International Workshop on Institutional Dimensions of Carbon Management at the Urban and Regional Levels

The Global Carbon Project (GCP), National Institute for Environment Studies(NIES) and Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (IDGEC) project of IHDP are jointly organizing one day international workshop entitled "Institutional Dimensions of the Urban and Regional Carbon Management" on 5th December in Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia.

The workshop will discuss and explore theoretical framework of "fit", "scale" and "interplay" applied in the contexts of urban and regional carbon management as well as clarify the practical dimensions of carbon management related institutional challenges. The workshop will also discuss case studies from European cities, US cities, Chinese cities, and Latin American Cities and explore urban carbon management opportunities from a "development" perspective.

Opening Greetings and Introductory Remarks

9.00 to 9.30: Goals and Objectives of the Workshop(pdf, 0.4MB)
Shobhakar Dhakal, Heike Schroeder

Conceptual Framing: Scale, Interplay, and Institutional Diagnostics

Session Chair: Oran R. Young

9:30 to 9:50: Institutional Diagnostics and Climate Change Post 2012(pdf, 0.3MB)
Heike Schroeder, Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (IDGEC)

9:50 to 10:10: Horizontal and Vertical Interplay and Regional Carbon Management(pdf, 0.9MB)
Norichika Kanie, Tokyo Institute of Technology

10:10 to 10:30: Scale Matters in Environmental Governance(pdf, 0.6MB)
Dave Huitema, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

--Discussions--
(10:30 to 10:50)

--Coffee Break--
(10:50 to 11:10)

Regional/Urban Solutions and City Case Studies with Emphasis on Scale, Interplay and Design/Institutional Diagnostics

Session Chair: Heike Schroeder

11:10 to 11:30: Practical Perspectives of Institutional Issues of Urban Carbon Management(pdf, 0.8MB)
Shobhakar Dhakal, Global Carbon Project (GCP), Tsukuba International Office

11:30 to 11:50: The Scale and the Readiness Arguments in Integrating Global Concerns into Urban Management(pdf, 1.1MB)
Xuemei Bai, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Canberra

11:50 to 12:10: International Organizations and National Carbon Management(pdf, 0.1MB)
Jimin Zhao, University of Michigan

--Discussions--
(12:10 to 12:90)

--Lunch--
(12:30 to 14:00)

Session Chair: Shobhakar Dhakal

14:00 to 14:20: Carbon Management and Institutional Issues in European Cities(pdf, 1.6MB)
Kristine Kern, University of Minnesota

14:20 to 14:40: Carbon Management in US Cities and States(pdf, 0.4MB)
Michele Betsill, Colorado State University Fort Collins

14:40 to 15:00: Carbon Management and Institutional Issues in Latin American Cities(pdf, 0.6MB)
Patricia Romero Lankao, Institute for Society and Environment, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

15:00 to 15:20: Carbon Management and Institutional Issues in Cities of China(pdf, 0.3MB)
Qi Ye, Institute of Public Policy, Tsinghua University

--Discussions--
(15:20 to 15:40)

--Coffee Break--
(15:40 to 16:00)

Discussions

16:00 to 17:00: Facilitator: Agus Sari, Ecosecurities and Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (IDGEC)

Closing

Dinner