IETA | International Emissions Trading Association

IETA members are the world’s most active participants in offset mechanisms and are experts in all aspects of offset generation cycle, from the financing and development of projects to their trade and use for both compliance and voluntary purposes.

• IETA has been the leading stakeholder group in the UNFCCC’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) since its inception. Through this Working Group, IETA has participated in over 45 consultations on policy and technical issues and sent over 50 additional letters to the Executive Board putting forth policy suggestions and airing critical issues to the Board, the media, and participant governments.

• IETA engages frequently with the CDM Executive Board and Secretariat at both policy and operational levels, and is the first line for ensuring that project developers, financial institutions and other stakeholders are informed and their interests well represented.

• IETA acts as an advocate and source of information for its members during the development of compliance and voluntary offsets programs in national and regional cap-and-trade systems in the US, Canada, EU, Australia, and Japan.

swartz@ieta.org, tel: +41 22 737 05 01