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Ecosystem services in urban areas seminar 2011

The environmental impacts of cities have led to a number of policy decisions, such as the inclusion of urban areas in the IPCC considerations of climate impacts or the recognition of the role of cities in national biodiversity protection strategies by the CBD COP 9 in 2008. The establishment of the European Green Capital award in 2006 provides an example of promoting good practice in the area of urban ecosystem services management.

Attempts have been made to highlight the value of urban ecosystem services, especially with reference to urban greenery, water and allotment gardens. Different perspectives on the value of urban ecosystem services have been revealed, including economic (benefits and savings), socio-ecological (resilience), psychological (well-being), cultural (e.g. inspiration), and philosophical or ethical. On the one hand, such a multitude of perspectives appeals to different groups of addressees. On the other hand, ultimately, it weakens the message delivered to decision makers who often only follow the narrowly understood economic reasoning. The objective of this seminar is to bring together the various perspectives on the value of urban ecosystem services and discuss the potential of merging and synthesizing these perspectives. Ultimately, this should lay foundations for a more sustainable management of ecosystem services in urban areas.

 

Objectives

  • To exchange information and ideas, based on the presentation of the cutting-edge research on the different perspectives on the value of ecosystem services in urban areas.
  • To discuss the potential joint research project with case studies in various European and non-European countries.
  • To prepare a special issue of an international journal, based on seminar contributions. Landscape and Urban Planning will be the first one approached with a proposal.
  • To support the Challenges of Sustainable Development international summer academy, the participants of which will be invited to take part in the seminar.

 

Conference topics

  • Value of ecosystem services in urban areas.
  • Social networks and ecosystem services in urban areas.
  • Institutional frameworks for the management of ecosystem services in urban areas.
  • Ecosystem services in urban areas as a source of inspiration.
  • Interdisciplinary approaches to studying ecosystem services in urban areas.

 

Benefits of attending

  • Getting an overview of the current research in the value of urban ecosystem services.
  • Publication in a special issue of an international journal.
  • Opportunity to initiate and take part in an international research project on the subject.

 

Participation fee

The seminar will be funded with grants managed by the Sendzimir Foundation. However, a fee of 50€ will be collected to cover some expenses for which grant money is not available. A limited number of fee waivers and accommodation subsidies will be available for participants in financial hardship. Fee deadline: 15 June 2011.

Fee includes: lunches, coffee and tea during brakes, extra activities (trip).

Fee does not include: accommodation, breakfasts. A list of suggested hotels will be provided at a later notice.

 

Email submission

Email (Jakub Kronenberg): [email protected]

Please submit your abstract with Ecosystem Services in Cities in the subject line. Include your name and contact details.

 

Deadlines

31 March 2011 abstract submissions (300 words)

15 June 2011 full paper submissions

 

Journal submission

Participants of the seminar will be invited to submit an expanded version of their paper for publication in a special issue of an international journal. Details of the journal will be provided at a later notice.

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Carbon Forestry 2011

 Programme Details
 
Key Investment Drivers &  Future Business Opportunities
 
Carbon Forestry 2011 will be the first conference of its type run in New Zealand aimed at carbon forestry and carbon trading opportunities. It builds on the very successful event, Future Forestry Finance that ran earlier in 2010.  Carbon Forestry 2011 is being designed for forest growers and owners, investors, financial institutions, brokers/traders and corporate entities that are starting to look at acquiring larger volumes of carbon credits to manage their liability.
 
The programme will cover the current state of the market, the legislative activity affecting carbon markets, what carbon trading is, investment opportunities in carbon forestry, risk mitigation strategies that can be employed to ensure the success of forestry carbon projects and case studies from forestry companies that have participated in some of the earlier trading in carbon credits.
 
This event is designed to move the market forward, give the financial and forestry industries a much clearer understanding of how the market is operating, who are the major players in the marketplace and identify market and investment opportunities that exist through carbon forestry.
 
Background:
 
Carbon Forestry 2011 is an industry focused forum providing the first real update in New Zealand on the current state of carbon forestry and opportunities that exist for those trading or looking at getting into this emerging market. Real case studies and insights into International and New Zealand carbon forestry markets will be the focus for the two-day event.  
 
New Zealand has been a world leader in establishing an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and forestry has, for better or worse, been at the forefront of this transition. The NZ Emissions Trading Scheme began in July 2010 and has the potential to create a significant rise in new forest plantings and investment in carbon forestry as a new asset class.  
 
Event Mission:
Carbon trading is a relatively untested market. There is still a lot of uncertainty over how it is run and, crucially, where this market will go in the future.  This event is designed to focus on where forestry fits into carbon trading and the opportunities that will exist in forestry over the next 12 months. The forest industry was the first to be directly affected by the New Zealand Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme. It’s now in a unique position to lead the country in building a successful and innovative carbon trading market.
 
Topics Covered:


By attending Carbon Forestry 2011, you will:
Hear local and international case studies on carbon forestry investments
Be updated on legislative activity affecting carbon markets – now and into the future
Evaluate the latest methods in measuring carbon stored in forests and its relationship with carbon credits.
Learn how to best invest in the carbon trading market for forestry and what actually affects pricing
See how demand for carbon offsets will impact the markets
Understand the policy & regulation currently affecting the forestry sector
Gain insight into Iwi groups and their impact on New Zealand’s carbon forestry
Develop risk mitigation strategies to ensure the success of forestry carbon projects
Identify investment opportunities and the implications of the economic and market uncertainty
Get greater understand of global carbon forestry markets and the opportunities these create for our local markets
Meet and do business face-to-face with every link in the New Zealand carbon and forestry market
 
Audience:


Groups and individuals with a vested interest in forestry carbon trading will be attending. This will include:
Financiers & investors
Carbon traders & brokers
Forest owners, consultants and forestry professionals
Large rural land owners (farmers)
Maori groups
Downstream industries (sawmills, pulp and water)
Government, Policy & advisory bodies
Equipment & technology providers
Carbon markets associations
Carbon offset market industries
 
Register NOW


Carbon Forestry 2011
Auckland, New Zealand.  
13-14 July 2011
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Ecosystem Markets: Making Them Work

Using markets to protect and restore ecosystems–and  the many services they provide–is gradually becoming a reality. But what are the critical elements for success, what progress has been made, what still needs to be done, and what are the remaining challenges? The conference goal is to enable experts, innovators, and hands-on users of these evolving market models to   learn about recent progress, what transactions can be done now, how these markets will affect family forests and other property owners, and how state and regional efforts can merge into a common model. Past conferences have enabled development and improvement of ecosystem market projects as a direct result of information gathered and relationships strengthened among participants and organizations.

The program will take place over 2 days to be followed by a field tour of operational ecosystem service credit generation projects–thereby providing a comprehensive information and networking opportunity for hands-on project developers and managers, landowners, policymakers, and academics.

Click Here to Register!

For more information please contact:

Christine Cadigan
American Forest Foundation
Phone: (202) 463-2734
[email protected]

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Reconciling poverty eradication and quality of the environment: What are the innovative solutions ?

 
 
 
Veolia Environment Institute and the Agence Française de Développement  
organize  the international conference:

Reconciling poverty eradication and quality of the environment

What are the innovative solutions ?
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 June 27 & 28, 2011
at the Maison de la Chimie in  Paris
 
 
Under the patronage and in the presence of  Christine Lagarde,  
Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry

In a world where  :

  • poverty  and environmental damage increasingly go hand in hand throughout the world…
  • the global population could reach  9 billion, including 2 billion in Africa…
  • There is a need to intensify the fight against poverty so that each man and woman can have access  to food, education, housing, medical care and essential goods  : water, energy, electricity…
  • All the more since the environmental degradation will affect the most vulnerable first.
  
A few months ahead of G20, under French presidency and one year before Rio+20, the conference will bring together French and international high level speakers, well-known in the scientific, political, non-profit and academic world.
 

 

With the exceptional participation of :

Wangari Maathai,  Nobel Peace Prize, Founder, Green Belt Movement

Amartya Sen,  Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Economist, Harvard University

 

 

 

 


With the participation of :  

Antoine Frérot, Chairman and CEO, Veolia Environnement

Trevor Manuel, Minister in the Presidency, National Planning Commission, Republic of South Africa
Julia Marton-Lefí¨vre, General manager, IUCN

Maria Nowak, President ADIE, President European Microfinance Network

Kandeh Yumkella,  General manager, UNIDO

Dov Zerah, General manager, Agence Française de Développement

 

And many other French and international experts…

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Help shape the next stage

Whether you have been involved in the earlier discipline-based/interdisciplinary workshops or not, you are welcome to come to hear about progress in shaping the work streams and take part in discussions to influence the likely content of the calls for proposals for research funds.  

Participation will also offer you the opportunity of meeting others interested in specific issues and joining putative trans-disciplinary research teams which will bid for funds.

The meeting will take place at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD.

Please note that registration does not guarantee you a place at the meeting. We will confirm places between the 14th and 16th June 2011.

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Training Course for Mitigation Banking and In-lieu Fee Program Interagency Review Teams

This comprehensive week-long training for federal and state regulators who serve on mitigation bank and in-lieu fee program Interagency Review Teams (IRTs) will:

  • Provide IRT’s with a thorough grounding in the relevant federal policy guiding the review, establishment, and management of mitigation banks and in-lieu fee programs.
  • Build IRT expertise at both the individual and team level. These skills will be developed through a combination of both presentations and exercises that rely upon existing federal policies, case studies of existing interagency review efforts, and hearing from experienced members of interagency review teams. IRT’s will leave with solid expertise on how to effectively and efficiently review and oversee the establishment and operation of mitigation banks and in-lieu fee programs.
  • Develop the leadership skills necessary to be an effective member of an IRT.

In sum, this course will marry the technical knowledge upon which environmentally sound decisions are made with the leadership skills necessary for achieving effective decision-making.

Target Audience:

This training course will accommodate up to 40 participants. 14 slots will be reserved for Corps representatives, 7 for EPA, 7 for US FWS, 5 for NOAA representatives, and 7 for representatives from various state agencies. If interested in attending, please contact the point person from your agency. Note: your request will be considered alongside others from your agency, around the country. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance in April of 2011.

Course Tuition:

$FREE

Contact Information:

For more information, contact:
Margarita Carey
The Conservation Fund
Phone: (304) 876-7924
[email protected]

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Carbon Markets Masterclass

 

Carbon Markets Masterclass – New York, 16 June 2011

Identifying sources of value in California’s AB 32 market

New York, USA

 


In association with:

  
   PEAR

This one-day course, led by emissions trading expert Thaddeus J. Huetteman, will use real-life and simulated business scenarios to prepare you to make investment and execution decisions in California’s carbon market.

By the end of the day you will have a thorough understanding of the risks and opportunities arising from this new emissions trading program and know how to exploit them to your advantage.

KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

• Optimize your business opportunities – gain a deep understanding of AB 32: Global Warming Solutions Act and its associated carbon market, so you have all the information you need to maximize investment opportunities as they arise

• Understand relevant risk management techniques – learn how to manage portfolios of carbon assets and liabilities in an often uncertain policy environment

• Identify likely winners and losers in this new market and the key supply and demand issues

• Highly interactive format – put your pressing questions to the course leader and discuss the issues that are most important to you and your business

THIS IS A MUST-ATTEND COURSE FOR:

• Executives in emitting companies facing new reporting requirements for carbon emissions

• Executives in non-emitting companies undertaking sustainability initiatives or carbon offset programs

• Traders experienced with other commodities hired to manage carbon positions

• Developers and investors in emission-reducing projects looking to sell offset credits

• Lawyers seeking to expand their practices in carbon

• Investors/analysts evaluating opportunities in the carbon markets

SPECIAL OFFERS:

•  Customer loyalty discount  – Environmental Finance Publications’ customers – 15% discount.  To claim your discount,  go to  Available Packages below and  select the “15% discount for Environmental Finance customers” package.

•  3-day package discount  – attend this  training course  AND  Climate Finance North America 2011  on June 14 & 15 and claim  15% discount  from the registration fees for both events.   If you can’t  attend both, a colleague can attend one or the other so that you each can claim the  the discount.    To claim your discount,  go to Available Packages below and select the “15% discount for Climate Finance North America 2011 attendees” package.

HOW TO BOOK:

Online  by selecting one of the Available Packages below – please note that if you are redeeming a Promotional Code to claim a discount you should select the Standard Rate package.

All major credit and debit cards accepted. If you wish to pay by bank transfer or cheque
please continue with your online order and select the ‘request invoice’ option at the checkout.

Email  your details to  [email protected]  

Telephone  +44  (0)20  7251  9151

Fax  +44 (0)20 7251 9161

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Carbon Markets Masterclass

KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

• Optimize your business opportunities – gain a deep understanding of AB 32: Global Warming Solutions Act and its associated carbon market, so you have all the information you need to maximize investment opportunities as they arise

• Understand relevant risk management techniques – learn how to manage portfolios of carbon assets and liabilities in an often uncertain policy environment

• Identify likely winners and losers in this new market and the key supply and demand issues

• Highly interactive format – put your pressing questions to the course leader and discuss the issues that are most important to you and your business

THIS IS A MUST-ATTEND COURSE FOR:

• Executives in emitting companies facing new reporting requirements for carbon emissions

• Executives in non-emitting companies undertaking sustainability initiatives or carbon offset programs

• Traders experienced with other commodities hired to manage carbon positions

• Developers and investors in emission-reducing projects looking to sell offset credits

• Lawyers seeking to expand their practices in carbon

• Investors/analysts evaluating opportunities in the carbon markets

SPECIAL OFFERS:

• Customer loyalty discount – Environmental Finance Publications’ customers – 15% discount.  To claim your discount,  go to  Available Packages below and  select the “15% discount for Environmental Finance customers” package.

• 3-day package discount – attend this  training course  AND Climate Finance North America 2011 on June 14 & 15 and claim  15% discount from the registration fees for both events.   If you can’t  attend both, a colleague can attend one or the other so that you each can claim the  the discount.    To claim your discount,  go to Available Packages below and select the “15% discount for Climate Finance North America 2011 attendees” package.

HOW TO BOOK:

Online by selecting one of the Available Packages below – please note that if you are redeeming a Promotional Code to claim a discount you should select the Standard Rate package.

All major credit and debit cards accepted. If you wish to pay by bank transfer or cheque
please continue with your online order and select the ‘request invoice’ option at the checkout.

Email your details to [email protected]  

Telephone +44  (0)20  7251  9151

Fax +44 (0)20 7251 9161

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Climate Finance North America 2011

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We  are pleased to announce that  Commissioner Anthony Eggert, California Energy Commission will give the Opening Keynote Address at Climate Finance North America 2011. Don’t miss out – there’s still time to book your place to hear him  PLUS benefit from  a full examination of  the likely cost of carbon in California’s  new cap-and-trade regime, attempt to identify the  potential winners  and losers, and consider the impact on other states and nations.

 

 

 

Key reasons to attend:

• 30+ top-level panelists and speakers from industry and
• government . . . Click here for the full speaker line-up.

• Packed agenda – as well as the California carbon trading
• program the panel of expert speakers will  review developments in
• the voluntary carbon markets, international funding of climate
• action and new sources of finance such as climate bonds.
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• Optimise your business opportunities – gain a deeper
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• the  opportunities to seize, and the pitfalls to avoid.

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CO2 Introductory course and CO2 Advanced course

Do you have team members that require knowledge of the Carbon markets?
Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, the world-leading provider of independent news, analysis and consulting services for carbon markets, is holding a two-day course about all aspects of the California, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) and global carbon markets.
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Who are the courses for?
The courses are designed for companies and other organizations with a stake in carbon markets who want a thorough understanding of its structure and dynamics. It is particularly tailored to companies with a compliance obligation, offset developers and other future market participants. A basic understanding of economics is required for the second day of the course.

What will the courses provide?
The first day will provide a detailed overview of the market design in California, in other WCI jurisdictions and lessons learned from other markets around the world. The second day will focus on market dynamics, supply and demand balance and gaining a thorough understanding of price formation in California and other markets.

Agenda Day 1:
CO2 Introductory course: Towards a
Western Market – Policy & Politics

·                 Introduction

·                 California’s climate policy

·                 The Nuts and bolts of the California market

·                 The Western Climate Initiative (WCI)

·                 Planning for compliance California

·                 Tools of the trade

·                 California, the WCI and the rest of the world

·                 Conclusion and wrap-up

Agenda Day 2:
CO2 Advanced course: Towards a
Western Market – Forecasting Prices

·                 Introduction: What drives carbon prices?

·                 Demand

·                 Supply

·                 Forecasting prices in California and the WCI

·                 Trading game

·                 Lessons learned from other carbon markets

·                 Wrap-up/Q&A


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CO2 Introductory and Advanced Course

 

Point Carbon

Thomson Reuters

Do you have team members that require knowledge of the Carbon markets?
Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, the world-leading provider of independent news, analysis and consulting services for carbon markets, is holding a two-day course about all aspects of the California, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) and global carbon markets.
.
Who are the courses for?
The courses are designed for companies and other organizations with a stake in carbon markets who want a thorough understanding of its structure and dynamics. It is particularly tailored to companies with a compliance obligation, offset developers and other future market participants. A basic understanding of economics is required for the second day of the course.

What will the courses provide?
The first day will provide a detailed overview of the market design in California, in other WCI jurisdictions and lessons learned from other markets around the world. The second day will focus on market dynamics, supply and demand balance and gaining a thorough understanding of price formation in California and other markets.

Agenda Day 1:
CO2 Introductory course: Towards a
Western Market – Policy & Politics

·                 Introduction

·                 California’s climate policy

·                 The Nuts and bolts of the California market

·                 The Western Climate Initiative (WCI)

·                 Planning for compliance California

·                 Tools of the trade

·                 California, the WCI and the rest of the world

·                 Conclusion and wrap-up

*Agenda subject to small changes.

Agenda Day 2:
CO2 Advanced course: Towards a
Western Market – Forecasting Prices

·                 Introduction: What drives carbon prices?

·                 Demand

·                 Supply

·                 Forecasting prices in California and the WCI

·                 Trading game

·                 Lessons learned from other carbon markets

·                 Wrap-up/Q&A

 

Partner organization:

The Hunton & Williams Climate Change Law and Policy Practice assists clients with challenges and opportunities emerging from regulatory and corporate responses to climate change. Members of the team include tax, capital markets, trade, corporate, administrative,
tort, criminal, finance, energy and environmental lawyers. As a full-service firm with offices across the U.S. and around the world, Hunton & Williams possesses the strategic,
policy development, political, financial and technical skills to advise companies on climate change-related strategies.

Course Fee:

Day 1: CO2 Introductory course – $745 USD

Day 2: CO2 Advanced course – $845 USD

Both days – $195 discount! – $1395 USD


The fee includes attendance to the course, refreshments, lunch and conference documentation for one person.

 

Register now!

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Climate Finance North America 2011

KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

• Opening Keynote  by Commissioner Anthony Eggert, California Energy Commission

•  Keynote Address by  Nancy Sutley,  Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality

• Learn from 30+ top-level panelists and speakers from industry and government – including Anthony Brunello, Partner, California Strategies; former State Deputy Secretary for Climate Change and Energy for Governor Schwarzenegger

• Optimise your business opportunities –  gain a deeper understanding of the current market situation, and  learn about the opportunities to seize, and the pitfalls to avoid.

• Participate in a varied interactive program – put your pressing questions to the panelists, debate the issues that are most important to you and your business, benchmark your strategies against those of your peers and competitors.

• Network with the key players and decision makers in the US carbon markets – meet, share knowledge and build partnerships.

• 3-for-2 offer – bring your team – register two delegates and a third attends free.

• 3-day package discount – attend this  2-day conference AND the 1-day Identifying sources of value in California’s AB 32 market  training course the following day and claim  15% discount from the registration fees for both events.   If you can’t  attend both, a colleague can attend one or the other so that you each can claim the  the discount.    

THIS IS A MUST-ATTEND CONFERENCE FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES IN:

• Investment banks & brokers
• Developers & financiers of GHG emission reduction projects
• Emissions traders & fund managers
• Exchanges & registries
• Insurance companies
• Utilities & energy companies
• Manufacturers and other corporations seeking to reduce their emissions
• Carbon finance consulting & advisory firms
• Verification and certification companies
• Federal and regional regulatory bodies
• Political think tanks, trade groups and investor coalitions
• Law firms
• Technology providers

HOW TO BOOK:

Online by selecting one of the Available Packages below – please note that if you are redeeming a Promotional Code to claim a discount you should select the Standard Rate package.

All major credit and debit cards accepted. If you wish to pay by bank transfer or cheque
please continue with your online order and select the ‘request invoice’ option at the checkout.

Email your details to [email protected]  

Telephone +44  (0)20  7251  9151

Fax +44 (0)20 7251 9161

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REDD+ Partnership Meeting and Workshop

Dear Stakeholder,

We are pleased to invite you to the second meeting and workshop of the REDD+ Partnership in 2011. Due to the tight schedule of REDD+ events in May and June, the meeting of the Partnership will take place on 12 June, while the workshop is planned for 18 June afternoon. Both events will be held at Pullman Hotel, Cologne, Germany.( http://www.pullmanhotels.com/gb/hotel-5366-pullman-cologne/index.shtml).

Stakeholder organizations are welcome to participate in the meeting and for space reasons are kindly requested to limit their representatives to a maximum of two people. Please confirm your participation by e-mail to [email protected] no later than 31 May 2011. Your confirmation should include the names, titles, affiliations and e-mail addresses of those who wish to attend. Please note that if the number of confirmed stakeholder observers should exceed the venue capacity, a self-selection process will be required. If this situation arises, you will be notified by 1 June.

Each participant is responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements for the REDD+ Partnership meeting. Since the meeting is held in the margins of the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference, please consider the REDD+ Partnership meeting and workshop dates when you make your travel arrangements to Bonn. Participants requiring a visa for Germany are advised to contact the appropriate consular authorities as early as possible. We look forward to the upcoming dialogues in Cologne.

Sincerely,

Ciro Russo
Division for Environmental
Policy and Sustainable Development
Ministry of External Relations
Brazil
[email protected]

Delphine Eyraud
Senior Policy Adviser on Climate Negotiations
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transportation and Housing
France
[email protected]

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2011 Yale Conservation Finance Camp

The 5th annual Yale Conservation Finance Camp will be held at Yale University. The course offers the latest information on a wide range of innovative conservation finance tools, including new sources of philanthropic funds, public capital and private investment, as well as a framework for analyzing and packaging them. The camp is focused on useful, hands-on tools for conservation practitioners and board members, foundation leaders, private investors and graduate students. The course is limited to 20 participants. 6-10 June. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, US.

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State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011 Report Launch

Ecosystem Marketplace invites you to take part as we launch our findings at an event celebrating the release of the 2011 State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets report! This year’s launch events will be hosted by Forest Carbon Group at CARBON EXPO 2011 in Barcelona – an event we expect will attract players from all corners of the voluntary carbon markets.


Learn first-hand the results of our research that takes a look back at 2010 market activity –  and to the future with projections for voluntary carbon –  presented by a panel of report authors and reputable voluntary carbon market experts.

 

Having benchmarked yet another year in the voluntary carbon markets, we hope you will be able to join Ecosystem Marketplace and Bloomberg New Energy Finance for a first look at our findings. If you will not be attending CARBON EXPO 2011, the full report will be available for download HERE on or after our launch events – stay tuned!

 

Event 1: Report Presentation and Panel Discussion

Thursday, June 2, 2011; 14:00-15:00

Hall 2, Room D; Fira de Barcelona Montjuí¯c Venue

Panelists From:

Ecosystem Marketplace

Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Forest Carbon Group

Carbon Trade Exchange

 

Event 2: Comments, Followed by Cocktails

Thursday, June 2, 2011; 16:30+

Hall 5 (just inside main entrance); Fira de Barcelona Montjuí¯c Venue

Join report authors and other market experts for a quick high-level summary of report findings, followed by cocktails! Meet the authors, who will be available for questions and comments following the event.


Seats and space are limited so please  RSVP  to let us know if you will be attending!

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State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011 Report Launch

Ecosystem Marketplace invites you to take part as we launch our findings at an event celebrating the release of the 2011 State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets report! This year’s launch events will be hosted by Forest Carbon Group at CARBON EXPO 2011 in Barcelona – an event we expect will attract players from all corners of the voluntary carbon markets.


Learn first-hand the results of our research that takes a look back at 2010 market activity –  and to the future with projections for voluntary carbon –  presented by a panel of report authors and reputable voluntary carbon market experts.

 

Having benchmarked yet another year in the voluntary carbon markets, we hope you will be able to join Ecosystem Marketplace and Bloomberg New Energy Finance for a first look at our findings. If you will not be attending CARBON EXPO 2011, the full report will be available for download HERE on or after our launch events – stay tuned!

 

Event 1: Report Presentation and Panel Discussion

Thursday, June 2, 2011; 14:00-15:00

Hall 2, Room D; Fira de Barcelona Montjuí¯c Venue

Panelists From:

Ecosystem Marketplace

Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Forest Carbon Group

Carbon Trade Exchange

 

Event 2: Comments, Followed by Cocktails

Thursday, June 2, 2011; 16:30+

Hall 5 (just inside main entrance); Fira de Barcelona Montjuí¯c Venue

Join report authors and other market experts for a quick high-level summary of report findings, followed by cocktails! Meet the authors, who will be available for questions and comments following the event.


Seats and space are limited so please  RSVP  to let us know if you will be attending!

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Growing GIBN Webinar: Triple Bottom Line Measurement

Farron Levy, founder and president of True Impact, will join Green Innovators in Business Network in a “Growing GIBN” webinar on June 2 at 12 pm ET (9 am PT) to talk about his efforts to define measures and develop tools to track triple bottom line.

Farron will discuss how True Impact approaches the problem of motivating and measuring beyond-compliance activities and demonstrate an online tool it has developed. Together, we’ll discuss experiences with these issues and how these types of tools are helpful for sharing best practices and developing benchmarks.

Farron will show us the tool in a webinar and we will discuss on a conference call.

Join us:
June 2, 12 pm ET (9 am PT)
Access webinar
Dial: (760) 569-9000, code: 160031#

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CARBON EXPO 2011

CARBON EXPO 2011: Building a new framework to fight climate change
The next must attend conference for carbon market, in Barcelona!

CARBON EXPO, the Global Carbon Market Trade Fair & Conference, returns to Barcelona this June for the second time in its history after its first edition in Spain on 2009. The eighth edition of the world’s largest annual platform for climate and carbon finance, emissions trading and carbon abatement technologies will be held from the 1st to the 3rd of June 2011 at Fira de Barcelona’s Montjuí¯c venue. This edition will be jointly organized by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the World Bank, and Fira de Barcelona.

From COP16 in Cancun last December to COP17 in Durban this December, CARBON EXPO in Barcelona is strategically placed mid way in time and distance. This year’s edition will look at where we are with making scaled up clean infrastructure financing, market mechanisms and a new international deal before the final push is made in Durban.

For Teresa Ribera, Secretary of State for Climate Change for the Government of Spain, “this is the right place and the right time to foster an open, fruitful debate among specialists and that is how we have approached this year’s event, highlighting the opportunities offered by financing actions against climate change, adopting a broader outlook than that provided by carbon financing”.

With over 3,000 visitors coming from 111 countries, 280 exhibitors and more than 47 CDM/JI host countries, and 115 media attending last year’s edition, CARBON EXPO has established itself as the international crossroad where the entire energy and carbon market value chain meets up.

Among those present are senior business executives from financial and legal corporations, energy and consulting firms, political leaders and senior government officials, UNFCCC representatives, investment promotion agencies and multilateral development organizations, CDM/JI host countries representatives and project developers, NGOs, academia and think tanks.

“Barcelona is proud to host a gathering for the exchange and discussion on such a critical issue for the planet, and at the same time so full of opportunities for an industry of growing value and visibility for our citizens as the emerging CO2 emissions market and CARBON EXPO has become the ultimate global platform for its development” says Jordi Hereu, Mayor of Barcelona.

CARBON EXPO’s 2011 Thematic Focus – “Finance & Technology for Green Growth”:

Green growth is an inspiring concept, which is catching on all over the world.   But there is much less consensus over what it means in practice.   Which technologies are truly green? Which can be engines of growth? And most importantly, how can they be afforded, and how can they be financed?
 
CARBON EXPO this year reflects the widening of interest in the carbon market and among low-carbon investors to encompass all forms of climate finance. It will look at how economic opportunities can be developed out of the green agenda, but its focus is improving the process of public money and public policy leveraging private sector money, in order to meet green growth aspirations.   CARBON EXPO will chart the development of new markets, new partnerships and new opportunities, and will look at the capacities and capabilities that will need to be created in developed and developing countries alike.

“Concern for the environment without concern for growth is self-defeating” says Henry Derwent, President and CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA). “Only by showing that economic growth can continue to improve people’s lives across the planet will the environmental agenda gain political force. The economic transformation to a green, low carbon, sustainable-consumption world can be as empowering as the rise of motor transport or information technology. Markets and economic incentives are needed to drive this transformation, and Carbon Expo brings market professionals and green technology specialists together”.

This year’s conference program, featuring 26 in-depth interactive workshops and 9 high level plenary sessions, will be articulated around the following key topics: Climate Financing & Investment, Energy & Low Carbon Technology, and Policies & Instruments for Climate Action. In addition, the CARBON EXPO 2011 Trade Fair will feature a dedicated TECH PAVILION.   Some of the confirmed exhibiting sectors include: automobile, cement, aviation, solar and wind.

“Fira de Barcelona is pleased to organize the 8th CARBON EXPO and host the show for a second time after a successful 2009 edition and we are very proud that the World Bank and International Emissions Trading Association have chosen us again” said Agustí­n Cordí³n, CEO of Fira de Barcelona. “Barcelona and Fira are strongly committed to the preservation of the environment and fostering sustainability and are therefore particularly honored to host the show again. We are already working with enthusiasm and dedication to act once more as a bridge between Europe, the Mediterranean and Latin America and make this next 2011 CARBON EXPO one of the best ever”, added Cordí³n.

More information available on www.carbonexpo.com/

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Carbon Prices Webinar

 

EU Allowance prices remain close to 12-month highs amid concerns over the future of nuclear power in Europe. Other factors include fresh demand from power companies and the uncertain impact of government proposals to support carbon prices paid by UK generators.  

Sign up  for our  Carbon Prices webinar  taking place  next week to hear industry experts from  Tricorona, IDEAcarbon and NERAexplain these and many other vital issues influencing carbon trading.  

KEY REASONS TO ATTEND:

•  Business-critical information  delivered straight to your desk

•  Pose questions to the panel of  expert practitioners

•  Receive the recording and  presentations as an invaluable  
•  reference tool after the webinar

All this for just 90 minutes online – little time out of your schedule,  
dial in from wherever you are, and no flights or hotels to pay for!

INDUSTRY EXPERTS WILL GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THEIR FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE:

 

PRESENTATION ONE – Price and volume trends for EU Allowances  
Impact of Germany’s nuclear plant closures
Recent problems in the spot market
Middle East tensions and oil prices
Other fundamental price drivers: weather, power prices, utility hedging
Laura Fidao,  Analyst,  IDEAcarbon

PRESENTATION TWO – The UK’s price support mechanism
A tax or a floor price?
Impact on EUA demand
Bullish or bearish for carbon prices?
Daniel Radov,  Associate Director,  NERA Economic Consulting

PRESENTATION THREE – End of an era for CERs?
Outlook for prices in 2012?
Rapid increase in issuance
Changes in the CER/EUA spread
Preparing for a two-tier market
Lars Karlbom,  Trading Analyst,  Tricorona

Moderator:  Chris Cundy,  Editor,  Carbon Finance

 

HOW TO REGISTER:


Online:  Click here  
Email:  [email protected]  
Telephone:  +44 (0)20 7251 9151  

RATES & REGISTRATION:

Full rate:   £125/US$200/€145
All prices subject to VAT

15% discount  for Environmental Finance Publications’ customers  

25% discount  for academic institutions, not-for-profits and developing countries  


UNMISSABLE WEBINAR FOR:

•  Companies facing binding or  
•  voluntary emissions caps  

•  Power companies  and major  
•  emitters  

•  Banks, investment  funds,  insurers

•  Organisations seeking to offset  
•  their carbon emissions  

•  Brokers, law firms, environmental  
•  consultants and analysts  

•  Government & regulatory bodies  

•  Developers and financiers of  
•  CDM/JI projects  

•  Environmental groups  


ATTENDING IS SO SIMPLE!

•  Dial in from anywhere  – your desk, meeting room or wherever  
you  happen to be at the time  if you’re travelling.    

•  The cost is minimal  – and we offer discounts to customers  and to academic institutions, not-for-profits and organisations based  in developing countries.

• All you need is a computer, internet connection & phone.
We’ll email you a number – usually toll free – so you  can dial in  just before the webinar begins, and a link to the  presentations so you can follow on screen while listening to  the speakers.  
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In just 90 minutes you – and, therefore, your organisation – will  
benefit from a crucial update on  prices in  the carbon market!

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Carbon Prices WEBINAR

PRESENTATION ONE – Price and volume trends for EU Allowances
Impact of Germany’s nuclear plant closures
Recent problems in the spot market
Middle East tensions and oil prices
Other fundamental price drivers: weather, power prices, utility hedging

PRESENTATION TWO – The UK’s price support mechanism
A tax or a floor price?
Impact on EUA demand
Bullish or bearish for carbon prices?

PRESENTATION THREE – End of an era for CERs?
Outlook for prices in 2012?
Rapid increase in issuance
Changes in the CER/EUA spread
Preparing for a two-tier market

BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT YOU WILL:

•  Have incisive analysis delivered direct to your desk
•  Have an opportunity to pose questions to an unbeatable panel of experts on this subject
•  Receive the recording and a copy of presentations which you can refer to at your leisure

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Companies facing binding or  voluntary emissions caps
• Power companies and major  emitters
• Banks, investment funds, insurers
• Organisations seeking to offset  their carbon emissions
• Brokers, law firms, environmental  consultants and analysts
• Government & regulatory bodies
• Developers and financiers of  CDM/JI projects
• Environmental groups

RATES & REGISTRATION:

Full rate     £125.00/US$200.00/€145.00 (all prices subject to VAT)

HOW TO BOOK:        

Online – click on the REGISTER button

Email your details to [email protected]

Telephone  +44 (0)20 7251 9151  

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Forestry, Biomass & Sustainability 2011

Forestry, Biomass & Sustainability 2011 – London, 12 & 13 May

Investment opportunities and carbon reductions

Dexter House, Royal Mint Court, London EC3

 

This promises to be an important year for the forestry sector internationally, and particularly for forestry finance initiatives. The UN has declared 2011 to be the International Year of Forests and the recent UN Climate Change conference in Cancun has given the green light to efforts to award carbon credits to REDD projects in developing countries.

Attend the 2nd Annual Forestry, Biomass & Sustainability conference for a full update on – and analysis of – the developments in policy, economics and financing of biomass and forestry projects, and to identify new investment opportunities and risks in these rapidly growing markets.

KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

•  30+ top-level panellists and speakers  from industry and government

•  Optimise your business opportunities  – gain a deep understanding of the current market situation facing forestry and biomass, including carbon finance, so you have all the information you need to maximise investment opportunities as they arise

•  Network with the key players in forestry and biomass  – meet and do business with project developers, forestry owners and financiers/investor and other key players in forestry and biomass

•  Highly interactive format  – put your pressing questions to the panellists and debate the issues that are most important to you and your business

•  Early registration discount  – to claim 10% discount register by 8 April

•  3-for-2 offer – bring your team –  register two delegates and a third attends free

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Energy/power companies, both fossil-fuel based and renewables  
companies investing in carbon, renewables, biomass etc

Financial institutions:  private equity, venture capital companies,  
banks, brokers, exchanges, pension funds, hedge funds, family offices

Law firms

Project developers

Policy makers:  governments, regulatory bodies

Industry associations, NGOs, foundations, think thanks

HOW TO BOOK:

Online  by selecting one of the Available Packages below – please note that if you are redeeming a Promo Code to claim a discount you should select the Standard Rate package.

All major credit and debit cards accepted. If you wish to pay by bank transfer or cheque
please continue with your online order and select the ‘request invoice’ option at the checkout.

Email  your details to  [email protected]  

Telephone  +44  (0)20  7251  9151

Fax  +44 (0)20 7251 9161

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Valuing Nature Network workshops

The Valuing Nature Network (VNN) in partnership with Natural Environment Resource Council (NERC) will be running a series of workshops on biodiversity and ecosystem service valuation in London during May 2011.The workshops, supported by the Natural Capital Initiative (NCI), will cover a broad range of topics associated with valuing biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural resource use. 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24 May. London, UK.

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Carbon Finance and Analytics Programme 2011

 Point Carbon, a Thomson Reuters company  and the  London Business Schoolare once again pleased to announce the  launch of the  Carbon Finance and Analytics Programme 2011, an educational initiative developed for professionals wishing to excel in the global carbon and energy markets.  



A mutual interest in delivering cutting-edge research, innovative analytical tools and insights into carbon and energy markets leads our two institutions on a common mission to establish the most comprehensive professional initiative to provide foundations for carbon finance, trading, analytics and risk management.  



The programme draws upon the exciting combination of our institutions’ complementary expertise while utilising our extensive network of experts within business, academia and policymaking institutions. The programme will be delivered by a highly knowledgeable and experienced team from London Business School, Point Carbon and selected external speakers.



The programme is comprehensive, rigorous and demanding, with emphasis on mastering a wide range of analytical tools and techniques required to be successful in the carbon markets. The timetable enables minimising participants’ time away from office while maximizing learning opportunities by coupling a rigorous academic framework with real-world relevance and practical application through case studies and teamwork.  

 

The Carbon Finance and Analytics Programme 2011,   is composed of  3 comprehensive modules  which  run for 4 days in May and 2.5 days in June and September.



*To download the  programme brochure, please click on the link below.

Carbon Finance and Analytics Programme 2011



•  Seminar I: Institutions and Mechanisms  

– Monday  9 May 2011  

– Tuesday 10 May 2011

– Wednesday  11 May 2011

– Thursday 12 May 2011  



•  Seminar II: Price Formation, Analysis and  Trading  

– Thursday  16 June 2011

– Friday  17 June 2011

– Saturday  18 June 2011  



•  Seminar III: Carbon Risk Management, Financing and Strategy  

– Thursday  15 September 2011

– Friday 16 September 2011

– Saturday 17 September 2011  





Start date/location

The Carbon  Finance and Analytics Programme 2011  will commence  the 9th of May 2011 and  will be  held at the London Business School campus in London.



Programme directors

The initiative is co-directed by  Endre Tvinnereim  (Senior  Analyst,  Point Carbon) and Derek W. Bunn (Professor at London Business School and Director of LBS Energy Markets Group). To read about  the presenters at CFAP 2010,  please click here



CFA Institute, 40 credit hours

London Business School is registered with CFA Institute as an Approved Provider of continuing education programs. This program is eligible for 40 CE credit hours as granted by CFA Institute. If you are a CFA Institute member, CE credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.  



Contact

For more information, please contact Point Carbon, at  [email protected].

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Carbon Finance and Analytics Programme London 2011 Advanced Professional Training

London Business School is consistently ranked as one of the top business schools globally and one of the world’s leading centres of finance research and education. Thomson Reuters Point Carbon is a world leading provider of independent news, analysis and advisory services for European and global carbon, power and gas markets.

A mutual interest in delivering cutting-edge research, innovative analytical tools and insights into carbon and energy markets leads our two institutions on a common mission to establish the most comprehensive professional initiative to provide foundations for carbon finance, trading, analytics and risk management.

The programme draws upon the exciting combination of our institutions’ complementary expertise while utilising our extensive network of experts within business, academia and policymaking institutions. The programme will be delivered by a highly knowledgeable and experienced team from London Business School, Thomson Reuters Point Carbon and selected external speakers.

The programme is comprehensive, rigorous and demanding, with emphasis on mastering a wide range of analytical tools and techniques required to be successful in the carbon markets. The timetable enables participants to minimise their time away from office while maximising learning opportunities by coupling a rigorous academic framework with real-world relevance and practical application through case studies and team work.

See more details here (PDF)
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REDDy – Set – Grow: Opportunities, risks and roles for financial institutions in forest-carbon markets

REDDy – Set – Grow: Opportunities, risks and roles for financial institutions in forest-carbon markets

6 May, 2011 | London, UK

Venue: King Edward Hall | Bank of America Merrill Lynch Financial Centre
2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ
Time: 14 – 17 h  Reception: 17 – 18 h

Agenda

The United Nations Envrionment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), in collaboration with the United Nations REDD Programme is pleased to invite you to the launch of the new UNEP FI report:  REDDy – Set – Grow: Opportunities, Risks and Roles for Financial Institutions in Forest-carbon Markets.

Together with leaders from private finance institutions – including speakers from BOAML, Allianz and BNP Paribas – senior policy makers from forest-rich countries and representatives of the REDD+ initiative, we aim to explore the rapidly developing field of forest-carbon finance and discuss the opportunities, risks and roles for financial institutions in this emerging market. We welcome your participation in this unique event. While REDD+ represents a potential win for climate change, addressing the need to mitigate up to 17% of green house gases, it also holds the potential to transform the forest sector, creating new industries, new jobs and new development opportunities through new investment. Any win-win of this sort is likely to have one more positive knock-on effect; the conservation of biodiversity for which tropical forests are the ultimate treasure trove. Current estimates for the required investment in REDD+ are estimated at a minimum of $17-33 billion/year. Investment of this scale is unlikely to come from governments alone, and thus active participation from the private sector and the financial industry is essential. If the international community does nothing to reduce deforestation, it is estimated that the global economic cost of climate change caused by deforestation alone could reach $1 trillion/year by 2100, with disruptive effects on the world economy of unforeseeable intensity.

Join us and other leaders from private sector finance, select policy makers and UN experts on REDD+ as we explore just how set we are to explore this new opportunity for green growth.

Please register by sending your name, company and contact details to: [email protected], and keep visiting this page for updates and further information.

 

   

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What’s the Everglades Worth to You?

The Everglades Foundation, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and

Hodges University will co-host a panel discussion called “What’s the Everglades Worth to You?” to highlight the financial value of restoring America’s Everglades ecosystem. The event, which is open to the public (by reservation), will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2011, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Hodges University in Naples.

Mather Economics Principal Investigator Bobby McCormick, Ph.D., will present results of his firm’s research, which projects that restoration will generate $4 in economic benefits for every one dollar invested in restoration projects. In addition, an increase in economic benefits of approximately $46.5 billion ranging up to $123.9 billion could be realized based on an investment of $11.5 billion.

Additional speakers will include:

Jack Wert, executive director of the Tourism Development Council of Collier County; Matthew Raffenberg, manager of environmental licensing for Florida Power & Light; and moderator Andrew D.W. Hill, CFA of Andrew Hill Investment Advisors, Inc., and board vice-chairman for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.

“We invite the community to this panel discussion to hear a business-to-business message regarding the value of restoring the Everglades,” said Hill. “Business audiences and the general public have much to gain from a frank discussion about job creation and economic data on water supply, tourism, fishing and real estate values associated with the Everglades ecosystem. This is a perspective that complements the intrinsic value of Everglades’ alligators, birds, fish and mangroves.”

Hodges University is located at 2655 Northbrooke Drive in Naples; to RSVP, please call Dannean Altman at (239) 250-2148 or email [email protected].

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Creating Climate Wealth Summit

Creating Climate Wealth Summit, Washington DC, May 3-4, 2011

 
Investing $1.3 trillion each year in green sectors would deliver long-term stability in the global economy, a new UN report has suggested. Spending about 2 percent of global GDP in 10 key areas would kick-start a global low carbon, resource efficient green economy.  
 
Since the oil crises of the 1970s, billions of dollars have been pumped into technology development in the areas of energy efficiency, low carbon energy, efficient transportation, bio-fuels, and other areas. This investment has led to hundreds of breakthroughs that are today cost effective. Yet, full commercial utilization of these innovations and their financial rewards still elude us.
 
The 2011 Creating Climate Wealth Summit (www.creatingclimatewealth.com) series aims to fast-track this amazing wealth creation opportunity—one we can use to create economic growth, entrepreneurial wealth, well paid jobs, and make billion ton (gigaton) carbon reductions.
 
The North America Summit kicks off the series on May 3-4 with Creating Climate Wealth, DC – an invitation only event – providing a unique workshop-driven convening of executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and leaders from the private and public sector. The purpose is to identify specific US pathways to accelerate deployment of green solutions in the face of low expectations and weak mandates.  
 
During the summit, delegates will address ways to bring existing technologies to scale, while meeting employment, economics and sustainability goals. The technologies are spread across seven clean tech tracks:  
• Distributed Generation
• Energy Efficiency
• Island Nations
• Renewable Fuels
• Shipping and Freight
• Sustainable Agriculture
• The Future of Person Transportation.
 
Each working track begins ahead of the Summit with a Carbon War Room Research pre-read report on market barriers. Delegates will use their entrepreneurial expertise to problem-solve and technology expertise to build new approaches to delivering high-profit solutions.
 
Delegate Benefits:  
• Full membership to the Carbon War Room  
• Admission to 2 days of plenary and workshop discussion in one of the seven clean tech working tracks  
• Access to leading clean technology finance, entrepreneurs and policymakers
• One year membership  of Carbon War Room’s online communities and operations
• One year subscription to the Creating Climate Wealth digital-only financial magazine
• Invitation to the Climate Leadership Gala Dinner, 3 May, 2011 at the EPA Atrium, DC
 
Don’t miss other Creating Climate Wealth Summits in Sydney, Australia on 7-8 July and London, UK on 7-8 September.  
 
For delegate registration: www.creatingclimatewealth.com
For sponsors: [email protected]  
For media and affiliate program: [email protected]
 
 
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Carbon Markets Masterclass

KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

• Optimize your business opportunities – gain a deep understanding of AB 32: Global Warming Solutions Act and its associated carbon market, so you have all the information you need to maximize investment opportunities as they arise

• Understand relevant risk management techniques – learn how to manage portfolios of carbon assets and liabilities in an often uncertain policy environment

• Identify likely winners and losers in this new market and the key supply and demand issues

• Highly interactive format – put your pressing questions to the course leader and discuss the issues that are most important to you and your business

THIS IS A MUST-ATTEND COURSE FOR:

• Executives in emitting companies facing new reporting requirements for carbon emissions

• Executives in non-emitting companies undertaking sustainability initiatives or carbon offset programs

• Traders experienced with other commodities hired to manage carbon positions

• Developers and investors in emission-reducing projects looking to sell offset credits

• Lawyers seeking to expand their practices in carbon

• Investors/analysts evaluating opportunities in the carbon markets

SPECIAL OFFERS:

***Free webinar***

All paid-up registrants  for this Masterclass will automatically be registered for our
Sources of value in California’s AB 32 market WEBINAR on 21 April.

***Customer loyalty discount***

Environmental Finance Publications’ customers – 15% discount.

To claim your discount,  go to the REGISTER page and select the
“15% discount for Environmental Finance current customers” package.

HOW TO BOOK:

Online by selecting one of the Available Packages below – please note that if you are redeeming a Promotional Code to claim a discount you should select the Standard Rate package.

All major credit and debit cards accepted. If you wish to pay by bank transfer or cheque
please continue with your online order and select the ‘request invoice’ option at the checkout.

Email your details to [email protected]  

Telephone +44  (0)20  7251  9151

Fax +44 (0)20 7251 9161

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2011 National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference

Explore, Learn & Network at the only National conference on mitigation, conservation and ecosystem markets.   This is THE conference for you if you are involved in – or have an interest in – mitigation, conservation and ecosystem banking and the related emerging markets.

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