• The reality of the climate change challenge � Update on the science;
• Corporate response to climate change;
• Global energy demand and technology solutions.

back to the top

State of the global carbon market

• The reality of the climate change challenge
• Update on the science;
• Corporate response to climate change;
• Global energy demand and technology solutions.

• Will transition economies flood the market with greened
• Assigned Amount Units (AAUs)?
• What will be the effect on the market?
• Which shade of green will be acceptable to buyers?
• Can JI still achieve its potential?
• Who will take responsibility?
• What is the status of the JI infrastructure, national and international rules?

• Is the CDM reform living up to the challenge?
• CDM pricing and trends in CDM/EU ETS price differentials.
• Different approaches of Designated National Authorities (DNAs)
• What is their role?
• CDM or China Development Mechanism?
• Where will supply come from, what sectors are emerging? 

• Supply and demand balance in meeting the Kyoto Protocol target, what are consequences for the market?
• Will the strategies to achieve Kyoto targets work?
• What happens post 2012?

• Phase II National Allocation Plans (NAPs), review and analysis;
• Implementation of the linking directive � What are the consequences?
• EU ETS review � What is the future of the EU ETS?
• Registries and (Community) International Transaction Log issues?
• Is the EU ETS delivering � Environmentally and on competitive pressures?
• Linking with other markets and sectors � What would be the market impact?

• Phase II NAPs � Supply and demand characteristics in different sectors;
• What sectors and countries are active, when will others come in?
• Cross commodity influences � How coal and gas is driving the CO2 price, what scenarios might evolve?
• What are the implications of the EU ETS on the price of electricity for producers and consumers?
• Participation of market players from new EU countries � What is holding them back?
• Are the industrials with a long position coming into the market and what channels are they using?

• Market shares by instrument;
• Innovative solutions;
• What will drive survival in the consolidation of exchanges?
• Non annex 1 exchanges � What is their role in the market?

• Canadian supply and demand balance and market liquidity;
• Potential supply of domestic carbon offsets in Canada;
• US Voluntary and State-level action;
• Voluntary domestic trading in Japan;
• Update on Australia.

• Monitoring and reporting principles � What they are and what they mean;
• Differences across Europe in treatment of e.g. uncertainty, accuracy and materiality;
• Challenges arising for international corporations;
• How to create �high quality� emission reductions through monitoring and reporting.

• Will funds deliver?
• What is the useful role of public sector funds?
• Hedge funds � What is their role?

• Roles of financial intermediaries;
• Innovative financial solutions for the carbon market;
• Risk management in carbon transactions.

• What is the market potential for your technology and sector? Which projects are eligible?
• How to avoid common pitfalls?
• How to address additionality?
• What baseline and monitoring methodologies exist?
• Projects ready for sale /investment;
• Real case studies of successful projects.

• Supply side energy efficiency and fossil fuel switch;
• Demand side energy efficiency and reduction of process related emissions;
• Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF);
• Oil and Gas;
• Mining, mineral production and industrial non-CO2;
• Renewable Energy and bio-methane capture.