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International Energy Agency
European Conference of Ministers of Transport
WORKSHOP: MANAGING OIL DEMAND IN TRANSPORT
Paris, 7-8 March, 2005
Monday, 7 March
Saving Oil in a Hurry
Registration
Welcome: Claude Mandil, Executive Director,
IEA; Jack Short, Secretary General, ECMT
Introduction, scope and objectives of the workshop – Lew
Fulton, Administrator, Energy Technology Policy Office, IEA
Why
Save Oil in a Hurry? – David Greene,
Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
Session I: Saving Oil in a Hurry: an Overview of Demand
Restraint
Chair: Lew Fulton
Setting
the Stage: IEA’s Oil Security and Demand Restraint Programme – Klaus
Jacoby, Head of Emergency Planning and Preparations Division,
IEA
IEA “Saving Oil in a Hurry” study – Robert
Noland, Reader in Transport and Environmental Policy, Imperial
College London
Coffee break
Perspectives on Demand Restraint
Appropriate
Government Responses During a Supply Disruption– Jack
Short, Secretary General ECMT
Haulage
Industry Perspective – Jens Hügel,
Head, Sustainable Development, International Road Transport Union
Oil
Industry Perspective – John Mumford, Vice –President
UK Region, BP Oil UK Ltd.
Lunch (catered at IEA)
Session II: Country Experiences and “best practice” case
studies
Chair: Klaus Jacoby
A
Survey of IEA Country Emergency Plans – Jason
Elliott, Administrator, Emergency Planning and Preparations, IEA
Dutch
Programmes to Promote Vehicle In-use Efficiency – Martin
Kroon, Senior Policy Advisor on Transport & Environment, Ministry
of Environment, NetherlandsExperiences from the electricity sector:
Summary
of IEA 2003 Workshop “How to save electricity in a hurry” –Alan
Meier, Principal Administrator, Energy Efficiency & Environment Division,
IEA (+ selection of videos)
Lessons
Learned from Saving Electricity in a Hurry - a New Zealand Perspective – Heather
Staley, Chief Executive, New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
Coffee break
Session III: Open discussion of country needs
and potential areas of co-operation, and proposed new analytical work
in this area
Chair: Neil Hirst, Director, IEA Office of Technology and
R&D
• Role of governments and recommended strategies
for saving oil in a hurry, areas of agreement
• Identification of opportunities for greater co-operation within
and between countries in policy development and implementation
•
Gaps in information, data, analysis – IEA/ECMT roles in filling
these?
Bridging to Day 2 – how do the issues
overlap?
Why
Manage Oil Demand? – David Greene, Corporate
Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
Adjourn. Reception.
Tuesday, 8 March
Managing Oil Demand: the Next Ten Years
Welcome, day two
World
Energy Outlook – Focus on Transport – Fatih
Birol, Chief Economist, Head, Economic Analysis Division, IEA
Infrastructure
charges and fuel taxes for transport: getting the prices right – Jos Dings, Director, Transport & Environment
(T&E)
Session I: Recent assessments of policies and strategies
to reduce growth in transportation oil demand
Chair: David Greene
Key
Messages from the WBCSD/SMP Mobility 2030 Study – Luc
Bastard, External and Government Relations Department, Renault
Oil-saving
Opportunities in Freight Transport – Alan
McKinnon, Director/Professor, Logistics Research Centre, Heriot-Watt
University
Coffee break
Presentations continue, followed by discussion
The
Role of Travel Demand Management Measures – Thomas
Gueret, Energy Efficiency Analyst, LTO/IEA
ECMT/IEA
report on in-use fuel economy improvements – Lew
Fulton, IEA
Lunch (unsponsored – attendees eat at nearby restaurants)
Session II: Short presentations
of selected policy experiences and “best practice” case
studies by government representatives, followed by discussion
Chair: Robert Noland
EU
transport oil-saving-related activities – Franz
Soldner, Principal Scientific Officer, DG-TREN
France’s Transport CO2 Reduction Plan (with implications for oil
savings) – Pascal Douard, Haut Fonctionnaire Dévelopment
Durable, Ministère de l’Équipement et des Transports
UK
Company Car Tax Scheme – Nick Barter,
Economic Advisor, Department for Transport, UK
China’s Vehicle Policies – He Dongquan,
Program Officer, Transportation, The Energy Foundation
Brazilian
Perspective on Biofuels - Ernani Filgueiras
de Carvalho, Manager - Refining, Transportation and Petrochemical
Division, Instituto Brasileiro
de Petróleo e Gás
Session III: Open discussion of country needs
and potential areas of increased co-operation
Chair: Lew Fulton
• Role of governments and recommended strategies
for medium term oil demand management: areas of agreement
• Identification of opportunities for greater co-operation within
and between countries in policy development and implementation
•
Gaps in information, data, analysis – IEA/ECMT role in filling
these?
• Need for a formal initiative? Concrete proposals for activities
either under an initiative or otherwise
• Identification of potential messages to IEA Ministers
Summary, next steps
Closing Remarks, Adjourn.
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