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Climate Change . . .Risks and Opportunities
Taylor Davis
John Deere Public Affairs Worldwide
October 16, 2007
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Slide 2
Overview
• Background– Agriculture
– John Deere
• What’s Going on Now?– Who are the new players?
– What remains the same?
• Addressing Global Climate Change– State and regional actions
– Federal action
– Risks / Rewards / Roles
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Slide 3
Background
• Greenhouse effect
• Greenhouse gases
• Are they pollutants – yes, according to US Supreme Court
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Slide 4
Agriculture / Forestry
• Emissions– Inputs (e.g., fertilizer, mobile sources)
– Operations (e.g., methane)
• Carbon sinks/credits– Soil / forest carbon sequestration
– Credits under cap & trade system
• Low carbon biofuels– Ethanol
– Biodiesel
• Alternative energy (e.g., wind power)
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Slide 5
John Deere / Climate Change
• Engines
• Manufacturing
• Products / customers
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Slide 6
What’s Changed?
• Congressional control
• New / additional players– Business leaders– Religious groups, hunters/fishers, others– State, local, regional, involvement
• Massachusetts vs. Environmental Protection Agency– EPA has authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions – CO2 within CAA broad definition of air pollutant– Catalyst for comprehensive federal climate change legislation
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Slide 7
What’s The Same?
• Federal policy
• Regional differences (e.g., coal vs. non-coal states)
• Economic/competitiveness concerns
• Still need 60 Senate votes
• Difficult nature of solutions
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Slide 8
Global Climate Change
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Slide 9
State Action
• Busy with initiatives for various reasons– Climate concerns
– Economic development
– Energy prices
– Energy independence
– Air quality
– Traffic congestion
– Political leadership
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Slide 10
States With GHG Emission Targets
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State / Regional Actions(Regional Agreements)
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State / Regional Actions(Registries)
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Slide 13
State / Regional Actions (RPS)
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Slide 14
State / Regional Actions(State Biofuels Mandates/Incentives)
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Slide 15
Federal Action in 110th?
• 5 Key proposals for emissions reductions/ Cap-and-Trade– Sanders-Boxer: 42%/63%
– Kerry-Snowe: 42%/61%
– McCain-Lieberman: 39%/59%
– Feinstein-Carper: 25%/45%
– Bingaman-Specter: 7.6%/21.9%
• Some economy-wide, some just power sector
• Some are only “upstream,” others hybrid of “upstream” and “downstream”
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Risks
• Events: flooding, drought, coastal erosion
• Regulatory: Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, US EPA actions
• Litigation: Public nuisance claims, tort, state enforcement
• Reputation: Public and investor relations
• Competitive: Differentiating products and services
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Slide 17
Rewards
• Security
• Economic – Products
– Services
• Environmental– Sustainable practices
– Air/water quality
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Slide 18
Roles
• Business
• Non-governmental organizations
• Federal, local and state government
• Iowa’s role?– Low carbon fuels
– Other renewable energy resources
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Slide 19
Climate Change . . .Risks and Opportunities
QUESTIONS?