Event:Carbon Markets Africa
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| Event:Carbon Markets Africa | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24/01/2011 |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Country | South Africa |
| Summary | Summary:: |
Carbon Markets Africa will be held from January 24th - 26th, 2011, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Overview
Africa’s leading carbon finance conference and exhibition is back for 2011, providing the continent’s carbon market leaders with the opportunity to come together to develop institutional capacity and substantially increase the pace of project investment and development.
Scheduled for the month after COP 16, Carbon Markets & Climate Finance Africa 2011 is the first opportunity for the stakeholders in Africa’s carbon future to digest the news from Cancun and take action to put Africa at the heart of the global carbon market.
Carbon Markets & Climate Finance Africa facilitates this aim by bringing you together with project hosts financiers, developers and legislators to deliver genuine market insight and the opportunity to make the most of your presence in the African carbon market.
Agenda
January 24th
The Renewable Energy Finance Briefing Day will enable dialogue between entrepreneurs, industry, government, universities and the private sector.
The agenda will cover carbon market structure, tax versus trade, sourcing finance, emission reduction, project finance, climate policy, risk management, carbon accounting principles, measurement, reporting and verification with a view to stimulating the development of GHG reduction projects in Africa.
Renewable Energy Finance in Africa
- Stimulating the renewable industry
- Tackling costs: Who is capable of funding renewables projects?
- Focus on South Africa: Aiming for 10,000GW of renewable energy by 2012. How can it happen?
- Examining successful projects – what lessons can be learned?
Carbon Finance and Renewable Energy
- Making carbon and climate change funds available to African developers
- Measures discussed and taken in Cancun to increase accessibility to poorer nations
- What projects are most attractive to Clean Technology Funds?
- National governments’ role in allocating and distributing funds
Incentivising Renewable Energy Investment through Domestic Policy
- Facilitating energy expansion through IPPs
- What can be done to “level” the playing field”?
- The importance of energy autonomy
- Assessing the support mechanism available to regional Governments
Other Sources of Finance
- The role of development agencies and banks in clean technology and climate change mitigation projects
- Mitigating risks of local lenders and financiers
- Closing the equity gap through dedicated private equity funds
January 25th
Keynote Session: Africa's role in the Carbon Market, and the Carbon Market's role in Africa
Keynote Address: Using the carbon markets as a catalyst for African development
Keynote Address: Renewable Energy, the CDM and its place in South Africa's Energy Future
- Setting the goals for renewable energy with the Integrated Resource Plan
- Developing more ambitious targets for renewable energy's contribution
- The role and future evolution of the Renewable Energy Subsidy Scheme
- Developing renewable energy sources and technologies to their full potential
Keynote Address: Working with the CDM: Getting Africa the returns its potential warrants
- Identifying and overcoming common causes of delay
- Minimizing administrative delay: What the EB is looking for in a comprehensive PDD
- 2011 action points, reforms and commitments from the EB
- Improving DOE performance through increased spot checks and policy frameworks
External links
| City | Johannesburg + |
| Country | South Africa + |
| Date | 24 January 2011 + |
