DAY: 1 Policy

 

Welcome!

John Huber
President
NORA

Dr. Moritz Bellingen
President
Eurofuel Association

 

Carbon Intensity: Part 1
The only policy in the U.S.

John Huber
President
NORA
John gives an overview of U.S. government’s activities to achieve a lower carbon economy as well as what effect the November elections could have. After the U.S. withdrew from the Paris accords, most of the states in heating oil territory signed onto the Paris accords and enacted aggressive greenhouse gas policies.

Carbon Intensity: Part 2
The only policy in the U.S.

Michael Trunzo
Director Gov’t Affairs & Association Management
Shenker, Russo & Clark LLP
Michael focuses of the government activities of several of the states of U.S. government’s activities to achieve a low-carbon future.  After the U.S. withdrew from the Paris accords, most of the states in heating oil territory signed onto the Paris accords and enacted aggressive greenhouse gas policies.

Twenty-Seven Countries:
The march to low-carbon fuels

Sandrine Devos
Secretary General
Eurofuel Association

Sandrine describes the activities of the European Union and their goals.
She will then describe the complex relationship between the EU in Brussels, and how the goals of the EU are translating to policies in the member states.

New York:
Multi-Dimensional decarbonization planning
for residential buildings

Courtney Moriarta
NYSERDA

Ms. Moriarta will provide an overview of New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) an implementation plan toward a carbon neutral economy. She will then describe what will be necessary to have a successful implementation. How does a transition to electricity affect the need for improved efficiency in buildings, and can that be done cost effectively? Other than electricity, what role can clean heating fuels play in New York’s energy
planning scenarios?

 

Liquid fuel producers: Part 1
Makers of today’s fuel—what about tomorrow?

Cécile Nourigat
UPEI

A conversion to low-carbon fuels presents unique challenges and opportunities to traditional manufacturers & distributors. This panel of representatives from integrated oil companies will discuss how they plan to respond to the low carbon challenges.

Liquid fuel producers: Part 2
Makers of today’s fuel—what about tomorrow?

Giorgia Manno
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A conversion to low-carbon fuels presents unique challenges and opportunities to traditional manufacturers & distributors. This panel of representatives from integrated oil companies will discuss how they plan to respond to the low carbon challenges.

 

Liquid fuel producers: Part 3
Makers of today’s fuel—what about tomorrow?

Erik Slifka
President, CEO & Director
Global Partners
A conversion to low-carbon fuels presents unique challenges and opportunities to traditional manufacturers & distributors. This panel of representatives from integrated oil companies will discuss how they plan to respond to the low carbon challenges.

 

Liquid fuel producers: Part 4
Makers of today’s fuel—what about tomorrow?

Christian Froehlich,
VARO Energy Germany

Marc-Manuel Simler
VARO Energy Germany

A conversion to low-carbon fuels presents unique challenges and opportunities to traditional manufacturers & distributors. This panel of representatives from integrated oil companies will discuss how they plan to respond to the low carbon challenges.

 

Liquid fuel producers: Part 5

Dr. Uta Weiss
UPEI
A conversion to low-carbon fuels presents unique challenges and opportunities to traditional manufacturers & distributors. This panel of representatives from integrated oil companies will discuss how they plan to respond to the low carbon challenges.

 

Liquid fuel producers: Q & A

A conversion to low-carbon fuels presents unique challenges and opportunities to traditional manufacturers & distributors. This panel of representatives from integrated oil companies will discuss how they plan to respond to the low carbon challenges.

Eurofuel’s Vision & Road Map

Dr. Moritz Bellingen
President
Eurofuel Association
How should the industry respond to the challenges of low carbon fuels?
Dr. Moritz Bellingen will describe the process the industry in Europe undertook to have a response to the growing policy efforts undermining the sale of petroleum products and the results of that process.

U.S. Heating Oil: What is the strategy?

Charlie Uglietto
President
Cubby Fuel
Cubby Fuel retails both residential & commercial heating oil in the Boston market as well as operates an active service department. Cubby began retailing high-blends of biodiesel (B-20) and they are now working to move to B-40. Charlie will present his experiences with higher blends & efforts of the industry to develop a policy to respond to low-carbon demands. At an industry meeting of 200 retailers, a resolution to point a pathway forward was passed and Charlie is leading the way to have it implemented.

Wrap-up: Day 1

Dr. Moritz Bellingen
President
Eurofuel Association