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4th Conference on "Globalization, Energy and Environment"
Warsaw School of Economics, May 29-30, 2008
FRAMEWORK PROGRAM
[You can open or download the program in a .pdf file by clicking here.]
Note: This program is a draft (version of May 28) and might be subject to further changes.
Papers already available for download are listed in bold font.
May 29 (Thursday)
9:00 Registration (building G, Aula IV)
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome meeting (building G, Aula IV)
Introductory addresses:
Prof. Adam Budnikowski - Rector of the Warsaw School of Economics
Prof. Steven Hanson - Ellison Center, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Prof. Vlad Kaczynski - School of Marine Affairs and Ellison Center, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
10:30 - 12:00 Plenary session (building G, Aula IV)
Stephen Hanson "The Three Varieties of Globalization: Toward a Sociological Theory of International Interdependence"
Soumyananda Dinda "Impact of Globalization on Environment: How do we measure and analyze it?"
Andreas Bielig "The new German environmental policy in the light of globalization"
Honorata Nyga "Polish Energy security in the European Energy policy"
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Parallel sessions: A (Aula IV)
Konstantinos J. Chalvatzis "Climate and Energy Security Policy: Opportunities and challenges for the electricity sector"
Beata Jagiełło "Comparative analyses of EU’s energy policies"
Abdulkadir Develi, Saban Calis "Security of gas supply: the role of Turkey, EU and Russia"
Yuri Yegorov, Franz Wirl "The problem of future gas supply in the context of EU energy security"
Discussion
B (room 152)
Kasim Tatić "Globalization, International Capital Flows and Environment"
Grażyna Wojtkowska-Łodej "Energy and the environment: global challenges and regional activities"
V. Dhulasi Birundha "Globalization of Indian economy and its impact on environment"
Paweł Bartoszczuk, Rafał Miłaszewski "Global economic model and environmental policy"
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30 Break, coffee
15:30 - 17:30 Parallel sessions: C (Aula IV)
Betty Agnani, Amaia Iza "Growth in an oil abundant economy: the case of Venezuela"
M.A. Darwish, N.M. Al-Najem "Nuclear desalination in Kuwait: a feasibility study"
Rahman Saidur, H.H. Masjuki "Prediction performance of artificial neural networks to investigate the energy consumption of refrigerator-freezers"
Artur Wysocki "China’s increasing demand for energy and its impact on the environment and world economy"
Discussion
D (room 152)
Vlad Kaczyński, Meghan Brosnan "Arctic Energy Resources: Economic, Environmental, Legal and Policy Considerations"
Patryk Toporowski, Elżbieta Czarny "Gazprom – a dangerous giant"
Paweł Folfas "Norwegian investments in gas fields in the Barents Sea – crucial enterprises for European energy market or vain hopes for the end of dependence on Russian gas?"
Marcin Bukowski "Micro and macroeconomic benefits of production in the small hydroelectric power stations as sustainable energy source"
Discussion
18:00 Dinner
May 30 (Friday)
9:00 - 10:45 Parallel sessions: E (room 151)
Tomasz Żylicz, Mikołaj Czajkowski "Sustinability and co-benefits of climate protection"
Leszek Karski "Climate change law and energy security"
Magdalena Słok "Doha Round Negotiations – environmental goods"
Maciej Cygler "Climate change adaptation – looking for EU support policy instruments"
Discussion
F (room 152)
Oskar Mikucki, Jerzy Śleszyński "Support mechanisms for renewable energy sources in EU states"
Mariano Savelski "Alternative Fuels: Economical Feasibility Study on bioX and synthetic fuels"
Alina Kowalczyk-Juśko, Kajetan Kościk, Bogdan Kościk "The effects of biomass utilization for energy purposes"
Dragi Antonijevic "Technical and environmental aspects of synthetic refrigerants replacement by carbon-dioxide in mobile air conditioning"
Discussion
10:45 - 11:15 Break, coffee
11:15 - 13:00 Parallel sessions: G (room 151)
David Maddison, Katrin Rehdanz "Carbon emissions and economic growth: causality testing in heterogeneous panels"
Carlos Ordas Criado, Thanasis Stengos "Growth and convergence in air pollution: evidence from a reduced form nonparametric approach"
Jules Eric Tchapchet Tchouto "Tradable emissions permits, environmental maintenance and applied overlapping generations general equilibrium model"
Konrad Prandecki "Energy and environmental protection"
Discussion
H (room 152)
Jing You "Do current energy production and consumption promote sustained growth? International empirical comparison of genuine savings under globalization"
Henryk Manteuffel Szoege, Luiza Olesik "Family house heating costs when using different energy sources"
Hanna Kruk "The usage of energy sources and Poland energetic and environmental safety"
Ulla Lehmijoki, Elena Rovenskaya "Environmental deaths and economic growth"
Discussion
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:30 Concluding discussion and the Conference Address (room 152)
16:30 - 17:00 Conference closing
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