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Second Annual Meeting of the IAMC 2009
September 15, 2009 @ 8:30 am - September 16, 2009 @ 5:30 pm
Tsukuba International Congress Center
The IAMC met in Tsukuba, Japan, September 15-16, 2009, to discuss progress on the RCPs, ongoing community activities, coordination with the IPCC, and potential future activities of interest to IAMC members. In addition, organization and governance of the IAMC was discussed.
Hosted by NEIS at the Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan.
Organized by Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Mikiko Kainuma, and John Weyant.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
8:30 AM – IAMC Update & Tentative Principles of Operation/ Participation (Kainuma, Nakicenovic, Weyant, Edmonds, Kram)
The Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium – Jae Edmonds
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM RCP Process Update and Plans
Overview, Preparation details & result, Key Issues, and Future Research Directions
- New integrated scenarios approach & Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) – Steven Rose
- Emission Pathway for 6W/m2 – Toshihiko Masui
- RCP 8.5 and some suggestions for follow-up IAMC activities – Keywan Riahi
- IMAGE RCP2.6 – Detlef Van Vuuren
- RCP4.5 Update – Allison Thomson
Noon – Lunch
12:45 PM – Panel on Ongoing Community Activities (15 Minute Max)
- Low Carbon Society – Mikiko Kainuma
- PIK Model Comparison Studies-ADAM/RMCP – Elmar Kreigler
- IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy – Volker Krey, Leon Clarke
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM Co-ordination With IPCC, Including Video Conference With IPCC Leadership & TSU Presentations
Video Message (36MB, mpeg) – Rajendra K Pachauri
IPCC”s Catalytic Role: Coordinating Scenarios Jointly with IAMC – Ottmar Edenhofer
4:00 PM Future Coordination With the CM Community – Jae Edmonds, Nebojsa Nakicenovic
4:30 PM – Future Coordination With the IAV Community (Start With RCP Teams)
5:30 PM – Adjourn
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
8:30 AM – Panel on Future Community Activities (20 Min. Max Each)
- NREL Renewable Energy Analysis Consortium – Weyant for Arendt
- Asian Scenarios Project – Katherine Calvin
- Global Energy Assessment – Nebojsa Nakicenovic
- EMF 22 – Leon Clarke
- Next EMF Study – John Weyant
10:10 AM – Break
10:30 AM – Revisit IAMC Institutional Design
IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE COMMUNITY WORK
10:50 AM – Review of the Noordwijkerhout design (John Weyant)
11:00 AM – Discussion of Remaining Phases of Scenarios Process
- Reference Scenarios
- Other Scenarios
- Scenarios Database
11:30 AM – Interactions with the CM and IAV communities: RCP Extensions to 2300, Story Lines, Detailed Data Handoffs, etc.
Noon – Working Lunch
1:00 PM – Further Discussion of Community Activities, Including Additional Proposals/Refinements
The TIMES Integrated Assessment Model (ETSAP-TIAM): Contribution to the discussion – Giancario Tosato
2:00 PM – Further Discussion of Role of the IAMC (topics to be updated at meeting and lead discussants identified)
3:00 PM – Discussion of Community Priorities
4:30 PM – Adjourn