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Emissions trading scheme


The Ministry for the Environment and the Emissions Trading Group Carbon Markets Workshop

Ilott Theatre Wellington, Friday 4 April, 2008

An opportunity to hear New Zealand businesses share their experiences on the challenges and opportunities presented by entering the compliance carbon market.

8:30am Registration
8:45am Dave Brash (NZ ETS) - Introduction and Welcome
9:00 - 9:40am Toru Kubo (Clean Energy & Climate Change Specialist Asian Development Bank)
Access to Kyoto-compliant project credits
9:40 -10:20am      Julia Hoare (Price Waterhouse Coopers)
The New Zealand Experience – The standardisation of the language of emissions trading; challenges to New Zealand business
10:20 – 10:45am Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:20am Himanshu Dua (Green Air Fund, Australia)
Accessing forestry carbon credits
11:20 - 12:00am James Moulder (Mighty River Power)
A New Zealand firm’s experience in embarking upon carbon trading
12:00 - 12:40pm Michael Rynne (Holcim New Zealand)
A New Zealand industrial firm’s experience in preparing for emissions trading.
12:40 – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 1:45pm Philip Mladenov (Contact Energy)
Clean Development Mechanisms and Chile   
1:45 - 2:00pm Greg Adlam (ANZ)
Clean Development Mechanisms and Chile
2:00 - 2:20pm         Catherine Moss (Ministry for the Environment)
Joint Implementation and Clean Development Mechanisms Guidelines
2:20 - 2:40pm James Muir (SKM)
Access to Clean Development Mechanisms credits
2:40 – 3:00pm Coffee Break
3:00 - 3:30pm Allan Gammon (BP New Zealand Ltd)
Getting ready for the ETS
3:30 - 4:00pm        Wayne King Carbon Market Solutions
The role of brokers in trading carbon credits domestically and internationally
4:00 - 4:30pm Joanna Silver (TZ1)
Infrastructural capacity - The TZ1 Platform
4:30 - 5:00pm       Anita Dahya (Project Manager NZEUR, Ministry for Economic Development)
Overview of New Zealand Emission Unit Register
5:00 - 5:15pm Dave Brash - Closing Remarks

Last updated: 15 September 2008