Carbon Emissions Trading Broker, CantorCO2e Co-Sponsors AB 32 Corporate Compliance Seminar
June 17th Event in Los Angeles called "AB 32 Takes Shape" Brings Together Environmental and Carbon Trading Experts
Los Angeles, California (Issues Wire / PRWEB) June 6, 2008 -- As Congress debates the Warner Lieberman Boxer Climate bill, California has already committed to a carbon constrained economy. The Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32 affects California industry like no other piece of environmental legislation in history. Together with Governor Schwarzenegger's Executive Order S-20-06, AB 32 requires a 35% reduction in GHG emissions by 2020 and an 80% reduction by 2050 (as compared to business as usual). Because corporate compliance with this environmental initiative can be challenging, emissions trading broker, CantorCO2e has helped design an AB 32 seminar to help organizations cope with these climate change mandates.
Josh Margolis, CantorCO2e Co-CEO
The AB 32 Takes Shape seminar will be held on June 17, 2008, with a 7:30AM breakfast followed by the 8:00AM - 12:30PM program. It will be held at Hunton & Williams LLP, 550 South Hope Street, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90071. The price is $75 for early registration and $125 after June 6th. AB 32 Takes Shape qualifies for 4.25 Hours of MCLE Credits.
This AB 32 seminar will cover the programmatic status and practical strategies organizations can implement to mitigate the risks associated with AB 32's requirements. It will also provide tools for creating a comprehensive carbon trading or carbon management strategy for your company, including long-term data and quality management strategies.
Attendees will benefit from the following:
- Evaluate how climate change developments in California (and beyond) will affect your organization
- Develop and implement successful and practical carbon offset and carbon credit management strategies
- Understand carbon trading markets and how these can benefit your organization
- Learn how climate change litigation may impact your organization
- Help manage California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance
- Obtain background on the current status of federal legislation
- Learn how to do your own back-of-the-envelope assessment of your challenges and opportunities
Experts headlining this event are Ken Alex, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, California Attorney General's Office; Dr. Jamie Fine, Economist, Environmental Defense Fund; and Sean B. Hecht, Executive Director, Environmental Law Center, UCLA; Richard Varenchik, Staff Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board; Josh Margolis, Co-CEO, CantorCO2e, emissions trading and consulting expert; Katherine Blue, Principal, Climate Change Services, Trinity Consultants; Malcolm Weiss, F. William Brownell; and Belynda Reck, Partner, Hunton & Williams.
If you have any questions contact Christine Barth at (213) 532-2000 or register online at http://www.emissionstrading.com/seminar.
About CantorCO2e
CantorCO2e is a leading global provider of financial services to the world's environmental and new-energy markets, offering transaction and consulting services to clients engaged in using energy and managing emissions across the world.
CantorCO2e serves environmental credit buyers and sellers in all of the world's principal emissions markets, including the US compliance, voluntary greenhouse gas, and REC markets, the Kyoto markets (CDM, JI and European emissions trading), and the international voluntary carbon markets. We help entities transact via electronic trading screens, voice brokerage, auctions and negotiated contracts. We advise equity investment funds on carbon finance, introduce investors to projects, and structure forward sales to enable project developers to fund their investments. CantorCO2e has over 60 emissions trading professionals in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Houston, Toronto, London, as well as locations in India, Brazil, Chile, and Japan. This global yet local presence, together with the unique experience of our staff, enables CantorCO2e to provide an unparalleled level of service to our clients.
For more information please visit http://www.cantorco2e.com.
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