The 2018 Conference took place on September 24-25 at The Queen’s College, Oxford, UK

Opening session of Fossil Fuel Supply and Climate Change Policy: An International Conference, 26 September 2016 at The Queen's College, Oxford, UK.

See the special issue of the journal Climate Policy featuring papers from the conference

Conference Programme

Monday September 24

Time
8.00-9.00	Registration
9.00-9.15	Welcome *Shulman Auditorium* Harro van Asselt and Michael Lazarus, SEI
9.15-10.30	Opening *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Michael Lazarus, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Richard Denniss, The Australia Institute Pete Erickson, SEI Tim Gray, Environmental Defence Canada Glada Lahn, Chatham House
10.30-11.00	Coffee
11.00-12.30	Parallel Sessions
	Session 1: Putting supply-side climate policy in practice: opportunities and challenges *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Cleo Verkuijl, SEI Guri Bang, Center for International Climate Research Carbon risk as an institutional challenge: The case of Norway Chris Bataille, IDDRI/Simon Fraser University What does “keeping in the ground” mean for current fossil fuel producers, dependent on the jobs and tax revenue? Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Law College, University of Birmingham The implications of the Druridge Bay opencast coal-mine decision for UK policy on fossil-fuel extraction Ryan Rafaty, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford/University of Cambridge Revoking Coal Extraction Rights: An Economic and Legal Analysis Cliona Sharkey, Trocaire The political dynamics of policies tackling fossil fuel supply in Ireland, from fracking to licensing Session 2: Exploring coal transitions around the world *Memorial Room* Moderator: Jesse Burton, Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town Tara Caetano, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability - Africa South Africa's coal transition: the socio-economic implications of a 2-degree consistent pathway Pao-Yu Oei, University of Technology Berlin A historical case study on coal transition in Germany Oliver Sartor, IDDRI Policy pathways for 2°C-compatible coal transitions in major coal-producing economies: insights from an international research project Jan Steckel, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change The political economy of climate policy: A theoretical framework
12.30-13.45	Lunch
13.45-15.15	Parallel Sessions
	Session 3: The economics of supply-side climate policy *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Mark Campanale, Carbon Tracker Initiative Taran Fæhn, Statistics Norway, The Paris Agreement and supply-side policies Ivetta Gerasimchuk, International Institute for Sustainable Development Carbon entanglement in BRIICS: weaning government budgets off revenues from fossil fuel production Franziska Holz, DIW Berlin Coal phase-out implications for the international steam coal market: The risk of asset stranding in the COALMOD-World model Frank Jotzo, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy Coal taxes as an economic instrument for structural adjustment Paola Yanguas-Parra, Climate Analytics Implications of natural gas extraction in Western Australia for achieving climate targets Session 4: The global and local politics of fossil fuel supply and climate policy *Memorial Room* Moderator: Joanna Depledge, Climate Policy Journal Hanna Brauers, University of Technology Berlin The political economy of coal in Poland: Drivers and hurdles for a shift away from fossil fuels Michael Dobson, The New School for Social Research Founding myths: Theory and praxis in multilateral oil supply control, 1941–1949 Berit Kristoffersen, UiT the Arctic University of Norway Just cuts for fossil fuels? Supply-side carbon constraints and geo-political economies of energy transitions Lucas Kruitwagen, University of Oxford Crude Awakening: Design of and early findings from the 2 Degree Pathways energy-climate scenarios wargame
15.15-16.30	Parallel Sessions
	Session 5: Connecting the dots between climate goals and fossil fuel producers *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Ivetta Gerasimchuk, International Institute for Sustainable Development Andrew Grant, Carbon Tracker Initiative 2 Degrees of separation: Company-level transition risk Richard Heede, Climate Accountability Institute An update of operational and product emissions traced to major carbon producers in the context of climate litigation. Greg Muttitt, Oil Change International The sky’s limit: How achieving the Paris goals leaves no room for new fossil fuels Yonatan Strauch and Angela Carter, University of Waterloo Operationalizing decarbonization paradigms in political and financial spheres: the role of 2°C carbon budgets Session 6: Mobilization for and against fossil fuel development *Memorial Room* Moderator: Georgia Piggot, SEI Benjamin Franta, Stanford University The American Petroleum Institute and global warming: Industry knowledge, denial, obstruction, and the potential of lawsuits for supply-side policy Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia Switching tracks: Opposition to coal exports in Canada and the United States Noel Healy, Salem State University Disrupting carbon lock-in: The catalytic impact of the fossil fuel divestment movement Berit Kristoffersen, UiT the Arctic University of Norway and Bård Lahn, CICERO Challenging status quo through supply-side initiatives in Norway: Way out or far out?
16.30-16.45	Coffee
16.45-18.15	Session 7: Well Below 2°C Reporting by Major Fossil Energy Companies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Peter Frumhoff, Union of Concerned Scientists Jo Alexander, ShareAction Myles Allen, Professor, University of Oxford Sophie Marjanac, ClientEarth Kathy Mulvey, Union of Concerned Scientists Geoffrey Supran, Harvard University
18.15-19.15	Reception
19.15-21.00	Dinner

Tuesday September 25


9.00-10.30	Session 8: Managing the economic implications of energy transitions: Carbon risks and policy options for fossil fuel producing countries *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Glada Lahn, Chatham House Isabel Blanco, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Sian Bradley, Chatham House Vibhuti Garg, International Institute for Sustainable Development Baltazar Solano Rodriguez, UCL Energy Institute
10.30-11.00	Coffee
11.00-12.15	Parallel Sessions
	Session 9: Moving beyond fossil fuels in Latin America *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Roberto Schaeffer, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Andrea Carolina Cardoso Diaz, Universidad del Magdalena and Roman Mendelevitch, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Unexpected effects of a diminishing carbon budget: The Colombian coal resource curse Daniele Codato, University of Padova Defining unburnable carbon areas and economic transitions to fossil fuels development in the Amazon Region of Ecuador Claudia Strambo, SEI Planning for after coal? Insights from Colombia and South Africa Fernando Tudela, Center of Global Change and Sustainability Obstacles and opportunities for moratoria on oil/ gas exploration or extraction in Latin America and the Caribbean Session 10: The nature, scale, and politics of fossil fuel production subsidies *Memorial Room* Moderator: Jakob Skovgaard, Lund University Jesse Burton, Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town Anne Fougner Helseth, The Bellona Foundation Ipek Gençsü, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Ron Steenblik, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
12.15-13.30	Lunch
13.30-14.45	Parallel Sessions
	Session 11: Do national oil companies have a comparative advantage? *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Shelagh Whitley, ODI David Manley, Natural Resource Governance Institute Valerie Marcel, Chatham House Dominic Martin, Equinor UK Paul Mollet, KAPSARC Session 12: A practical guide to an equitably managed decline in fossil fuel extraction *Memorial Room* Moderator: Sivan Kartha, SEI Camila Bustos, Dejusticia/Yale Law School Changing the narrative: Thinking about a just transition for coal-dependent communities in Colombia Alex Lenferna, University of Washington & University of New South Wales Just Compensation for Stranded Fossil Fuels Jeremy Moss, University of New South Wales Constraining supply: A just response to a climate transition? Steve Pye, University College London Climate-constrained fossil fuel production under equity considerations
14.45-16.00	Parallel Sessions
	Session 13: Implementing supply-side solutions: Theory and practice in the United States *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Chase Huntley, The Wilderness Society Florian Egli, ETH Zurich Jayni Hein, Institute for Policy Integrity, NYU School of Law Kassie Siegel, Climate Law Institute, Center for Biological Diversity Ali Zaidi, Stanford University Session 14: Financial and fiscal support for fossil fuel supply *Memorial Room* Moderator: Ronald Steenblik, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Aaron Atteridge, Stockholm Environment Institute Who is financing coal mining? Nico Bauer, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Divestment prevails over the green paradox when anticipating strong future climate policies Sonny Mumbunan, Research Center for Climate Change, University of Indonesia Stranded assets, carbon risks, and coal mines in Indonesia Patricia Pedra, Coppe - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Are fiscal incentives for the oil business in Brazil really necessary?
16.00-16.30	Coffee
16.30-17.30	Closing *Shulman Auditorium* Moderator: Harro van Asselt, SEI Joanna Depledge, Climate Policy Journal Assia Elgouacem, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Roberto Schaeffer, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Shelagh Whitley, Overseas Development Institute (ODI)