- environment/utilities/ energy sector
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Carbon Markets and Emissions Forum
Developing a Comprehensive Carbon Risk Management, Emmissions Reduction and Trading Strategy
Event Date: 8-9 Apr 2009
Location: TBD, Houston TX, USA
- key conference speakers
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David Antonioli Chief Executive Officer, Voluntary Carbon Standard Association Linda Whelan Senior Director Energy & Environmental Policy, Dynegy Inc. Caroline Choi Director, Energy Policy and Strategy, Progress Energy Ben Lashkari Director, Head of Emissions, Swiss Re Capital Markets Limited Karl Rabago Vice President of Distributed Energy Services, Austin Energy
- key conference topics
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- Minimizing Your Company’s and Products’ Environmental Footprint
- Managing and Improving Emissions Expenses through Cost Containment
- Examining the Schedule and Exemptions Contained Within Carbon Legislation
- Integrating Offsets into Early-Action Strategies for Cap-and-Trade
- Implementing a Cap and Trade System into Existing Procedures
- key conference features
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- Manage carbon emissions and energy usage within carbon legislation guidelines with Spectra Energy
- Develop practical implementation procedures for carbon lifecycle with Austin Energy
- Ascertain what final cap and trade legislation will look like, and the role of regulators with the International Emissions Trading Association
- Identify your carbon trading strategy and begin key steps toward operational efficiency with Hess Corporation
- conference focus
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Energy related CO2 emissions constitute approximately 83 percent of national emissions Energy related CO2 emissions constitute approximately 83 percent of national emissions. In recognition of this there has been a myriad of proposed legislation in line with the approach to climate change policy. A number of the proposed legislative details will have a profound impact on all industries that emit CO2 particularly the energy, oil and gas and manufacturing industries. Based on the looming changes such as EPA rulings and the American Clean Energy Security Act (Waxman- Markey bill), which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 17% from 2005 levels by 2020 and 83% by 2050, these industries will be faced with the challenge of revamping their methods of energy generation and oil production. In addition to these changes, recent statements like that by Commissioner Chilton of the CFTC are setting the tone for a US Cap and Trade program which would bring drastic changes to the commodities space. While the details of what these carbon markets will look like are still to emerge, it is now just a matter of time before they do. Currently, the Waxman-Markey (above), Kerry-Graham-Lieberman and the Kerry-Boxer bills are before congress, and the next few months will see these developments take form.
The marcus evans Carbon Markets and Emissions conference will explore how top companies in the energy sector are managing carbon emissions and energy usage within carbon legislation guidelines as well as developing practical implementation procedures for the carbon lifecycle. In addition both the energy and finance sectors will be able to ascertain what final cap and trade legislation will look like, and begin to form a carbon trading strategy thereby overcoming policy uncertainty. This solution-oriented conference will focus on strategically analyzing industry turmoil to highlight improvements in current carbon strategies and yield financial and operational benefits through improved processes.