The program for the Event Podiumsdiskussion Emissionshandel für Treibhausgase – quo vadis? on May 12th 2011, as organized by the Zürich CMA in cooperation with Pro Clim is now set. Please find it here.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Starting in May 2011, I will write my Masters Thesis about REDD+ at the University of Zurich under the supervision of Axel Michaelowa. I hold a BSc in forest management whereas my masters course at Technical University of Munich is focused on renewable energies and environmental economics/policy.
I am looking for a part-time job related to the carbon market or REDD+ in a company / research institution in/ aroudn Zurich for 10 – 20 h/w. My earliest possible starting date would be May and I would be available until November 2011.
For further information (CV, references) please contact: goetz_h@yahoo.com or call (+49)176 62053978.
Best regards,
Heiko Götz
Not in Zurich, but where the discussion is: if you are in Bangkok at the UN Climate Change Talks, come to South Pole Carbon’s parallel event at the Royal Princess Larn Luang Hotel.
More information can be found here.
More background information on NAMAS can be found in this article “If you want a Nama tomorrow you need a PoA today“, written by South Pole’s Roman Schibli and Christoph Sutter for Trading Carbon magazine.
Summary
Parties are discussing proposals on new mechanisms for scaling-up mitigation action. What is “new” and how are these proposals related to existing carbon market mechanisms? Can and should new mechanisms be integrated with existing mechanisms or would they replace them? To what extent do new mechanisms utilize the capacities developed under the existing mechanisms? How can the transition be structured? This event will discuss pathways and main challenges to scaled-up carbon market mechanisms. It will introduce ongoing support programs and pilot activities and seeks to facilitate insights into lessons learnt so far and possible ways forward.
Agenda
18h00 – 18h15 Welcome note and brief update on the negotiation on Scaling-Up (Ingo Puhl, South Pole, NN)
18h15 – 19h00 Ongoing Support Activities
Objectives of the Partnership for Market Readiness (Xueman Wang, World Bank)
The Potential for Scaling-up PoA to NAMA (Carolyn Neufeld (TBC), KfW)
Innovative Carbon facilities for Scaled-Up Mitigation Actions (TBD, NEFCO)
19h00 – 19h45 Concrete Initiatives
The Interaction between POA and NAMA (Kim Carnahan, IETA)
Integrating Feed-in-Tariff Policy into a PoA: Case Study from Thailand (Ingo Puhl, South Pole)
How much scaling-up can we expect from standardized CDM baselines? (Seleha Lockwood, Sindicatum Carbon on behalf of PD Forum)
19h45 – 20h30 Challenges and the Way Forward
Key Issues for Scaling-Up (Jane Ellis, OECD)
Comments from Parties and Round Table
20h30 – 21h00 Reception
The three original shareholders of Perspectives, Sonja Butzengeiger, Matthias Krey and Axel Michaelowa have joined forces with Jorund Buen and Kristian Tangen, co-founders of Point Carbon, to buy back Perspectives from Thomson Reuters. Perspectives had been sold to Point Carbon in 2009, while Point Carbon had been acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2010. Please find two documents below explaining the management buyout: Press release -Perspectives MBO_2011-04-06 and Background note Perspectives MBO