Energy Options and Public Health Benefits: Beijing Case Study

Policy makers meeting

November 5, 2003, Tsinghua University

Objectives:

1. Present the methodologies and results of IES Beijing case study;

2. Discuss how this study could be used to provide policy guidance to policymakers;

3. Policy makers provide perspectives on the relevance and usefulness of the project for helping them to develop better policymaking;

4. Explores the opportunities for extension of the Beijing Project and further collaboration.

8:30-9:00 Welcome Speech and Opening Remarks

by SEPA, Liu Zhiquan

by USEPA, Chiu Kong

by BJEPB,

by Tsinghua University, He Kebin

9:00-9:30 Overview of Integrated Environmental Strategies Program:

Status, progress and outlook for the future

by USEPA, Chiu Kong download

9:30-12:00 Energy Options and Public Health Benefits: Beijing Case Study

Methodology, Analysis and Results

9:30-9:50 Summary, Methodology and Objectives

by He Kebin download

9:50-10:20 Mitigation Scenarios Analysis

by He Kebin download

10:20-10:30 Break

10:30-11:00 Air Quality Modeling

by Yu Xuechun download

11:00-11:30 Health Effects Analysis

by Pan Xiaochuan download

11:30-12:00 Economy valuation of Health Effects

by Wang Hong download

12:00-14:00 Discussion/Lunch

14:00-14:30 Conclusion, Discussion, and Policy Implication

by He Kebin download

14:30-16:00 Policy makers perspectives on Beijing IES study

Moderator: Liu Zhiquan, SEPA

14:30-15:10 Panel Discussion

15:10-16:00 Open Discussion

16:00-16:10 Break

16:10-17:30 Opportunities for extension of the Beijing project

and further collaboration

Moderator: Yu Tong

16:10-16:40 Panel Discussion

16:40-17:30 Open Discussion

17:30-18:00 General Discussion and Workshop Summary

Moderator: He Kebin and Chiu Kong