CH4NGE

This article is part of the Climate project of Spinwatch.

CH4NGE is a joint venture between Carbon Aided Global and Turquoise Capital which develops Clean Development Mechanism and other voluntary offset projects.

It is based in Grosvenor Gardens House alongside a number of similar carbon market-based firms, lobby groups and organisations. CH4NGE is a small privately held company, with only four employees.

People

• Myfanwy Price-Jones: Managing director. 12 years carbon market experience including delivering the largest credit purchase agreement awarded under the Dutch government's CERUPT programme. Has also advised the governments of the UK, Ireland and the European Commission on the design and implementation of the CDM and emissions trading.

• Dick Jones OBE: Development Director. Senior energy adviser to DFID for 22 years. Awarded OBE for services to international development in 2000.

• Ian Thomas: Chairman. Turquoise Capital partner. Previously Deutsche Bank and Robert Fleming. He is also a board director of Close Brothers Corporate Finance. According to the CH4NGE website, 'Ian has particular expertise in energy finance (oil & gas, petrochemicals and clean energy), project finance and private equity fundraising for early stage companies. He was a founder Director of Controlled Power Technologies.'

• Francis Wright: Currently Finance Director with CH4NGE, in addition to being Director at Turquoise Capital and Director at Randell NFM

Contact

Grosvenor Gardens House 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens Belgravia London SW1W OBS United Kingdom Email

info (AT) ch4nge.co.uk

Phone: +44 20 7953 4051 Fax: +44 20 7953 4067