The Cleantech Show #006 (MP3 - 20MB - 56min)

The pressure to establish Emissions Trading programs in order to reduce C02 emissions is mounting in many countries and at a global level worldwide.

In this weeks show we have an in depth discussion about Emissions Trading with Rob Fowler, the Managing Director of Abatement Solutions - Asia Pacific. Rob is an expert on emission’s trading programs and advises clients in Australia, China, Europe and the United States.

On the show we discuss the in’s and out’s of Emissions Trading programs, how they can be set up, the differences between cap and trade and baseline and credit systems, and the progress being made in various schemes worldwide. So be sure to listen in.

Rob’s provided some links that people can follow for more detail on the topics and organisations discussed in the show.

• National Emissions Trading Taskforce (Australian States)
• Prime Minister’s Emissions Trading Task Group (Australia)
• Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (Australia - New South Wales)
• Australian Greenhouse Office (Australia)
• IISD Linkages - Climate and Atmosphere (Global)
• Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol (Global)
• EU Emissions Trading Scheme (European Union)

Cheers
Nick Bruse

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Without going into detail about the politics around this issue in Australia at the moment, essentially we are waiting to see if John However is willing to put the pressures of climate change ahead of the pressures of political change.

The report follows on from an initiative by the Australian States and Territories to set up a emissions trading scheme by 2010, which essentially lay down the gauntlet to the Australian federal government to do something.  Read more here

The key outcomes of this are whether we will see an acceptable cap set for emissions, and that the resulting price of carbon emissions is somewhere above $20/tonne as the bare minimum. For real change we want prices closer to $40/tonne at which renewables will be able to compete viably with existing power generation. For more commentary on this go to the 7.30 report transcript.

So, grab a cup of bonox or bosco ,  download the report and curl up for a night of reading.

Cheers
Nick