New York City, 5th & 6th February 2008

The Voluntary Carbon Market plays a unique and important role in the US where there is as of yet no federal mandatory emission reduction scheme in place.

On February 5th & 6th 2008 Voluntary Carbon Markets USA brought together carbon market experts to discuss the current status of the voluntary carbon market, the latest developments in standardisation and attempts to bring transparency to the market. Emphasis was placed on the opportunities within the market to foster innovation and creativity, and the reasons behind people’s involvement in the market, be it for CSR reasons or pre-compliance. Speakers were confident of the importance of this market in shaping the future American carbon market and of its longevity.

Amongst those companies who benefitted from this excellent learning and business networking opportunity were senior executives from The Bank of New York Mellon, 3 Degrees, Alcoa Power Gen, APX, Bonneville Environment Foundation, The Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Chevron Corporation, Chicago Climate Exchange, Clifford Chance, Climate Change Capital, Consulate of General Sweden, Dow Chemical Company, EcoSecurities, Equator Environmental, Gold Standard, IMG, McKinsey & Co, KPMG, The Walt Disney Company, USDA Forest Service, The World Green Exchange and many more.