India Carbon Market Conclave 2010

Jul 28, 2010

About India Carbon Market Conclave

The India Carbon Market Conclave is India’s flagship event in the carbon market space, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), The World Bank and International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).

The first Conclave was launched in November 2007. Since then it has evolved into a platform to meet project developers from the region, conduct carbon business, hear climate change negotiators and gain visibility in the carbon market space.

India Carbon Market Conclave provides an all-inclusive forum for global carbon market stakeholders to engage with Indian project developers, for Indian carbon market stakeholders to interface with the global mainstream. It is a platform for sharing knowledge on current trends and emerging scenarios of the global and Indian carbon markets, and a forum for deliberations on domestic and international policy and dialogue on climate change and the carbon market.

Objectives

To provide an effective and all-inclusive platform for global carbon market stakeholders to engage with a large number of Indian project developers, and for Indian carbon market players to interface with the global mainstream.
To facilitate direct interface between buyers and sellers of carbon credits.
To provide a platform for policy dialogue on the international and domestic policy processes related to climate change and the carbon market, and for knowledge sharing on emerging scenarios of the global and Indian carbon markets.
To provide a platform for capacity building and growth of the Indian CDM project pipeline through knowledge sharing and information dissemination for new and prospective entrants to the carbon market.
To showcase Indian carbon projects and provide a platform for Indian companies to reach out to carbon market buyers, investors and financiers.
To enable clean technology and venture funds to find opportunities for investment.

Who Should Attend

Industry
Banks and Financial Institutions
Brokerage Firms
CDM Project Developers
Carbon Credit Buyers
Consultants, Validators, Verifiers
Carbon Market Advisory Firms
Credit Rating Agencies
Municipal Corporations and Other Urban Local Bodies
Legal Firms
Potential Project Proponents
Central and State Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies
Carbon Market Exchanges
Carbon Market Research / Communications / Media Firms
Industry Associations
Multilateral and Bilateral Agencies
Renewable Energy Companies
Technology and Equipment Suppliers

Agenda

Conference Themes

India’s Domestic Climate Policy Agenda
Role of Markets and Market Instruments in Achieving India’s Domestic Climate Agenda
Can Emerging Mechanisms Bring a Paradigm Shift in Mitigation Options?
Combining Low Carbon Development in Sustainable Habitat (Green Buildings, Clean Transport, Waste Management)
Recent Trends and Developments in Global Carbon Markets
The Imperatives for Corporate Sustainability in India
New Modalities for Technology Transfer: Progress in Addressing Constraints
Changing Dynamics of the International Climate Discussions: Copenhagen to Cancun and Beyond
Convergence of the Domestic & International Developments in Climate Policy

Master Class Themes

In addition to the main Conference sessions, intensive classes will be organized for delegates who want to strengthen their knowledge on specific aspects of CDM project development and trading. These master classes will be organized on the following themes:

Approaches for Corporate Sustainability in Indian Companies – The master class will help companies to understand the steps they need to take within the organization to build a corporate sustainability platform.
Contracts and Pricing for Carbon Markets – The master class will provide a deeper understanding of the intricacies of carbon project contracts and pricing strategies.

Besides these events, the Conclave would also host Buyer-Seller Meet,Exhibition and Poster Display for Project Developers.

About FICCI

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the apex industry organization in India, is the leader in policy thinking and change, and is in the vanguard of nation building. Established in 1927 and with a nation-wide membership of over 1500 corporate and over 500 chambers of commerce and business associations, FICCI espouses the shared vision of Indian businesses and speaks directly and indirectly for over 2,50,000 business units. It has an expanding direct membership of enterprises drawn from large, medium, small and tiny segments of manufacturing, distributive trade and services.

FICCI maintains the lead as the proactive business solution provider through research, interactions at the highest political level and global networking. It is constantly involved in bringing about integration of the Indian economy with the global mainstream. FICCI facilitates business-to-business linkages, promotes trade and investment linkages, creates awareness on key issues for the economy, provides inputs for policy-making, acts as a conduit for government-industry exchange, and promotes bilateral ties.

For more details about FICCI, visit www.ficci.com

Contact Details

For conference programme, speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact:

Rita Roy Choudhury,

Director & Head – Environment, Climate Change, Renewable Energy,

Telephone: +91-11-23325110 (D), 23738760-70 Extn. 354

Mobile: +91 9810403255

Fax: +91- 11-23721504, 23320714

E-mail: rita@ficci.com

For other queries, please contact:

Suchismita Mukhopdhyay,

Assistant Director- Environment and Climate Change Division,