Introduction to Climate Change and Carbon Trading

7 Professional Development Unites (PDUs) to be advised by Professional Engineers Board, Singapore

This programme will serve as an introduction to the carbon markets and the current business opportunities for CDM. It will focus on the basics of the Kyoto Protocol, its flexible mechanisms, the Clean Development Mechanism process, the market dynamics that have set the stage for the booming Carbon Emission Reduction market and the opportunities for Carbon Trading. It will also cover CDM prospects of companies in Singapore and provides the participants with more practical information regarding specific projects and interests each may have in view of CDM.

Objectives
At the end of the programme, participants should be able to:
· Understand what is climate change and carbon trading
· Understand how climate change and carbon trading impacts and helps your business
· Understand the policy and economic opportunities
· Have hands on experience of implementing a CDM projects

Target Audience
· Manufacturing plants
· Building owners
· Hotels
· Energy Services companies
· Personnel interested to explore opportunities in carbon markets

Programme Outline
· The Kyoto Protocol and CDM
· The Global Carbon Markets
· CDM Prospects for Companies in Singapore
· Call for Projects: CDM Project Review and Discussion

About The Trainer
N. YUVARAJ DINESH BABU

Dinesh has over 15 years experience in the field of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and has specialized in biomass-related technologies and applications. He is currently the Group Director of Asia Carbon Global. Dinesh is developing the CDM projects portfolio under the Asia Carbon Asset Development Facility in Asia and is also involved in the global operations of the Asia Carbon Exchange.

Prior to joining Asia Carbon, Dinesh worked in world-renowned The Energy Resources and Institute (TERI) in India where he headed the Centre for Global Environment Research group. He was one of the core team members of the World Bank's assignment on National Strategy Study on CDM implementation in India and has executed several CDM-related capacity building programmes for Indian stakeholders.

Date: 29 April 2008
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue: SPRING Singapore, 2 Bukit Merah Central, Singapore 159835

To register and for more information , please visit this webpage: http://www.seas.org.sg/files/climatechange.pdf