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| 08:45 |
Opening Address
Guo Jinlong, Mayor of Beijing, China |
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| 09:00 |
The future economy landscape and the impacts of carbon emissions
- Climate change challenges and the vital role of CDM in shaping the green economy
- A review and outlook of international regulatory policies: where are we heading?
- Future pricing of carbon credit until 21012 and beyond
- Key driving forces and obstacles of low-carbon economy: necessitating active participation from all
Willy Alarcon, Senior Specialist and Associate Programme Officer, CDM Methodologies Team, UNFCCC - Secretariat |
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| 09:30 |
Flexible mechanisms in the EU ETS and carbon market expectations for Copenhagen
- The current global market in the context of economic slowdown
- A glimpse of the upcoming Copenhagen 2009 and its potential impacts in shaping the future global carbon market
- Highlight of the regulatory environment of carbon finance
- Strategy approaches of carbon investment
Magnus Gislev, First Secretary, Environment, European Commission Delegation in Beijing (tbc) |
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| 10:00 |
A regulatory review of CDM in China
- China’s mission and our efforts made worldwide in climate change mitigation and economic sustainability
- Central government’s commitment and priorities in counteracting global climate change
- An update of regulatory policy navigation: key initiatives for CDM development and GHG emissions
Gao Guangsheng, Director, National Climate Change Coordination Committee, National Development and Reform Committee |
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| 10:30 |
Tea Break |
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| 11:00 |
Overview of the emergent Asian CDM market:
- Understand the current and future potential CER demands
- Evaluate the new opportunities and challenges in the
Asia-dominated CER supply market
- Cast our vision beyond carbon market
Martin Kruska, Managing Director, Carbon Asset Development, First Climate |
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| 11:30 |
Driving regional CDM developments: exploring the investment opportunities in Asia Pacific Region:
- A regulatory review for international investments on Asia Pacific carbon market
- How to identify and approach outstanding CDM investment opportunities in China and beyond?
- Industry-focused CDM projects analysis and different strategy approaches
- Key highlights and observations of CDM investing in Asia pacific region
- Case studies
Dr. Lasse Ringius, Senior Environmental Specialist and Team Leader, Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank |
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| 12:00 |
CER price mechanism: dynamic balance of supply and demand
- The changing CER market: opportunities and challenges for buyers and sellers
- A re-evaluation of current market mechanism and proposed improvement solution
- CER price stabilization: Call for more intensive collaboration of sellers, buyers, project developers and regulatory bodies
- Strategy to survive and grow in the vibrant market
- Case study of a win-win solution: partnership among buyers, sellers and moderator to diversify risk and sustain profitability
Victoria Q. Wang, CEO, Green Capital Consulting,
Managing Director, Research Center for Climate Change,
Editor in Chief, China CDM Report |
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| 12:30 |
Luncheon and Networking Session |
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| 14:00 |
Moving forward: an in-depth analysis of current international legal framework
- CDM issues: the current functions, governance, verification, certification and monitoring
- Coordination of capacity building and market demand
- Partnership among all industry players and governments to drive efficiency and avoid risk
- Industry feedback on international policy and procedures
Edwin Aalders, Director, IETA |
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| 14:30 |
A guide to gain support from China domestic regulatory bodies
- The vision of local government regulatory bodies in CDM and sustainable economic development
- The role and goals of province-level CDM project service centers
- Share our successful stories
Zhang Hanwen, Director, Hunan CDM services center |
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| 15:00 |
Asian DNA Panel Discussion
- The visions and goals of Asian DNAs
- Current developments of CDM projects in various industries in Asian countries
- Regional policy navigation across Asian countries
- Strategy approaches analysis of CDM in Asia
- Successful case studies
Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, China |
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| 15:30 |
Tea break/ Meet the Asian DNAs |
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| 16:00 |
Regional China Panel Discussion:
- Regional developments of CDM projects across China, from an indigenous angle of view
- Current network of Province-level CDM project services centers
- Project consultancy and policy navigation to achieve international compliance
- Administration support, registration and certification aid
- Guidance of CDM project investment in different regions of China
- Highlight of major capital funding channels for CDM projects
- Key local considerations of project implementation
- Share our successful stories and lessons learnt
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| 16:40 |
Meet China Provincial CDM Service Center Officials:
- Different Provincial CDM Services Centers will host their own regional roundtable meetings individually to present and discuss issues with interested attendee
- Topics discussed will be more region-focused and with more local considerations
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| 17:10 |
End of Day One Conference |
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