20 October 2008

8:30 – 11:00

WORKSHOP A

Obtaining and Trading Carbon Credits: From A to Z

Get a refresher course (or a first course) on the carbon market’s structure and mechanisms.

• Overview of CDM, JI and the Kyoto Protocol: project cycle and conceptual framework
• Validation, verification, registration and monitoring
• Additionality
• Market status: who trades carbon and how?
• Outlook: ITL, spot market, risks and pricing

Workshop Available for Sponsorship

11:30 – 2:00

WORKSHOP B

International Legal Framework and Context of Carbon Finance and Trade

Gain a firm foundation on the legal aspects of carbon finance and carbon trading.

• International legal framework of carbon finance – protocols, agreements and accords
• Emissions trading contracts
• Climate change liability issues
• Key risks and contracting issues

Workshop Available for Sponsorship

2:30 – 5:00

WORKSHOP C

The Voluntary Carbon Standard

The VCS aims to provide a quality assurance so that buyers know that voluntary offsets can be trusted. Learn how it works.

• The voluntary carbon market
• Role of the Voluntary Carbon Standard
• Rules of the VCS
• Validation, verification and registration under the VCS

Edwin Alders
Acting CEO
VCS ASSOCIATION