WEBINAR - January 18, 2007
Legal Implications of Global Climate Change: Understanding Business Risks, Options and Choices
A two-hour webinar bringing together the latest information and insights for businesses concerned about liability and litigation from global climate change impacts. With businesses being bombarded with allegations, questions and advice, this webinar is designed to distill current information and provide a “blueprint” for action.
Background:
The impacts of global climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have landed in the courts. Litigation against businesses for damages from global warming continues to grow. Businesses, of all sizes, are now looking closely at how global climate change may affect their operations and legal responsibilities. In addition, investor groups controlling trillions of dollars in assets are demanding that businesses respond to these potential impacts and liabilities through shareholder actions. Even businesses that are not perceived to be directly involved in GHG emissions are facing possible exposure and liability. Legal experts have asserted that the current wave of legal activity is reminiscent of the tobacco industry lawsuits thought at first to be inconsequential, but later resulted in massive impacts and costs. Businesses need to understand how these developments may affect them and must formulate strategies for reducing risk exposure. The biggest risk now appears to be the act of doing nothing.
The Vista Energy Group, known for providing energy and environmental intelligence and strategies to the business marketplace, presents this webinar targeted to provide up-to-date knowledge of the evolving legal landscape and identify ways for companies to better position themselves to address potential liabilities.
Who should attend:
The webinar is designed as a “high-level” discussion and a forum for questions and answers targeted at business decision makers and stakeholders responsible for handling company environmental risks and legal issues. Relevant audience targets include:
Senior Business Executives
Environmental Organizations and Concerned Individuals
Law, Accounting and Insurance Firms
Natural Gas Producers, Processors, Pipelines and LDCs
Electric Generation and Delivery Companies
Manufacturing/Physical Plant Managers
Government and Regulatory Officials
Investment and Income Fund Managers and Investors
What You Will Learn:
This webinar is designed to provide businesses and relevant stakeholders a high-level understanding of GHG liability litigation, potential damages and its implications for a wide range of companies. Specific areas to be covered include:
§ The basis of potential liability and damages for all businesses stemming from climate change
§ Review of current and pending GHG litigation
§ Potential liabilities which may affect shareholder value and attitudes
§ The implication and coverage of climate change impacts: scale, timing, and intensity.
§ Role and impacts of existing and potential regulations at numerous levels.
§ Identification of key GHG stakeholders & participants with their views, perspectives and strategies
§ Steps to reduce risk already undertaken by major companies
§ Development of key questions to ask within your own company regarding climate change issues
§ Identifying what your business can do to mitigate climate change liabilities and potential damages:
-Carbon footprints, inventories, registries, baseline evaluations, carbon capture technologies
§ Navigating the available resources, tools and alternatives for companies to implement strategies
What You Will Receive:
In addition to participating in the webinar discussion, participants will receive the following:
§ An electronic library of important documents that can be referenced in dealing with GHG business liability issues and liability mitigation actions
§ An email containing all questions asked and answers dealt with during the webinar
§ The opportunity to follow up with email questions to our experts
Date and Timing:
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007
Time: 2:00 PM (EST)
Duration: 2 Hours – 100 minute presentation and 20 minutes of Q&A
Format: Interactive conference call and presentation
Price: $295/per connection
Instructors: Dr. John N. O’Brien, Matthew F. Rose, Joel Blau esq.
To Register Please Follow this Link www.regonline.com/vistaenergy
Vista Energy Group Speakers:
The Vista Energy Group is an independent consulting organization providing economic, legal, regulatory and market services. The Vista Energy Group’s experts have been at the forefront in advising clients including: utilities, regulators, energy companies, large corporations, advocacy groups and trade associations on issues of energy and environmental matters. Vista Energy has established skills in strategic business planning, market research, regulation and litigation support. Vista Energy staff continues to provide insight through dedicated monitoring and participation in the evolving energy and environmental markets including tracking of legal and regulatory activities, serving as expert witnesses in legal proceedings, ongoing interaction with policy makers and access to its network of experts.
A brief bio of the webinar speakers follows:
Dr. John N. O’Brien-- as President and CEO of Vista Energy Group, Dr. O’Brien has thirty years of experience in the energy business. He has a successful history of providing strategic advice, executive coaching and training to businesses specific to energy and environmental matters. Prior engagements include: serving as an expert witnesses on various litigation proceedings, principal investigator on various “clean energy” research projects, and working with companies on issues of risk management and carbon capture.
Mr. Matthew Rose—has over twenty years of experience as a consultant to energy companies focused on issues of energy efficiency, renewable energy alternatives, and the incorporating environmental externalities in business decision-making. Mr. Rose has worked with large businesses and institutions in developing corporate strategies for energy matters and has worked with international clients looking to better understand the U.S. experiences in energy alternatives and environmental impacts.
Mr. Joel Blau, Esq.—Mr. Blau has provided legal counsel and expertise to various public and private organizations. He has worked with the New York State Consumer Protection Board and the New York Public Service Commission as Senior Counsel Representing commission staff. He continues to focus on issues of energy and utility matters.
