Despite continuing uncertainty about an international climate change agreement beyond 2012, coming months will see a flurry of activity at the national or regional level. Major new carbon markets are in preparation in California, Korea and Australia, while Japan is working intensively with developing countries to develop its new Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism. This 90-minute webinar will bring you up-to-date with the key features of these initiatives and their likely implications.

Hear our speakers discuss:

Preparing for cap-and-trade in California
Update on the proposals
Offsets–overcoming buyers’ liability and investment opportunities
Holding limits and other obstacles
Price signals from early trading
Auction plans
Adam C. Raphaely, Director, Environmental Markets, Karbone

Australia & New Zealand
Update on Australia’s proposed market
Offsets and the Carbon Farming Initiative
New Zealand’s market – one year on
Outlook for linkage
Kosta Katheklakis, Associate Director, Commodities Carbon & Energy, Westpac Institutional Bank

Japan / Korea
Korea’s ‘cap and no trade’ proposal
Industry’s emission reduction goals
Japan’s Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism
Impact of the Fukushima disaster

Moderator: Katie Kouchakji, Editor, Carbon Finance

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
• Have incisive analysis delivered direct to your desk
• Have an opportunity to pose questions to an unbeatable panel of experts on this subject
• Receive the recording and a copy of presentations which you can refer to at your leisure

HOW IT WORKS
All you need to participate is internet connection & landline phone (Skype or mobile phones can’t be used). We’ll email you a number – usually toll free – so you can dial in just before the webinar begins, and a link to the presentations so you can follow on screen while listening to the speakers.

RATES & REGISTRATION
Full rate   £125.00/US$200.00/€145.00 (all prices subject to VAT)
Discounts are available
We accept payment in £ Sterling, US$ or Euro.

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