2 Paul

Slide1: 

EcoSecurities Group plc Public-private partnerships as a vehicle for early project enhancement and for a positive precedent setting 1st international conference on CDM in Saudi Arabia © 2006 EcoSecurities Group plc September 2006 Carbon credits - origination to commercialisation

Slide2: 

The Company Developed and/or contributed to 9 out of 50 UN approved methodologies Registered world’s 1st CDM project in 2004 Registered 25 out of the 290 projects currently with the CDM Executive Board; many more have been submitted for registration to date, and 60 under validation Structured one of the 1st projects to have carbon credits issued - La Esperanza, October 2005 Voted “Best CDM/JI Project Developer” by PointCarbon, 2005. “EcoSecurities Consult is the world’s leading greenhouse gas advisory firm” Environmental Finance Magazine survey, 2001/02/03/04/05

Driven by a global network and local presence: 

* No legal presence but EcoSecurities has entered into contracts with individuals to act as EcoSecurities representatives Driven by a global network and local presence

Role of Public & Private Entities: 

Role of Public & Private Entities Public sector High level political support – media campaigns Funding & programme for new technologies, CDM & wider policy & support frameworks Private sector Provide technology providers, project developers & financiers

Public Private Partnerships under CDM : 

Public Private Partnerships under CDM Types of activities / structures: Grant facilities – WB, EIB, EC, Supports projects & host Government CDM capacity (people & systems) Debt & equity funds focused on ER activities - E+Co, EU RE/EE fund Carbon credit purchasing funds

Carbon Credit Purchasing/Trading Activities: 

Carbon Credit Purchasing/Trading Activities Evolution of Structures from Public to Private Institutional Multilateral Funds – eg.World Bank, IFC, CABEI, EBRD Public Sector Unilateral/Domestic Government – eg. Dutch (ERUPT), Danish (Direct), & Austrian programmes. Private Sector Funds/Facilities – Natsource, Fortis, EcoSecurities, Rabobank – raising from buyers (government & private), capital markets, Bilateral transactions – increasing as ETS market develops

Project Cycle - Input of Private & Public Entities : 

Project Cycle - Input of Private & Public Entities

Future of Public Private Partnership: 

Future of Public Private Partnership Role of Public Sector Support development of new country markets – establish CDM framework – DNAs Host Country industry/finance capacity building in terms of CDM – workshops, conferences Promotion of CDM developers in media – PR can be strong motivator for larger companies Public money (grants, debt) needed to support new technologies – CCS, solar, biodiesel Greater involvement of Public Sector in CDM countries in establishing wider policy framework to support cleaner production efforts – PPAs, resource concessions, planning approval Private sector investors (both Annex I & Non Annex 1) & buyers will come when above is developed – e.g. India, Brazil, Chile

Future developments: 

Future developments Post 2012 UNFCCC regime must be developed Capital markets have invested 100s million Euros in CDM project development companies – but this will stop unless there is certainty Private sector will become more ruthless in its search fop short term returns. CCS need post 2012 CDM regime to utilise CDM Africa market needs long term certainty too e.g. Biodiesel Credibility of market is at stake

Projects EcoSecurities is looking for the Gulf Area: 

Projects EcoSecurities is looking for the Gulf Area Energy efficiency Oil field gas recovery and utilization Gas leakage in gas pipeline Renewable Energies (solar) Fuel Switch (from Oil to Natural Gas) Flare gas recovery in refineries Carbon Capture and Storage

Thanks: 

Thanks Paul Soffe Associate Director paul@ecosecurities.com www.ecosecurities.com