Meeting under Chatham House rules in Copenhagen May 8-9, 25 participants from five nations plus the European Union continued an in-depth exploration of the "Arctic Initiative" on short-lived climate forcers, concentrating on how to develop sound mitigation measures as quickly as possible.
Program Presentations:
Session I: Current State of Understanding
- Black Carbon, Dr. Tami Bond, University of Illinois
- Tropospheric Ozone, Ellen Baum, Clean Air Task Force
- Tropospheric Ozone, Dr. Terje Berntsen, CICERO
- Halocarbons, Dr. Ole Nielsen, University of Copenhagen
Session II: Current and Anticipated Regulation of Short-term Forcers
Session III: Methane: Sources and Reduction Opportunities
- Paul Gunning, Director, Methane-to-Markets, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Dr. Fabian Wagner, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Session IV: "Oslo Process" Initiatives: Update and Future Strategies
- General Update, Pam Pearson, CPC-Europe
