Papers and Presentations
Workshop #4: Modeling Ag-Forest Offsets and Biofuels in U.S. and Canadian Regional and National Mitigation, March 5-8, 2007

Welcome and Workshop Overview

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Welcome and Workshop Overview Authors: Ken Andrasko Microsoft PowerPoint     3981 KB 23 min. 2 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Session 1: Policy Landscapes - Program Status and Modeling Needs

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Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in the Northeast Authors: Sandra Brown Adobe Acrobat     124 KB 43 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

2.1: Decision Support Tools for Meeting Program Implementation Challenges

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Advances in Modeling C Stock Change on Canada’s Agricultural Land Authors: Brian McConkey Microsoft PowerPoint     20534 KB 118 min. 49 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Carbon Management Evaluation Tool: Voluntary Reporting Tool for Greenhouse Gases Authors: Carolyn Olson Microsoft PowerPoint     2205 KB 12 min. 45 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Combining Remote Sensing, Inventory Data, and Economic Modeling for Spatial Estimates of Land Management and Carbon Flux Authors: Tris West Adobe Acrobat     5729 KB 33 min. 9 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

2.2: Modeling Ventures into Unchartered Waters: New Departures in Biophysical and Economic Modeling

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Public Land, Timber Harvests and Climate Mitigation: Quantifying Carbon Sequestration Potential on U.S. Public Timberlands Authors: Brian Murray Microsoft PowerPoint     860 KB 4 min. 58 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Emerging Results and Opportunities for Spatial Bioeconomic Analyses in Canada Authors: Dan McKenney and Denys Yemshanov Adobe Acrobat     3394 KB 19 min. 38 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Fire Prevention as a GHG Mitigation Strategy Authors: Robert Beach and Brent Sohngen Microsoft PowerPoint     414 KB 2 min. 23 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Canada’s National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System:Applications in Reporting and Policy Support Authors: Werner Kurz Microsoft PowerPoint     19401 KB 112 min. 16 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Session 3: Environmental Co-effects of GHG Mitigation: The Ecosystem Services View

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Part 1 - Environmental Co-effects of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation The Role of Wetlands Authors: Pascal Badiou Microsoft PowerPoint     19399 KB 112 min. 15 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Part 2 - Environmental Co-effects of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation The Role of Wetlands Authors: Pascal Badiou Microsoft PowerPoint     25380 KB 146 min. 52 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

The Ecosystem Services View Authors: Ralph Alig Microsoft PowerPoint     752 KB 4 min. 21 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Session 4: Biofuels: How Feasible Are Large-Scale Goals for Biofuel Penetration in the US and Canada

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How Feasible Are Large-Scale Goals for Biofuel Penetration in the US and Canada? Authors: Ken Andrasko Microsoft PowerPoint     146 KB 50 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

4.1: National and Global Overview

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How Feasible Are Dreams of Biofuels? Authors: Bruce McCarl Microsoft PowerPoint     1418 KB 8 min. 12 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Challenges Facing Modelers of the Biofuels Industry in Canada Authors: Kurt Klein and Danny Le Roy Microsoft PowerPoint     1377 KB 7 min. 57 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

The Renewable Fuels Standard: A Status Report Authors: Michael Shelby Microsoft PowerPoint     190 KB 1 min. 5 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

4.2: Supply Opportunities and Economic Modeling in US and Canada

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Biofuels in Polysys: Model design, simulation and expansion Authors: Chad Hellwinckel Microsoft PowerPoint     3960 KB 22 min. 54 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Feasibility of Large Scale Biofuels: Assessing the One Billion Ton Study Authors: John Miranowski Adobe Acrobat     348 KB 2 min. @ 28.8 Kbps

Modeling Bioenergy in the U.S. Forest Service’s RPA Assessment Authors: Peter Ince Microsoft PowerPoint     3715 KB 21 min. 29 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

4.3: Panel and Group Discussion 1: What are the environmental implications of increased biofuel use in the US and how can we model them?

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What Are the Environmental Implications of Increased Biofuel Use in the U.S., and How Can We Model Them? Authors: Bruce McCarl Microsoft PowerPoint     785 KB 4 min. 32 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Environmental Implications of Increased Biofuels Use in the U.S. Authors: Lynn Wright Microsoft PowerPoint     7254 KB 41 min. 58 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

4.4: Modeling Ag/Forestry and Energy Sector Market Linkages

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Demand for Small Scale Bio-Energy Technology: Opportunities for Agricultural & Energy Policy Integration Authors: Joel Schumacher, Vincent Smith and Susan Capalbo Microsoft PowerPoint     1160 KB 6 min. 42 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Biofuel Demand Projections in the Annual Energy Outlook Authors: Michael Schaal Microsoft PowerPoint     260 KB 1 min. 30 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Seeking Negative-Carbon Bioenergy Options: Cost-Competitive Synfuels from Coal and Sustainable Prairie Grass Biomass Authors: Robert Williams Adobe Acrobat     592 KB 3 min. 25 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Session 5: Reducing Deforestation as a Mitigation Option

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Modeling Economic Opportunities for Avoided Deforestation Authors: Brent Sohngen and Robert Beach Microsoft PowerPoint     3455 KB 19 min. 59 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Reducing Deforestation as a Mitigation Option: Session Introduction Authors: Brian Murray Microsoft PowerPoint     384 KB 2 min. 13 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Deforestation Research in the United States: Evidence To Inform the Avoided Deforestation Discussion Authors: Ralph Alig Microsoft PowerPoint     1727 KB 9 min. 59 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps

Overview of Scientific, Technical and Methodological Issues Related to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries (RED-DC) Authors: Sandra Brown Adobe Acrobat     2210 KB 12 min. 47 sec. @ 28.8 Kbps