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September 2009        
 
 

Helping to reforest the planet – how to make forestry credits more appealing to buyers

 
Please join us and our fantastic guest speakers for an interactive panel debate at our Breakfast Meeting at the Carbon Show on Wednesday 30th September 2009. The key details for this FREE event are outlined below so we'll look forward to seeing you all there!

30th September 2009, 08:45 to 09:45 am

The Carbon Show 2009
ExCel Centre London
Platinum room

Chair:
• Lisa Ashford, Head of Voluntary and New Markets, EcoSecurities

Panellists:
• Hassen Bali, Vice President, Markit Environmental Registry
• Jan Fehse, Head of Ecosystems Services, EcoSecurities
• Alex Morrison, Head of Governance, Plan Vivo Foundation 
 
RSVP by emailing marketing@ecosecurities.com
 
For the full invite and description of the key topics to be covered please click on: Breakfast Meeting Brief
 
 

 
Voluntary news

Join us for a panel discussion on carbon management strategies and offsetting trends

 

EcoSecurities will present the results of the Carbon Management and Offsetting Trends Survey 2009 at the Carbon Show London.

The Carbon Show is the first international exhibition dedicated to carbon, covering everything from carbon consulting and carbon audits to low-carbon solutions for businesses. It is the ideal occasion to learn about the findings of this significant piece of research, which uses the data supplied by over 300 respondents to not only highlight the needs, wants and motivations of corporations across the globe but to also compare to the responses and market conditions seen in the previous year’s report.

To find out more about this report and how the results could affect your company, please come to the Green Dragons Den at 14:30–15:15 on the 29th September for the scheduled panel debate or alternatively download your FREE copy here.

 
 

 

EcoSecurities offsets The Carbon Show 

 

EcoSecurities is retiring offsets from Nobrecel, a fuel switch project, to offset the carbon emissions from The Carbon Show. We invite you to come and see us at stand 62 where we will be available to answer questions concerning carbon offset projects and how your company can meet your emission reduction goals.
 
For further details and to pre-register for free entry to the exhibition, please visit www.thecarbonshow.com

 
Pre-compliance news

Whence the offsets?

 
One of the significant critiques of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES)—indeed of any effort to price carbon—relates to the cost that the bill will impose on the US economy. In its analysis of the ACES bill, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that by 2020 the net cost per household would be $175 annually. Whereas this may not seem like a lot, we have to consider a potentially significant wild card in this equation: offsets.
 
Architects of the bill readily point to offsets’ ability to reduce dramatically the cost of the cap-and-trade regime. This assumes, however, a ready supply of offsets. We urge caution in making such an assumption. Read more…
 

 

 

 

Policy updates summary
 
Senate delays release of climate bill - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced last week that her committee’s draft on comprehensive climate legislation will not be released until late September, rather than on September 8th as previously anticipated. Read more... 
 
EPA releases proposal to regulate stationary GHG sources - At the beginning of September the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted a rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding the Clean Air Act regulation of stationary greenhouse gas (GHG) sources. Read more...
 
 
 
Social media activities
Blogs
Blogs
 
EcoSecurities has collaborated with leading online environmental publications to initiate and generate debates on climate change issues - click on the links below to check out the most recent blog articles:
 
• A private sector view of offsets under a cap-and-trade program – by Sonia Medina and Toby A. Tiktinsky published on Gristmill
 
• Reclaiming Carbon Offsets – by Molly Aeck published on cleantech Blog
 
• Should governments dictate which offsets to use? – by Lisa Ashford published on BusinessGreen.com 
 
 
 
Check out our new profile on justmeans.com; a platform for corporations to introduce themselves and follow or lead best practice business solutions in regards to sustainability and environmental strategies. Justmeans describes itself as social utility, giving corporations and people the opportunity to talk about their good work and represents an alternative to give companies a face.
 
 
• Check out the latest news on Carbon Offsets Daily – the blog site to help business leaders stay up to date with the carbon market.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Webinars
Webinar downloads
 
EcoSecurities is facilitating two webinars in conjunction with 2degrees to examine the findings of the “Carbon Management and Offsetting trends survey results 2009”.
 
International webinar:
15th October 2009
16:30 - 18:00 (BST)
11:30 - 13:00 (EDT)
08:30 - 10:00 (PDT)
 
Moderator: Lisa Ashford, Global Head of Voluntary & New Markets, EcoSecurities
 
Panellist:
• Jasmine Hyman, Director Programs and Partnerships, The Gold Standard Foundation 
• Jason Sperling, Managing Director, GreenWorld
• Hassen Bali, VIce President, Markit Environmental Registry
 
 
North American webinar:
22nd October 2009
16:30 - 18:00 (BST)
11:30 - 13:00 (EDT)
08:30 - 10:00 (PDT)
 
Moderator: Tilde Herrera, Associate Editor, GreenerWorldMedia
 
Panellist:
• Steve Baczko, Senior Commercialisation Manager, EcoSecurities
• Jeff Calvert, Managing Director, Borealis
• David Antonioli, CEO, Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) 
 
 
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