On June 9 and 10, 2011, the IUCN Academy hosted its third workshop on Biofuels. This workshop is part of a larger project on Biofuels and Global Environmental Issues, supported by the Law Foundation of Ontario.
University of Ottawa, June 9 & 10, 2011
Day One ‐ Thursday June 9, 2011
Session I
Biofuels and the Environmental Science Lessons "Learned" for Canada's Evolving Bioenergy and Bioproducts Agenda
Terry McIntyre, Senior Science Advisor, Biofuels and Bioenergy, Environment Canada
Biofuels Regulatory Web
Jeremy DeBeer, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
What Problem are We Trying to Solve? What is the Potential Role of Law in Solving it? What are the Potential Difficulties in Doing So?
Paul Martin, Director
Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law, University of New England
Session II
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels as a Tool for Policy Makers – not just Consumers. The interaction between RSB voluntary certification and regulatory policies
Barbara Bramble, Senior Advisor for the International Climate and Energy
Program, National Wildlife Federation
Using Biofuels to Address Multiple Environmental Objectives
Matt McCandless, Project Manager
Sustainable Natural Resources Management / Climate Change and Energy, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Reconsidering Renewable Fuels: Designing Renewable Fuels Standards that will Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Protect the Food Supply
Melissa Powers, Lewis & Clark Law School, Oregon
Luncheon Speaker: Ken Field, Chairman, GreenField Ethanol
Plenary Session I
National Approaches
Chair: Jeremy deBeer, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Biofuels Policy : An Ontario Perspective
Bill Greenizan, Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
Canadian Biofuels Policies
Don O'Connor, S&T2 and GHGenius
U.S.A.
Federal The Obama Administration's Biofuels Roadmap
Bill Hagy, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Plenary Session II
National Approaches ‐ cont'd
EU: The EU Legal Toolbox for the Transition to a Low Carbon Future
Anita Rønne, University of Copenhagen
Brazil: The Policy, Law and Social‐Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels in Brazil
Vladimir Magalhaes, Catholic University of UniSantos, Brazil
South Africa: The Role of Sustainable Development Principles in Enabling Effective Renewable Energy Policy – a South African Perspective
Michelle Barnard, North‐West University, South Africa
Philippines: The Salience of Discourse Coalitions in Biofuels Policymaking: The Philippine Case
Marvin Montefrio, PhD Candidate Environmental and Natural Resources Policy, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York
Day Two - Friday, June 10, 2011
Plenary Session III
Sustainability Criteria: the example of EU Biofuels legislation
Rafal Lapkowski, Trade and Economic Advisor & Second Secretary, EU Delegation to Canada
A Geography‐Based Critique of New US Biofuels Regulations
Stewart Fast, PhD candidate and Marc Saner, Director, Institute for Science, Society, and Policy, University of Ottawa
Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny, LLM Candidate, University of British Columbia
Concurrent Panel Sessions:
(1) Technology and Commercialization
Marie‐Helene Labrie
Vice President, Enerkem
Gordon Quaiattini
President, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
(2) Markets, Trade and Biofuels
Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Economic Incentive Frameworks
Prof. Brad Saville
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
University of Toronto
Ensuring fairness in the governance of international trade in biofuels: Is the understanding of food security under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture adequate to deal with the challenge of biofuels?
Stephanie Switzer, University of Dundee
Interactions Between the WTO Agreements and a State's Ability to Police the International Trade of Biofuels: a Case Study of the US Renewable Fuel Standard
Danielle Spiegel, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Plenary Session IV
The Advantages and Challenges of Biofuels versus Other Fuel Options
Jack Smith, Adjunct Professor of Technology and Strategy
Telfer School, University of Ottawa
Identifying the Impediments to the Adoption and Implementation of a Legal and Regulatory Risk Management Model for Biofuels Weeds Control
Elodie Le Gal, University Of New England, Australia
The Need for a Comprehensive Energy Policy, the role of Biofuels within it, and within the broader Sustainability framework
Warren Mabee, Associate Director
Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy and the Sustainable Bioeconomy Centre, Queens School of Policy Studies
Working Group Discussions: Designing Proposals for Change
- Working Group 1: Overall Design of Policy – Policy Tools
- Working Group 2: Sustainability Components
- Working Group 3: Standards, Baselines and Certification
- Working Group 4: Markets, Financing and Trade