There’s Gold in the Carbon Market
A one-day key summit planned for the Gold Coast on Monday will seek to co-ordinate climate change action across all levels of government, while Greg Combet, Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change will headline Australia’s presenters at the three day Carbon Market Expo, as pressure mounts on Government decisions regarding the highly topical climate change stance.
The event sponsored by major organisations Macquarie, Ernst & Young, Ecofund Queensland, and Baker & McKenzie will commence on Monday and is being held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre running from October 26-28.
“Carbon Market Australasia is the biggest event of its kind and a diverse range of business is involved in the event including energy providers, banks, superannuation funds, carbon off-set, and technology providers,” said Michael Whitehead, Carbon Expo Director.
“The Hon Greg Combet AM MP, Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change attendance at the event will draw much debate on the topic of climate change and is expected to attract all the key players in Australia,” said Michael.
Some key highlights of the conference include;
Monday 26 October
5.25pm: Hon Kate Jones MP, Queensland Minister for Climate Change & Sustainability
Tuesday 26 October
9.30am: The Hon Greg Combet AM MP Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change
9am -12.30pm: Tony Jones, moderator of high level plenary sessions with global leaders throughout the day such as Robert Hill, Chair, Australian Carbon Trust; former Australian Environment Minister; former Australian Ambassador to the UN, His Excellency Mr Fernando de Mello Ballero, Brazilian Ambassador to Australia, James Grabert, Manager, Joint Implementation, Sustainable Development Mechanisms Programme, UNFCCC, Germany
Sudipta Das, Global Lead Partner, CDM, Ernst & Young, India.
Wednesday 28 October
9.00am: Martijn Wilder, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, and other global carbon market expat experts will present on the perspectives of Australian expats working in global carbon markets, of carbon market developments & trends, and the global financial situation.
Other key note speakers include;
• Vanessa Guthrie – Vice President – Sustainable Development, Woodside
• John Marlow – Global Head of Environmental Financial Products, Macquarie Bank, London
• Garth Taylor – Trade Commissioner for ASEAN, Austrade, Kuala Lumpur
• Rodrigo Sales – Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Scott McGregor – CFO, Camco Global, London
• Helen Robinson – Managing Director, Markit Environmental Registry, New York
• David McInnes – Group Manager, Environment and Climate Change, Linfox
• Tim Harcourt – Chief Economist, Austrade
• Patrick Birley – Chief Executive, European Climate Exchange, London
• Geoff Leeper – Deputy Secretary, Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority (ACCRA) Group, Australian Department of Climate Change
• Susie Smith – Principal Sustainability Advisor, Santos
• Dr Martin Blake – Head of Sustainability, Royal Mail Group, London
• Mina Guli – Vice Chairman, Peony Capital, Beijing
• Will Steffen – Executive Director, ANU Climate Change Institute
Carbon Market Expo Australasia 2008 attracted 1100 delegates, 104 speakers, 81 exhibitors from 27 countries over 3 days. Australia’s biggest and most respected carbon trading expo is on again and starts Monday.
ABC Carbon will be at the show and Ken Hickson will be on hand with his book “The ABC of Carbon”
Source: www.carbonexpo.com
A one-day key summit planned for the Gold Coast on Monday (26/10) will seek to co-ordinate climate change action across all levels of government.
Coming in the lead-up to international climate change talks in Copenhagen, close to 80 delegates from across all tiers of government, academia, science, business and the community will meet to agree on a set of themed principles for co-operation.
These will then be communicated to Federal Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong.
Initiated by Gold Coast City Council as part of its five-year Climate Change Strategy, the summit will feature opening remarks by Director of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Professor Jean Palutikof, from Griffith University.
Queensland Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability, Kate Jones, will wrap up proceedings at 5 pm.
Council’s Chair of Sustainable City Future Committee, Councillor Peter Young, said the summit would identify ways all levels of government, business and the community could work co-operatively to make a difference on climate change.
“There are numerous actions being undertaken by governments across Australia, different research being carried out at various institutions, and plenty of activities and goodwill within the community,” Cr Young said.
“We want to discuss ways to harness these efforts to ensure that we are better prepared to deliver real environmental improvements, particularly on what is agreed at Copenhagen.”
“The summit will seek to develop a set of agreed, practical and robust principles for cross-governmental management and co-ordination.
“We will then communicate these outcomes to Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong, ahead of the Copenhagen deliberations.’
He said a broad cross-section of Federal and State government departments, business, academia and community would be represented, with a strong contingent from local governments and universities.
“Leading academics and researchers will come from the University of Melbourne, Queensland University of Technology, Griffith and Bond Universities.
“Also participating will be experts from CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation Flagship and the Queensland Climate Change Centre for Excellence.
“Business, Professional and Community organisations will include the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, the Brisbane Institute, Tourism Queensland, the Community Climate Network Australia, Energex, Oxfam, World Wildlife Fund Australia, GECKO, Greenfleet and the Planning Institute of Australia.”
“At a local government level Gold Coast City Council will be joined by delegates from Brisbane, Toowoomba, Mackay, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Ipswich Regional Councils as well as the South East Queensland Council of Mayors and Local Government Association of Queensland.”
Source: www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au