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29 July 2008
Carbon Market Networking Seminar
Booby’s @ CHIJMES, Singapore
The Clean Development Mechanism is an instrument under the Kyoto Protocol that allows industrialized countries with GHG reduction commitment to invest in emissions-reducing projects in developing countries in return for certified emissions reductions.
The global market was estimated to be worth €40 billion in 2007, an increase of 80 from 2006. The total traded volume increased by 64 percent from 1.6 Gt (1.6 billion tonnes) in 2006 to 2.7 Gt in 2007. Of this, Asia accounted for 2.08 Gt with China, Indonesia and India leading the pack.
Hosted by Ralph Hendrich, General Manager, Kolnmesse, and Edwin Khew, Chairman, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore, the seminar featured leading industry experts – Henry Derwent, President and CEO, IETA and Yuvaraj Dinesh Babu, Group Director, Asia Carbon Exchange.
To download a copy of the presentations, click on the links below:
Can the Asia-Pacific Carbon Market initiatives continue to lead global GHG mitigation?
Mr Henry Derwent, President and CEO, IETA
How can the Asia-Pacific carbon market benefit from the US and European cap-and-trade program?
Mr Yuvaraj Dinesh Babu, Group Director, Asia Carbon Exchange
To download the list of registered participants, please click
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