Carbon TradeEx America Newsletter
December 2008 Edition
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Conference Program Announced
Koelnmesse, Inc. and the Markets & Investors Association (CMIA), organizers of Carbon TradeEx America today announced details of their conference program. The tradeshow and conference will take place from April 7-8, 2009 at the Washington D.C. Convention Center. The three main pillars of the program are built around Carbon Policy, Carbon Marketplace and Carbon Technology.
The organizer has timed the program and location to provide a stage for members of the new Administration to define and communicate a policy path towards a regulated U.S. Carbon Emission system. The program is designed to outline challenges and opportunities inherent with a regulated market and how they will affect domestic and international policy. Topics include the building of a green industry with “green-collar jobs” providing new opportunities for manufacturing and fuel sustainable economic growth. Legal challenges to regional, state and federal environmental policies their status and likely outcomes will be discussed as well as how Carbon Trading Platforms will work in the 21st century. Low-carbon technological advances in transportation will highlight the potential for the U.S. car manufacturing industry in the new carbon-constrained society. The program will also examine policies on U.S. agribusiness and how to benefit from a switch to a low-carbon economy.
The second conference day will provide a glimpse behind the scene illustrating how Climate Change influences U.S. Foreign Policy and how priorities in areas of environmental protection, energy security, and economic prosperity can be balanced. Common sense approaches to linking North American and South American carbon markets through bilateral offset agreements will be examined as well as a look towards trade relations with China and how climate change negotiations can provide mutual benefits. Other sessions will focus on opportunities for Solar Energy, Carbon Capture and Sequestration and ICT Solutions. The closing session will provide a look at Architecture and Governance of the Post 2012 Global Carbon Market.
The tentative list of programs can be found on our website at the following URLs:
http://www.carbontradeexamerica.com/Participants/ConferenceProgramDetails.aspx
Carbon TradeEx America Seeks Carbon Offset Supplier
Koelnmesse, Inc. is seeking a provider to supply the necessary products and services to enable Carbon TradeEx America to be designated a “Carbon Neutral” event.
The selected bidder will need to measure the carbon footprint and provide the required offsets to enable this event to be “carbon natural” and certify that the offset credits used are Voluntary Carbon Standard, Gold Standard and /or CDM/JI verified and validated.
Download the RFP.
Media Partners
Koelnmesse, Inc acknowledges the efforts put in by our media partners that will make Carbon TradeEx America a success.
Supporting Organizations
Koelnmesse, Inc. acknowledges the efforts put in by our supporting organizations that will make Carbon TradeEx America a success.
News Sponsored by Environmental Expert
Online carbon calculator counts up major investment
Source: Business Green. Article published with permission from Environmental Expert.
Online carbon calculator operator AMEE has this week received seven-figure funding from a group of US and UK investors that it intends to use to extend the range of activities and products it is capable of providing emissions data on.
The service combines measurement, calculation, profiling and transactional systems, and has set itself the ambitious target of becoming a neutral information platform capable of cataloguing the carbon footprint of everything on earth.
Chief executive Gavin Starks said the funding would be used to extend the range and accuracy of the data provided by the site.
'AMEE is driving change by increasing the accuracy and transparency of emissions and consumption in a manner that has not been achieved by any legislation, market or service to date,' he said.
Read the whole article in Environmental-Expert.Com
Cost effective carbon savings possible from built environment says UNEP-backed report
Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Article published with permission from Environmental Expert.
The huge potential of the building and construction sector for combating climate change remains virtually untapped, a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found.
As of October 2008, only ten out of an estimated 4,000 projects in the pipeline of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) - the main international carbon market scheme under the Kyoto Protocol - seek to reduce energy use in buildings which account for one-third of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide.
This is despite the sector's largest potential for cutting GHG emissions responsible for global warming. Up to 30 percent cut in baseline emissions from residential and commercial buildings can be achieved by 2030 at a net negative cost, according to the results of over 80 surveys worldwide quoted in the new report.
Read the whole article in Environmental-Expert.Com
ADB granted US$100m to commence future carbon fund
Source: Asian Development Bank. Article published with permission from Environmental Expert.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has received financing commitments of over US$100 million for a new post-2012 carbon fund and will commence its operations in January. In addition to its founding public sector partners, the ADB is seeking further participation from private businesses. The ADB-administered Future Carbon Fund aims to provide up to $200 million to help finance renewable energy, energy efficiency and other greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation projects undertaken in its developing member countries (DMCs).
At present, the Kyoto Protocol provides an international framework for reducing GHG emissions and for the trading of carbon credits. However, the current commitment period expires in December 2012, creating a cloud of uncertainty over future investments.
Read the whole article in Environmental-Expert