Climate Change Issues Impacting the California Wine Industry
and Other Perennial Crops
Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center - July 13, 2007
Presented by the Robert Mondavi Institute and Viticulture & Enology department of UC Davis.
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Agenda
| 7:15 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Convene the Workshop
Clare M. Hasler, executive director, Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science |
| 8:05 | Campus Greeting
Neal Van Alfen, dean, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences |
| 8:10 |
Opening Comments
George Gomes, undersecretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture |
| 8:20 | Department Welcome
Andy Waterhouse, interim chair, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis |
| 8:25 | Conference Moderator and Goals for the Day
Dave Smart, associate professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis |
Impact of IPCC Climate Change Projections on the Quality of Wine Grapes and other Perennial Crops
| 8:30 am | Keynote Speaker
Chris Field, director, Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution
"IPCC Models, Projections for CA Temperature, Water, etc." |
| 9:00 | Dave Block, associate professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
"Climate Projections and California Grape Quality" |
| 9:20 | Ted DeJong, vice-chair, outreach and extension, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
"How Climate Change May Affect Harvest Date, Yield and Quality of Tree Fruits through Influences on Plant Phenology" |
| 9:40 | Q&A
Moderator: Greg Jones, professor, Department of Geography, Southern Oregon University
Participants:- Chris Field
- Dave Block
- Ted DeJong
- Mark Matthews, professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
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| 10:15 | Coffee Break |
Greenhouse Gases/Carbon Sequestration
| 10:30 am | Johan Six, associate professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
"The Role of Agriculture in Mitigating Greenhouse Gases" |
| 10:50 | David Smart, associate professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
"Challenges and Knowledge Gaps in Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from California Perennial Crops" |
| 11:10 | Susan Capalbo, professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Consortium for Agricultural Soil Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS), Montana State University
"Carbon Sequestration and the Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases" |
| 11:30 | Bryan Jenkins, professor and director, California Biomass Collaborative
"How Biomass can Improve Environmental Quality"
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch
Buffet in library |
| 12:45 | Panel Discussion
Discussion Leader: Steve Vosti, associate director, Center for Natural Resource Policy Analysis, UC Davis
Participants:- David Smart
- Johan Six
- Susan Capalbo
- Bryan Jenkins
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California Policy on Global Climate Change
| 1:45 pm | Elly Fairclough, Yolo County District Representative
"Message from Congressman Mike Thompson" |
| 2:00 | Roger Boulton, professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
"Opportunities for Greenhouse Gas Sequestration by Wineries" |
| 2:20 | Chuck Shulock, California Air Resources Board
"AB 32 Implementation" |
| 2:45 | Patsy Dugger, senior program manager supervisor, Agriculture and Food Processing Program, Pacific Gas & Electric
"PG&E's Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, and Self Generation Support Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change and Greenhouse Gasses in California"
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| 3:15 | Panel Discussion
Discussion Leader: Charles Walthall, Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems National Program Leader, USDA-ARS
Participants:- Paul Dolan, Mendocino Wine Company
- Cynthia Cory, California Farm Bureau
- Guido Franco, California Energy Commission
- Ted Batkin, California Citrus Research Board
- Gabriele Ludwig, Almond Board of California
- Amy Luers, Union of Concerned Scientists
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| 4:30 | Reception - Lobby |
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