The Melbourne School of Land and Environment is proud to host:
Dr Nicholas Linacre
Researcher and Investment Manager, Federal Department of Innovation
Nicholas Linacre will present the following seminar:
Global Carbon Markets and the Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction
Scheme
Thursday, 9 October 2008
12.30pm
Kimpton Theatre, LFR Building (142)
More information: http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/info/seminars/nicholaslinacre.html
Globally climate change mitigation efforts are increasing through the use of cap and trade carbon markets. The European Union and regions within the United States have functional cap and trade systems with Australia planning to introduce a trading system in 2010. This talk provides an introduction to Kyoto complainant cap and trade systems, voluntary markets, and carbon reduction projects.
For further information please contact either Stuart Peace on 8344 0102 or Rachel on 8344 9751.