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LULUCF: Carving a Niche in the Voluntary Carbon Markets

LULUCF: Carving a Niche in the Voluntary Carbon Markets. Katherine Hamilton Carbon Projects Manager Ecosystem Marketplace May 3, 2007. 1. 1. About the Ecosystem Marketplace. “ Bloomberg” for Emerging Markets in Ecosystem Services:

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LULUCF: Carving a Niche in the Voluntary Carbon Markets

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  1. LULUCF: Carving a Niche in the Voluntary Carbon Markets Katherine Hamilton Carbon Projects Manager Ecosystem Marketplace May 3, 2007 1 1

  2. About the Ecosystem Marketplace • “Bloomberg” for Emerging Markets in Ecosystem Services: • Carbon Markets , Water markets, Biodiversity Markets, Easements and Other Conservation Transactions • Consistent, accurate information is critical for building these ecosystem service markets • Daily news updates, feature articles, regular e-mail newsletters, and market watch 2 2

  3. CCX Vol: 10 MT Value: $38 M Other Markets 8 MT $60 M NSW GGAS 20MT $225 M CDM/JI Vol: 450 MtCO2e Value: $ 4,813 M EU ETS Vol: 1,101Mt (CO2e) Value: $24,357 M Voluntary Offset 10- 50 MT $100-250M Source: New Forests/Ecosystem Marketplace, World Bank 3 3

  4. The Retail Market: Project Types Source: Harris, 2006 4 4

  5. Source: Walsh, 2006 5 5

  6. Tree Huggers: Voluntary Carbon Markets Embracing Forestry • Can potentially avoid CDM cost hurdles • Space for innovation& testing methodologies • Demand for “Charismatic Carbon” in voluntary markets • Forestry easy for consumers to understand • But…. 6 6

  7. Carbon Neutral Co. in the line of fire 225 225 225 Source: Indymedia.org.uk, 2007 7 7

  8. Financial Times Industry caught in carbon ‘smokescreen,’April 25, 2007 Business Week Another Inconvenient Truth, March 23, 2007 New York Times Carbon-Neutral Is Hip, but Is It Green?April 29, 2007 Christian Science MonitorDo carbon offsets live up to their promise?,January 10, 2007 Voluntary carbon in the mainstream media limelight…

  9. Despite critics on two fronts (LULUCF & voluntary offsetting), trees still standing tall… • Dell Computer: “Plant a Tree for Me” constomers program • Home Depot: Offsetting flights and headquarters • Delta Airlines customer & employee program • William McDonough and Partners offsetting flights and headquarters 9 9

  10. So what to do? • Address the permanence problem (insurance programs?) • Rules on forward sales • New science will continue to shape the market • Give consumers confidence • i.e. Standards 10 10

  11. Evolving Standards, Certification and Registries Source: Ecosystem Marketplace, 2005 11 11

  12. Questions? Contact: Katherine Hamilton Email: khamilton@ecosystemmarketplace.com Tel: 1 (202) 298- 3007 13 13

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