Carbon Trading Law

Conference: 20th April 2010
Masterclass: 21st April 2010
Central London

Carbon Trading: A Complete Legal Update

Latest policies, regulation and legal requirements to shape deals and support successful transactions

What are the implications on a legal plane of new mechanisms for reducing carbon emissions to be created under the ‘post-Kyoto’ agreement?

What will happen to unused allowances (EUAs) issued under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and other ‘Kyoto units’ after the expiry of Kyoto’s first commitment period (2008-12)?

Which rules regarding carryover have been impacted by the outcome of the international negotiations in Copenhagen? 

These are some of the key questions the carbon trading market is looking for clear responses on – come along to The Lawyer’s inaugural conference on Carbon Trading: A Complete Legal Update to find your answers from:

Jane Dennett-Thorpe, Head of Branch, CRC, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Henry Derwent, President and CEO, International Emissions Trading Association
Graham Stuart, Head of Climate Change and Environmental Markets, Baker & McKenzie
 Alexandre Marty, Head of Policy, Carbon and Environmental Markets, EDF Trading
Mark C. Lewis, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
Bruno Vanderborght, Vice President, Climate Protection, Holcim
 Andrew Hedges, Partner, Norton Rose
 Christian Del Valle, Director of Environmental Markets, BNP Paribas
 Felix Tse, In-House Counsel, Gazprom Marketing & Trading
 Geoff Sinclair, Head of Emissions Sales and Trading, Standard Bank
Chris Staples, Partner, Linklaters
 Dr Cameron Hepburn, Environmental Economist, University of Oxford
Chris Hill, Consultant, Upstream Sustainability Services Jones Lang LaSalle
Alexander Sarac, General Counsel, Carbon Transactions, Associate Director, Eco Securities
Peter Zaman, Partner, Clifford Chance
Kirsten Lewis, Senior Commodities Counsel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Camilla Taylor, Investment Adviser, EEA Fund Management
Anthony Hobley, Partner and Head of Global Climate Change and Carbon Finance, Norton Rose

This growth market provides both an enormous opportunity and a significant challenge, so make sure you attend the one event that will position you to provide the just-in-time advice needed by your clients.

Register now by booking online or downloading the booking form above and faxing it to
+44 (0)20 7970 4799 or call +44 (0)20 7970 4770. Alternatively, you can email us at conferences@centaur.co.uk