In an effort to answer one very tangled question — how can we meet rapidly growing energy demand with the rapidly growing global and American populations in the coming decades, while producing it clean — we turn to the top industry experts from America’s oil and gas sector, financial sector, as well as top U.S. federal government decision makers for answers.
The Carbon Innovation Forum, presented by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and ClearPath will cover exciting developments in carbon management and hydrogen; the investments needed; and the policies to support the scale up of technology.
*Agenda is subject to change and will be updated periodically as speakers are confirmed.
Event Details
September 23, 2024 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET Convene, 2nd Floor 237 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
Agenda
1:00pm - 1:10pm: Doors Open
1:10pm - 1:15pm: Program begins
Welcome Remarks
1:15pm - 1:30pm: Driving Demand: The Department of Energy’s Partnerships with Industry
Decarbonization policies must balance supply and demand. DOE's Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report and the Hydrogen Demand Initiative (H2DI) support the commercial deployment of low-carbon hydrogen from the regional hydrogen hubs and recognize the demand growth needed to support the commercialization of technologies. This discussion will focus on demand market signals and efforts by DOE to promote commercialization for low-carbon solutions.
Jeremy Harrell, ClearPath – Moderator
Deputy Under Secretary Leslie Biddle, Department of Energy
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Don’t Forget Demand: The Need for a Low-Carbon Market
Economy-wide decarbonization will require increased demand for low-carbon products like cement, steel, hydrogen and chemicals. However, price premiums can make it difficult for producers of low-carbon products to obtain offtake agreements, reducing demand certainty and limiting industrial emitters' ability to secure investment in critical emissions reduction efforts. This panel will explore the challenges of securing private-sector demand for low-carbon products and how new and existing demand-side policy mechanisms can promote the scaling of these markets.
Alex Dewar, Boston Consulting Group
Andrew Stinson, Bank of America
Arjun Murti, Veriten
2:00pm - 2:15pm: Community Engagement: Communicating on Carbon
Community engagement is a critical piece of any infrastructure project, including the deployment of low-carbon technologies. Low-carbon projects, such as CO2 pipelines, have faced implementation delays as a result of local concerns, hindering the deployment of low-carbon technologies critical to meeting climate goals. This fireside chat will discuss the development of community benefit plans and how effective community engagement can generate local support for projects and support communities' understanding of low-carbon technologies, why they're needed, and the many benefits they can offer.
Aaron Padilla, American Petroleum Institute – Moderator
Special Advisor Sonrisa Lucero, Department of Energy
2:15pm - 2:45pm: Overcoming Deployment Hurdles on the Hydrogen Horizon
Experts explore the transformative potential of hydrogen as a cleaner energy solution and the deployment hurdles that need to be overcome. They’ll dissect the challenges of the “three pillars” (hourly matching, deliverability and incrementality), opportunities to scale-up, production, distribution, and utilization, and how to maximize existing federal support. Through a focus on innovation, decarbonization, and global impact; this panel offers a comprehensive outlook on how hydrogen is poised to shape the future of energy.
Amy Harder, CipherClimate – Moderator
Joseph Majkut, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Benjamin Smith, Syzygy
2:45pm - 3:00pm: Reducing Emissions in the Natural Gas Supply Chain
The National Petroleum Council (NPC), a federally chartered and privately funded advisory committee, was established by the Secretary of the Interior in 1946 with the purpose of advising, informing, and making recommendations to the Secretary of Energy and the entire Executive Branch on matters relating to oil and natural gas or to the oil and gas industries. This session offers critical insights into the NPC’s most recent report, the evolving landscape of the energy sector, emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities. It also covers how innovative tools such as greenhouse gas monitoring facilitate energy security, sustainability, and technological innovation in ever-changing geopolitical dynamics.
Kelly Coppola, ExxonMobil
3:00pm - 3:10pm: Networking Break
3:10pm - 3:40pm: Discussion Dialogues
From different lenses of policy, deployment or financing, each roundtable will tackle the same very important question: What milestones do we need to accomplish in order to get steel in the ground by 2028 and commercial scale by 2050?
3:40pm - 3:50pm: Return to Main Room
3:50pm - 4:00pm: Top Takeaway of Discussion Dialogues
4:00pm - 4:15pm: Carbon Credit Integrity: How to Change Perceptions
Carbon markets have emerged as a critical tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and incentivizing the development of innovative solutions across industries, but many are skeptical about the quality of the credits and markets themselves. This fireside chat will discuss ways to bolster credit integrity and the role of regulation in ensuring quality markets.
With corporations working to meet their decarbonization goals, carbon markets have emerged as a critical tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and incentivizing the development of innovative solutions like carbon dioxide removal (CDR) across industries. This panel will explore the multifaceted landscape of carbon markets, examining their potential to support the deployment of high-quality emissions reduction projects in the US, as well as how they tie into international rulebooks like Article 6 and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).