Slides for the NICOLE WORKSHOP:  Using baselines in liability management – what do upcoming Directives require from us?

14-16 November 2007

Brussels, Belgium

Relevance of nature conservation issues for site remediation, Martin Schamann, Umweltbundesamt, Austria / Common Forum (175kB)

Review of Ad Hoc Industry Natural Resource Damage Group’s 17-18 October 2007 briefing/workshop and related issues,  Barbara Goldsmith, Ad-Hoc Industry Natural Resource Damage Group (USA, Belgium) (79 KB) 

· NRD Group October 2007 Meeting Agenda

· NRD Group “White Paper”

· NRD Group Case Studies

Some thoughts about the discussions around Environmental Liability Directive, Pascal Mallien, Baker and McKenzie, Belgium, abstract, supporting slide set 1, supporting slide set 1

Environmental Liability Directive: thresholds, scope and baseline, Edward Lockhart-Mummery, consultant to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK

Due diligence – Fast track baselines – the financial aspects, Marianne Blom, Environcorp, NL

Turnkey and liability transfer, Erhard Robolt, Arcadis, Germany

Liability assessment: the RISQUE methodology, Andrew Kube, URS, NL and Paul Jackson, URS, UK

The Triad Approach to site characterization and remediation, Jody Edwards, Stone Environmental, USA

Ecological baselines; level of detail, Mark Kamilow, Honeywell, USA

Legal issues, Stefan Remmerswaal, Crawford & Company, NL - abstract

Can insurance provide cover?, Tony Lennon, Chubb Insurance Company of Europe, UK

Resource Equivalency Methods for Assessing Environmental Damage in the EU Ece Ozdemiroglu, Economics for the Environment Consultancy Ltd., UK