had experiences in both sales and trading, at firms such as Salomon Brothers and Bear Stearns. Alan enrolled in Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment in August of 2007 and received his Duke Environmental Leadership-Masters in Environmental Management degree in May of 2009. Alan currently holds the position of Visiting Carbon Markets Fellow at the Nicholas Institute and is focused on the Carbon Market Initiative.
Add this event to your google calendar - http://tinyurl.com/yleyna6
About Alan Abramson:
Alan graduated From Duke University in 1980 with a B.A. in Political Science. Immediately after graduation, he went to work at Bankers Trust as a Government Securities trader. His finance career spanned 28 years, and he has had experiences in both sales and trading, at firms such as Salomon Brothers and Bear Stearns. Alan enrolled in Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment in August of 2007 and received his Duke Environmental Leadership-Masters in Environmental Management degree in May of 2009. Alan currently holds the position of Visiting Carbon Markets Fellow at the Nicholas Institute and is focused on the Carbon Market Initiative.
Add this event to your google calendar - http://tinyurl.com/yleyna6
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
EMSG Speaker Series Event - 11/10
We will be hosting Kate Culzoni of EDF on 11/10, whom will be giving a presentation titled "Using Market-based Solutions to Rebuild Ocean Fisheries." A discussion will follow. The event will be on 11/10 at 6pm and will be held in LSRC A155. Refreshments will be provided.
About Kate Culzoni:
Kate works for Environmental Defense Fund as the Socioeconomic Analyst for the Southeast Oceans Program. She analyzes the economics of marine fisheries and helps develop innovative approaches for building sustainable, profitable fisheries in the mid- and south Atlantic regions. She conducts analyses on the economic implications of various fisheries management systems, including catch shares. Kate also focuses on finding management solutions that are good for communities and individual businesses.
Kate was a Presidential Management Fellow in the Federal government from 2004 to 2006. She previously worked at NOAA headquarters developing economic analyses for its major asset programs and facilitated the strategic planning process for a NASA Project in Panama. Kate served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala as an Agricultural Marketing Specialist from 2001 to 2004. Education: MS, public policy and management, Carnegie Mellon University; BS, business administration, UNC-Wilmington; BA, Spanish, UNC-Wilmington.
About Kate Culzoni:
Kate works for Environmental Defense Fund as the Socioeconomic Analyst for the Southeast Oceans Program. She analyzes the economics of marine fisheries and helps develop innovative approaches for building sustainable, profitable fisheries in the mid- and south Atlantic regions. She conducts analyses on the economic implications of various fisheries management systems, including catch shares. Kate also focuses on finding management solutions that are good for communities and individual businesses.
Kate was a Presidential Management Fellow in the Federal government from 2004 to 2006. She previously worked at NOAA headquarters developing economic analyses for its major asset programs and facilitated the strategic planning process for a NASA Project in Panama. Kate served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala as an Agricultural Marketing Specialist from 2001 to 2004. Education: MS, public policy and management, Carnegie Mellon University; BS, business administration, UNC-Wilmington; BA, Spanish, UNC-Wilmington.
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