2013 CEDM Annual Meeting Presentations

2013 CEDM Annual Meeting Presentations

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Day 2: May 21st, 2013

08:30 – 09:30 Opening and Introductions
Overview of CEDMGranger Morgan and Inês Azevedo, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
09:30 – 10:30 Session 1: Decisions and Behavior in Energy Efficiency
Overview of CEDM work on energy efficiency, consumer behavior and decision making Inês Azevedo, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Implementing the smart grid: Key behavioral insightsTamar Krishnamurti (on behalf of the Energy & Behavior group), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Direct and indirect rebound effects for the U.S. household using IO analysisBrinda Thomas, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Do we need to redefine energy poverty?Maryam Rezaei, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Low GHG community energy systems: Why are we failing to realize the potential for ground source heat pumps?Hadi Dowlatabadi and Thor Jensen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
10:50 – 12:15 Session 2: Decision-Making in Climate Mitigation Strategies
Overview of CEDM work on mitigationInês Azevedo, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Avoided health and environmental impacts from wind and solar across the U.S.Kyle Siler-Evans, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
CEIC and the RenewElec projectJay Apt, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Policy mechanisms for reducing air emissions from coal-fired power plantsDalia Patiño-Echeverri, Duke University, Durham, NC
Consumer choice models for vehicles in the U.S. and in ChinaJohn Helveston, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Costs and benefits of reducing fuel burn and emissions from taxiing aircraftParth Vaishnav, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Health risks from radon-enriched shale gas in Northeast U.S.Elizabeth Casman and Austin Mitchell, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
12:35 – 13:05 Session 3: Forecasting Methods for Energy Technology Costs and Deployment
Learning curves for energy technologiesEd Rubin and Paulina Jaramillo, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Expert Elicitation for small modular nuclear reactorsAhmed Abdulla, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
14:20 – 14:50 Session 4: Oceans
Vulnerabilities of marine ecosystems and ecosystem services to global changeSarah Cooley, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA
Siting marine protected areas to maximize coral survivalability to climate changePaul Welle, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Expert assessments of ocean acidificationGranger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
14:50 – 15:40 Session 5: Robust Decision Making for Adaptation
Governance, ecosystem services and climate adaptation cases in Costa RicaTim McDaniels, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Characterizing uncertain sea level rise projections to support investment decisions: Application for the port of Los AngelesRob Lempert, Rand Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
Improving the representation of ice-sheets in integrated assessment modelsKlaus Keller, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Infrastructure decision making for climate adaptation under uncertaintyCosta Samaras, Rand Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
15:55 – 16:50 Session 6: Secure Power and Infrastructure in Face of Extreme Events
Quantifying the catastrophe risk of hurricanes to offshore wind powerStephen Rose, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
River flow forecastsFrauke Hoss, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Evolution of climate change attitudes and policies as a function of extreme event feedbackRob Axtell, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Public perceptions of non-stationary weather eventsGabrielle Wong-Parodi, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
16:50 – 17:00 Session 7: Collaboration, Outreach, Communication
Collaboration, outreach, communication in CEDM: UpdatesInês Azevedo, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Day 3: May 22st, 2013

08:30 – 11:45 Workshop 3
Workshop 3: Part 1 – What are integrated assessment modelsKlaus Keller, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Workshop 3: Part 2 – Why we stopped doing Integrated AssessmentGranger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

This research was made possible through support from the Center for
Climate and Energy Decision Making (CEDM). This Center has been created
through a cooperative agreement between the National Science Foundation
(SES-0949710) and Carnegie Mellon University.