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april 2010        
 
 
Our prelaunch party for the Forest Carbon Offsetting Survey 2010
 
29th April 2010, 16:30 to 19:30
 
Norton Rose LLP
3 More London Riverside,
London SE1 2AQ
 
Please click here for a Google map of location
 
Panellists
Introductory address by Paul Kelly, CEO of EcoSecurities, followed by an interactive debate with:
 
  • Andrew Hedges, Partner of Norton Rose Group global climate change team and specialist in forest issues
  • Till Neeff, Senior Commercialisation Manager, EcoSecurities
  • Joanna Durbin, Director, CCBA
  • Miles Austin, Director, Carbon Markets & Investors Association (CMIA)

    Agenda
  • 16:30 Registration and coffee
  • 16:45 Presentations and interactive panel debate
  • 18:30 Drinks and canapés
 
With forestry gaining more momentum and importance in the fight against climate change, we are hosting an evening event on April 29th in London to launch our second annual Forest Carbon Offsetting Report. If you’d like to find out what 157 corporations have to say about forestry issues and forest carbon projects please click on the link below to secure your place.
 
RSVP
Please RSVP to climatechange@nortonrose.com. Places are free but limited so please be aware that you are not guaranteed a place until you have received confirmation.
 
The report will be freely available to download from www.ecosecurities.com on April 30th 2010
 
 
 
Voluntary news

40th anniversary of Earth Day - April 22nd 2010

The Earth Day Network was founded 40 years ago on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment.
 
Earth Day Network now has a global reach with more than 20,000 partners and organisations in 190 countries and more than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest secular civic event in the world. Click here to find out what activities are going on near you this week...
 
 
 
 

What’s on in the world of carbon?

We wanted to share a selection of key events which may be of interest to you.
 
 
 
Pre-compliance/US news

The Carbon Reduction Commitment – looking ahead to cap and trade

It is important for all participants to look beyond the introductory phase of CRC, and start preparing for the cap and trade regime that will follow. This will increase the pressure on participants to assess their need for allowances accurately, and to devise and implement a strategy for buying them. Along with new risks this will open up opportunities for selling allowances. Click here to read more of this article and find out what Lisa Ashford has to say on this subject...


 

 

Re-cap on Brainstorm Green 2010

Last week Fortune Conferences held its ‘Brainstorm Green 2010’ event in California. The event brought together business leaders, government policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors and environmental enthusiasts to brainstorm and discuss ‘how businesses can profitably help solve the world's big environmental problems?’ Video’s of this event and the key discussions include:
 
Social media activities
Blogs
Blogs and articles
 
Travel buyer advice: six steps to cut your programme's emissions - published on Air & Business Travel News (ABTN)
 
Webinars
Webinar downloads
 
Webinar: Forestry laid bare! -explores the state of forestry and what the likely direction for the markets in the post 2012 landscape.
 
 
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