Leading Trade Practitioners to Provide and Share the Latest Carbon Trading Trends and Technologies
SINGAPORE, Sept. 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CARBON FORUM ASIA 2007 will take place from 6-7 November at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, and is jointly organized by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and Koelnmesse. As the leading regional Trade Fair and Conference for emissions trading and carbon abatement solutions and technologies, it reaches out to all key market players in Asia Pacific like Australia, China, and India.
Carbon market leaders and specialists to share expertise
At the CARBON FORUM ASIA 2007 Conference, over 120 of the world's leading public and private sector carbon trade practitioners will provide and share the latest carbon trading and technologies trends. They will also discuss future market and regulatory developments in seven Plenary Sessions and 12 Workshops. Invited Conference moderators and speakers include:
-- Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister of Environment, Ministry of Environment &
Water Resources, Singapore
-- Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC, Germany
-- Kristalina Georgieva, Director, Sustainable Development, World Bank,
USA
-- Andrei Marcu, President & Chief Executive Officer, International
Trading Emissions Association, Switzerland
-- Agus Purnomo, Special Assistant to the Indonesian Minister of
Environment, International Environmental Issues & Partnerships, GEF
Operational Focal Point for Indonesia, Ministry of Environment,
Indonesia
-- Fumio Hoshi, Senior Executive Director, Japan Bank for International
Cooperation, Japan
-- Ram Babu, Managing Director, Indian Operations, CantorCO2e, India
Event to meet demands of the global and Asian carbon market
In line with the carbon market's drastic growth, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) industry had a tradable market value of US$2.3 billion in 2006, while all Greenhouse Gas (GHG) markets have seen a dramatic capital increase. GHG markets are also expected to set new records in tradable values and market values.
The event also supports the global climate protection goals of the Kyoto Protocol, European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) or emerging trading schemes, and aims to help establish an emissions trading market.
Trade Fair to present latest technologies and carbon projects
With over 120 exhibitors from 25 countries, the Trade Fair offers a platform for high profile exhibitors and participants to feature their GHG technology solutions, related services as well as carbon projects. Attendees include industrial companies, technology providers, verifiers and certifiers of emissions, project developers, regional trading platforms, financial service providers, software suppliers and carbon funds.
Participating Platinum exhibiting sponsors are Climate Change Capital, Norton Rose, Tradition Financial Services Energy, Tricorona AB; while Gold sponsors are Aretae Pte Ltd, ASJA.BIZ, Camco International, EcoSecurities, Endesa, Evolution Markets, Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd (LRQA), Natsource and ORBEO.
Note to editors:
The figure in the headline is from World Bank/IETA October 2006 report.
For more information, please visit:
CARBON FORUM ASIA: http://www.carbonforumasia.com
IETA: http://www.ieta.org
Koelnmesse: http://www.koelnmesse.com.sg
Contact:
Yvonne Lim
Koelnmesse Pte Ltd
Tel: +65-6500-6730
Email: y.lim@koelnmesse.com.sg
Florence Fang
Tel: +65-6253-3193
Email: florence@flamecomms.com
