IETA | International Emissions Trading Association

10 May - London, UK

The All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group (APPCCG) and the Climate Markets & Investors Association (CMIA) is hosting the UK launch of a report by The Ecosystem Marketplace: Bringing it Home: Taking Stock of Government Engagement with the Voluntary Carbon Market on Thursday, 10th May, 4 – 7 pm at Portcullis House, Atlee Suite.

April 24 - 25, 2012, Beijing

For the first time, IETA has put together and facilitated several emissions trading workshops for the financial and power sectors in China.
Given that 2012 is a pivotal year in the development of China's emissions trading market, IETA and its members have shared experiences, best practices, and lessons learned from the EU ETS and Kyoto markets. An outcome memo, as well as the presentations of the workshop are available hereunder - A Chinese version is available at the bottom of the page.

April 18-20, Addis Ababa

The fourth Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) takes place this year from 18 to 20 April in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a packed schedule sure to entice policy makers, project developers and investors alike. ACF 2012 builds on the success of last year’s forum in Morocco, which brought together around 1000 participants to exchange views, share knowledge and learn more about the carbon market on the continent.

March 13, 2012 -- Vancouver, Canada

On 13 March 2012, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) brought together a targeted group of cross-sectoral delegates and speakers to participate in a special “Pacific Rim Climate Workshop”. The unique invitation-only workshop was driven by the need to create a special forum that enables richer public-private sector dialogue, transference of policy information, and sharing of market knowledge amongst delegates and partners operating and investing around the Pacific Rim region and beyond. IETA’s half-day Pacific Rim workshop, preceded in the morning by a deep-dive Business Roundtable on Australia’s new clean energy legislation and carbon pricing mechanism[1], started to explore regional policy coordination and market linkage opportunities associated with existing/emerging low-carbon schemes, with a view to potentially addressing carbon pricing-related industry and economic competitiveness issues over time. The workshop was divided into four overarching sessions: 1) Low Carbon Policy Innovation around the Pacific Rim; 2) State of Carbon Markets and Pacific Rim Linkages; 3) State of International & Regional Standards; and 4) Business Perspectives on Low-Carbon Policy & Financial Innovation. This document attempts to summarize the workshop’s presentations, discussion highlights, and take-away messages.

To read the full Pacific Rim Climate Workshop Event Report & Summary CLICK HERE 

March 1, 2012 - European Parliament, Brussels

The "Meet the Beneficiaries" event gave a voice to local spokespeople to explain their experience with the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

It is all so often forgotten that the CDM was designed not only to help developed countries fulfill their commitments to reduce emissions, but also to assist developing countries in sustainable development.

More than 3500 projects registered over the past 6 years illustrate the strength of this mechanism, which has facilitated the transfer of know-how and technologies to communities, thereby increasing regional environmental awareness and attracting foreign investment to remote locations.The CDM has also led to health benefits by reducing or eliminating sources of local pollution. It has provided enhanced access to electricity and had positive gender impacts.

March 1, 2012 -Washington, DC

Co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute; Jones Day; International Emissions Trading Association; Georgetown Climate Center; DC Bar Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Section; and the Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee of the ABA's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

On February 20-29 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear oral argument to review four of EPA’s greenhouse gas emissions rules: the “timing” rule, the “tailoring” rule, the “endangerment” rule, and the “tailpipe” rule. These four rules are EPA’s response to Massachusetts v. EPA and represent the bedrock of EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

The court’s rulings on these four rules have the potential to halt, delay, modify, or greatly increase the scope of greenhouse gas regulation under the CAA. The stakes are among the highest in recent environmental litigation.

Join our distinguished panelists, many of whom participated in the arguments, as they describe and dissect the previous days’ oral arguments and discuss the implications of the potential outcomes.

When: March 1^st, 2012, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (speaking will begin promptly at 8:30 AM)

Where: Jones Day, Reception Entrance, 300 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington D.C. (teleconference available).

Free of charge - Pre-Registration required before February 27th.  

To register, e-mail Clayton Munnings, Policy Associate, IETA (munnings@ieta.org) with your name, e-mail address and whether or not you will be attending in-person or via teleconference. Dial-in details will be provided closer to the event.

Monday 30th January 2012 in London, UK - Downer Room - Australia House, Strand
Tuesday 31st January 2012 in Brussels, Belgium - EURELECTRIC - Blvd. de l'Imperatrice 66
Wednesday 1st February 2012 in Paris, France - Australian Embassy, 4 Rue Jean Rey
 
These Business Roundtables will provide an in-depth understanding of how the Australian Emission Trading Scheme will work, the practicalities of international involvement, and what are the business opportunities for international players to partake in this new market as well as the considerations they need to take into account.
 
Organized by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), with the support of the Carbon Market Institute (CMI), the Australian and Victorian Government, and EURELECTRIC.

Free of charge - Limited capacity - Pre-Registration required before 26th January  
Contact: Lisa Spafford, Director, Conferences & Strategic Partnerships, IETA - spafford@ieta.org

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