Itaipú Binational is the world’s largest hydroelectric energy producer with a production close to a 100 billion kWh. As a country, Brazil, boasts the third largest number of clean development projects in the world despite being an emerging economy. However, Mr Samek believes there is still a level of ignorance in Brazilian and Southern American companies about the climate change mechanis...]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Carlos Bousoño Crespo, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Abengoa.

World awareness of climate change and its regulation has originated a new market whose currency is the right to pollute. This market of exponential growth and high complexity needs the nourishment of specialists in the field. Specialists that come from different areas of knowledge such as legal, economic, or technological, need to have a broad vision and deep understanding of the key concepts behind these newly-born carbon markets.

If we look at the ambitious long-te...]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 The International Emissions Trading Association, (IETA) and The Focus-Abengoa Foundation have chosen The Carbon Expo in Cologne to launch their new professional development for carbon Initiative.

Whilst the Carbon Markets are anticipated to have grown at a rate of 80% in 2007 it has become increasingly apparent that the Carbon Markets raise new and often different, risks and opportunities to the traditional markets.

The newly appointed President of IETA (Henry Derwent) commented, “with the maturing of the Carbon Market in recent years there is a clear need for adequate...]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100