September 19, 2007 Teleconference

“ Washington Update on Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gases”

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Eastern

Registration and information: see www.renewableenergyinfo.org

Significant legislative and administrative departmental and agency advances are on the horizon. Both the Senate and the House have passed sweeping energy bills. A national renewable portfolio standard is an integral part of the House bill. Stricter CAFÉ (corporate average fuel economy) standards and Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) for many classes of automobiles are an integral part of the discussion in both the House and Senate. Significant tax incentives are included in the House Bill, while the Senate postponed its consideration of renewable tax benefits. The contours of the final legislation will be resolved in conference committee during the fall.

Following an extensive series of hearings on climate change, both Houses of Congress have committed to working on a national greenhouse gas program in the fall. Several bills addressing the issue have been introduced in both Houses. The White House has extended an invitation to world leaders for a meeting in September to discuss a global solution to climate change.

This ABA/ ACORE program kicking off the annual teleconference series for 2007-08 will feature leading representatives from the Senate, the House of Representatives and the Executive branch who will provide their perspectives on current developments concerning renewable energy and climate change legislation and where the U.S. is headed later this year.

Moderators:

• Edna Sussman, Hoguet Newman & Regal LLP
• Roger Stark, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

Speakers:

• The Honorable Edward J. Markey, US House of Representatives (D-MA)
• The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senate (D-R.I.) , member Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
• Erik D. Olson, Deputy Staff Director & General Counsel, Majority Staff, Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works

Learn about:

* Design and prospects for a national renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS)
* Design and prospects for increased CAFÉ standards and interplay with RFS
* Tax incentives for renewables in pending legislation
* Measures to promote biofuels in pending legislation
* R&D funding for renewables in pending legislation
* Architecture of the greenhouse gas legislative solutions and key issues driving the debate
* Administration perspectives on renewables and climate change solutions in a domestic and international context.

Cost: $25

Registration and information: see www.renewableenergyinfo.org

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