Sponsors

Lovells is one of the world’s leading international law firms. Lovells advises many of the world’s largest corporations, financial institutions and governmental organisations, and regularly acts on complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions as well as some of the most high-profile commercial disputes. With global expertise in the area of climate change and emissions trading law, the firm’s climate law practice has extensive experience in advising clients investing and trading in the various types of “carbon assets”, including “regulated credits” generated under regulatory frameworks such as the Kyoto regime and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, as well as so-called “verified emission reductions” created through private contracts outside the regulated market.

Merrill Lynch provides companies and individuals with access to the global carbon markets. Whether clients’ demands include over-the-counter, intermediary or exchange-based trading to hedge carbon emission assets, carbon-driven debt or equity finance to exploit emission-reducing opportunities, or access to the Kyoto-compliant or voluntary carbon markets via bespoke structured products or carbon credits, Merrill Lynch has the expertise, global market presence and client focus to help achieve their objectives. Merrill Lynch is one of the world’s leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies with offices in 40 countries and territories and total client assets of almost $2 trillion.

The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is North America’s only, and the world’s first, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission registry, reduction and trading system for all six greenhouse gases. CCX is a self-regulatory, rulesbased exchange designed and governed by CCX Members. Members make a voluntary but legally binding commitment to reduce GHG emissions – by the end of Phase II, which extends the CCX reduction program through 2010, they will be required to reduce GHG emissions 6% below baseline.

ICAP is the world’s largest interdealer broker, active in the wholesale markets for OTC derivatives, fixed income securities, money market products, foreign exchange, emissions, energy, credit and equity derivatives. ICAP plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (IAP.L) and joined the FTSE 250 Index in March 2001. With more than 200 staff across its offices worldwide, ICAP Energy is the energy-focused commodity arm of ICAP plc, providing coverage of base and precious metals, carbon emissions, EPA and regional emissions, renewable energy credits, crude oil and oil products, electricity, natural gas, coal, freight and weather derivatives.

TFS Energy is a global market leader in the brokering of OTC energy and energy-related physical and derivative products, including electricity, natural gas, crude oil and refined products, coal, environmental products, weather derivatives, and exchange-traded futures and options. In Environmental
Finance’s survey, readers voted TFS Energy in 14 categories, including ‘Best Broker’ in eight categories. In the 2007 Energy Risk/Risk’s Commodity Rankings, TFS won 15 1st places. TFS is a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Tradition (Swiss Exchange Symbol: CFT), one of the world’s top three interdealer broking firms with a presence in 24 countries.

First Climate combines the competence and expertise in project and methodology development from Factor AG and the financial savviness in carbon credit commercialization and the climate neutral expertise of 3C. As a vertically integrated player covering the entire carbon credit value chain, First Climate is among the leading companies in the dynamic carbon markets.

First Climate facilitates the development, financing and implementation of CDM, JI and VER projects. First Climate offers custom trading and risk management solutions for companies within the EU ETS, and supports the structuring and development of carbon funds. First Climate is among the world's leading companies for climate neutral services and offers high quality emission reduction credits from a global portfolio.