International Emissions Trading Association - Revision history

Miriam Rose: /* Notes */

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Miriam Rose at 09:16, 7 July 2010

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Miriam Rose: /* EU ETS Working group */

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EU ETS Working group

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Miriam Rose: /* IETA Board members */

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IETA Board members

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Derek Reid: /* IETA on the road to COP-15 */

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IETA on the road to COP-15

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IETA on the road to COP-15

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 The [[International Emissions Trading Association]] (IETA) supports the objectives of the [[United Nations Framework on Climate Change]]. On its website, it states that it is dedicated to climate protection, “the establishment of effective market based trading systems for greenhouse gas emissions by businesses that are demonstrably fair, open, efficient, accountable and consistent across national boundaries, and maintaining societal equity and environmental integrity while establishing these systems.” <ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/index.php?IdSiteTree=2 International Emissions Trading Association website], Accessed April 2009</ref>. In its objectives it states that it aims to establish “The Clean Development Mechanism” and “Joint Implementation and emissions trading”<ref>[http://www.wbcsd.org/templates/TemplateWBCSD5/layout.asp?type=p&MenuId=MQ&doOpen=1&ClickMenu=LeftMenu World Business Council for Sustainable Development Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>. This is the development of a cross borders, global greenhouse gas market which involves flexible mechanisms and systems, supposedly ensuring effective business participation. It aims to be “the premier voice for the business community on emissions trading”<ref>[http://www.wbcsd.org/templates/TemplateWBCSD5/layout.asp?type=p&MenuId=MQ&doOpen=1&ClickMenu=LeftMenu World Business Council for Sustainable Development Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>. As part of its remit it hopes to provide the latest information on emissions trading, participate in the design of and implementation of international rules and guidelines,  and promote the emissions trading system as a solution to climate change.
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		+	*[[Frank Joshua]] was the first Executive director of IETA, after helping to craft emissions trading structures as the UN Head of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading.<ref>Larry Lohmann, development dialogue no 48, September 2006. [http://links.org.au/node/1330 "Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversion on Climate Change, Privatisation and Power"] Accessed 22/01/10</ref>
	*[[Daniel Gagnier]], formerly senior vice president of [[Alcan]] Aluminum was chairman from 2006.<ref>Natsource 10/22/07 [www.natsource.com/uploads/news/Jack%20Cogen%20IETA%20Appointment%2010%2022%2007%20FINAL%20COPY.pdf 'Jack Cogen Named Chairman of the International Emissions Trading Association']Accessed 16/01/10</ref>		*[[Daniel Gagnier]], formerly senior vice president of [[Alcan]] Aluminum was chairman from 2006.<ref>Natsource 10/22/07 [www.natsource.com/uploads/news/Jack%20Cogen%20IETA%20Appointment%2010%2022%2007%20FINAL%20COPY.pdf 'Jack Cogen Named Chairman of the International Emissions Trading Association']Accessed 16/01/10</ref>

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	The working groups are numerous and global, with the four geographical regions of the EU, US, Australia, and Canada each having their own working groups. Other working groups including the IETA CMD Executive board working group, the IETA Validation & verification working group, the IETA VCS working group, and the Aviation Working group. <ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/index.php?IdSitePage=49 IETA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>.		The working groups are numerous and global, with the four geographical regions of the EU, US, Australia, and Canada each having their own working groups. Other working groups including the IETA CMD Executive board working group, the IETA Validation & verification working group, the IETA VCS working group, and the Aviation Working group. <ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/index.php?IdSitePage=49 IETA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>.
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		+	==Holding Weight in Climate Negotiations==
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		+	IETA has had a strong presence at climate negotiations, representing 150 member corporations and bringing the largest delegation of lobbyists to the last two COPs. In Bali and Poznan IETA brought over 300 and 250 representatives respectively. <ref>Corporate Watch, September 30, 2009 [http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=3424 'LISTENING TO THE SIREN’S SONG: CORPORATE LOBBYING AT THE UN CLIMATE TALKS'] Accessed 17/01/10</ref>

	==EU ETS Working group==		==EU ETS Working group==

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-*[[Daniel Gagnier]], formerly senior vice president of [[Alcan]] Aluminum was chairman from 2006.
+*[[Daniel Gagnier]], formerly senior vice president of [[Alcan]] Aluminum was chairman from 2006.<ref>Natsource 10/22/07 [www.natsource.com/uploads/news/Jack%20Cogen%20IETA%20Appointment%2010%2022%2007%20FINAL%20COPY.pdf 'Jack Cogen Named Chairman of the International Emissions Trading Association']Accessed 16/01/10</ref>
 ===Directors===

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 According to the 2009 [http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/download.php?docID=858 IETA brochure]:
-*[[Jack Cogen]] IETA Chairman (President, [[Natsource LLC]])
+*[[Jack Cogen]] IETA Chairman since 2007 (President, [[Natsource LLC]])
 *[[Henry Derwent]] President & CEO -since 2007.
 *[[David Hone]] IETA Vice Chairman (Group Climate Change Adviser, [[Shell]]) <ref> [http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/download.php?docID=858 IETA Brochure 2009] Accessed 16/01/10</ref>
 ===Directors===

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 ==IETA history and Background==
 The IETA emerged from the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] (UNCTAD) Policy Forums on greenhouse emissions trading in 1999. It’s birth was formed through cooperation of the UNCTAD and the [[World Business Council for Sustainable Development]] (WBCSD). It became a non profit organisation in 2000, and received [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]] (UNFCCC) NGO accreditation in late 2000. It currently has offices in Geneva, Switzerland, Brussels, Belgium, Ottawa, Canada and Washington DC, USA.
-==IETA Board members==
+==People==
-IETA Chairman; [[Jack Cogen]], President, [[Natsource]]; ETA Vice Chairmen; [[Paul Dawson]], Head of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, [[Citigroup]], [[David Hone]], Group Climate Change Adviser, [[Shell]] ; Directors; [[Bruce Braine]], Vice President,Strategic Planning & Analysis,[[ AEP]] [[Georgia Callahan]], General Manager, Environment and Climate Change, [[Chevron]], [[Karen Degouve]], Head of the European Carbon Fund, [[Natixis]], [[Steve Drummond]], Managing Director, [[CantorCO2e]], [[Andrei Marcu]], Former IETA President & CEO [[Arne Mogren]], Head of Public Affairs, [[Vattenfall Lasse Nord]], Senior Vice President, Climate and Environment, [[Norsk Hydro]], [[Wendy Poulton]], General Manager, Corporate Sustainability, [[Eskom]], [[Louis Redshaw]], Head of Environmental Markets, [[Barclays Capital]], [[Masayuki Sasanouchi]], Project General Manager, Environmental Affairs Division, [[Toyota]], [[Gudmundur Sigurthorsson]], Senior Vice President, [[DNV]], [[Lee Solsbery]], Director, Global Energy and Environment, [[ERM]],[[Marc Stuart]], Director, [[Ecosecurities]], [[Luis Trevino]], Electricity Development Director, [[CEMEX]], [[Patrick Verhagen]], Senior Vice President, Environmental Relations, [[Holcim]], [[John Wells]], Vice President, Environment, [[BP]].<ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/getfile.php?docID=2967 IETA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>.
 ==IETA Partners==

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 ==IETA Board members==
 IETA Chairman; [[Jack Cogen]], President, [[Natsource]]; ETA Vice Chairmen; [[Paul Dawson]], Head of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, [[Citigroup]], [[David Hone]], Group Climate Change Adviser, [[Shell]] ; Directors; [[Bruce Braine]], Vice President,Strategic Planning & Analysis,[[ AEP]] [[Georgia Callahan]], General Manager, Environment and Climate Change, [[Chevron]], [[Karen Degouve]], Head of the European Carbon Fund, [[Natixis]], [[Steve Drummond]], Managing Director, [[CantorCO2e]], [[Andrei Marcu]], Former IETA President & CEO [[Arne Mogren]], Head of Public Affairs, [[Vattenfall Lasse Nord]], Senior Vice President, Climate and Environment, [[Norsk Hydro]], [[Wendy Poulton]], General Manager, Corporate Sustainability, [[Eskom]], [[Louis Redshaw]], Head of Environmental Markets, [[Barclays Capital]], [[Masayuki Sasanouchi]], Project General Manager, Environmental Affairs Division, [[Toyota]], [[Gudmundur Sigurthorsson]], Senior Vice President, [[DNV]], [[Lee Solsbery]], Director, Global Energy and Environment, [[ERM]],[[Marc Stuart]], Director, [[Ecosecurities]], [[Luis Trevino]], Electricity Development Director, [[CEMEX]], [[Patrick Verhagen]], Senior Vice President, Environmental Relations, [[Holcim]], [[John Wells]], Vice President, Environment, [[BP]].<ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/getfile.php?docID=2967 IETA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>.
 ==Aims==
 The IETA aims to do the following things with regard to a future carbon market. It seeks to ensure that the system design, and its implementation, delivers a fit for purpose market. According to its own  set of guiding principles, this includes. “(1) Transparency of design and operation. (2) Sufficient scale to operate and deliver emissions reduction. (3) No artificial barriers to access or participation. (4) Low transition costs and limited bureaucracy.(5) Delivery without intervention (ie no price caps or price floors, no artificial supply barriers such as limits on the use of reduction units from projects). (6) Adequate offset availability (7) A fair and equitable allowance allocation process that does not withdraw capital from the firms and industries covered by the scheme, nor grants windfall profits. (8) Recognition of the important link between the holder of allowances and the initiation of actions that create the reductions. (9) The need for trading systems to recognise all verifiable key abatement technologies, including [[Carbon Capture and Storage]]. (10) That the release of market data is well managed”<ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/getfile.php?docID=2508 IETA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>.

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 The letter then continues to outline that the IETA’s position at the forthcoming meeting will be one in which it will reiterate the importance of transparency with regard to ETS. As well as this, the importance of increased harmonisation between member states and their adherence to current as well as future targets would be encouraged. An expansion of the current scheme, with the most efficient and effective way to include other sectors and gases would be considered. As well as the long term allocation and investment periods, a streamlining of verification processes would have to be recognised. The full and free use of Kyoto Credits, stronger world-wide emission reduction targets would also have to be considered.
-In earlier reviews of the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading process, the IETA when considering revision of [[Directive 2003/87/EC]]<ref>[http://www.ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/aviation_en.htm EUROPA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>. states “It is possible that the formal revision of the directive by co-decision procedures may not allow agreement in time for implementation before 2013. However, necessary improvements can be agreed by coordination, or by Member States and the Commission in the Climate Change Committee to allow modifications to be implemented during the 2008-2012 2nd period. As a general principle, IETA would not be in favour of any opening of the directive before the formal review, except for narrow, well-defined technical issues”<ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/getfile.php?docID=1130  IETA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>.
+In earlier reviews of the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading process, the IETA when considering revision of [[Directive 2003/87/EC]]<ref>[http://www.ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/aviation_en.htm EUROPA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref> states “It is possible that the formal revision of the directive by co-decision procedures may not allow agreement in time for implementation before 2013. However, necessary improvements can be agreed by coordination, or by Member States and the Commission in the Climate Change Committee to allow modifications to be implemented during the 2008-2012 2nd period. As a general principle, IETA would not be in favour of any opening of the directive before the formal review, except for narrow, well-defined technical issues”<ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/getfile.php?docID=1130  IETA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>.
 The IETA has sought to gain influence throughout negotiations, as part of its response to COP-10 the IETA released a document regarding CDM entitled “Lessons learned in the Green Development Mechanism””<ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/getfile.php?docID=690 IETA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>, in this review of the ten years since Marrakech, the IETA emphasise the critical role that CDM has in the current architecture of Global emissions market. It also states how crucial CDM will be to any future regime that may emerge post 2012. The article then continues by stating that in order to safeguard the CDM implementation process a Business Advisory group be created within the CDM Executive Board, “which would include business representatives of high standing, and which would work with the existing structures”. Hence strengthening business influence in the overall process. ”<ref>[http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/getfile.php?docID=690  IETA Website], Accessed April 2009</ref>.