All professions and all sectors are being challenged as never before to understand and respond to climate change risk. The Carbon Yearbook 2009-10, to be published on Tuesday 29 September, offers a much needed compass for professionals struggling to navigate the debate.
The Carbon Yearbook 2009-10 is the essential annual review of climate change, carbon markets and carbon management. Eighteen political commentaries and expert analyses carefully selected by experts from ENDS (Environmental Data Services) distil the key issues for business as well as environmental and carbon professionals.
The Carbon Yearbook 2009-10 will be launched at The Carbon Show (www.thecarbonshow.com) in London on Tuesday 29 September, at a drinks reception from 5pm.
Among highlights of the Carbon Yearbook 2009-10:
Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Connie Hedegaard, Denmark’s Minister for Climate and Energy who will host the crucial Copenhagen climate conference in December, give their frank assessment of what is needed to make COP15 a success.
Kjell Olav Kristiansen of carbon market analysts Point Carbon takes a long hard look at the state of international climate politics to provide an independent assessment of what is likely to emerge from the Copenhagen summit in practice.
Carbon emission trading is emerging as the key global mechanism for tackling greenhouse gas emissions. Mark Lewis of Deutsche Bank and Lisa Ashford of leading carbon offset company Ecosecurities provide in-depth but accessible analyses of key trends in the regulated and voluntary carbon markets respectively.
Britain is positioning itself as a global leader on climate change mitigation and the Yearbook takes stock of the government’s ambition and progress. Tom Delay, head of the Carbon Trust, and DECC minister Lord Hunt assert in separate articles that Britain must and can slash its carbon emissions without undermining economic growth.
Nicholas Schoon, Editor of the ENDS Report provides an independent analysis of the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan. Daniel Waller of consultancy AEA and unrivalled expert on the new UK Carbon Reduction Commitment explains what the CRC means and how it will work.
The Yearbook also gives a clear introduction to America’s critically important Waxman-Markey bill aimed at tackling US greenhouse gas emissions, and describes how companies are increasingly turning to carbon benchmarking to assess their carbon performance relative to competitors.
In a closing article, Mike Hulme of the University of East Anglia argues society cannot simply “solve” climate change. Rather, it poses an inescapable challenge for us to readdress how we relate to each other and to the planet.
The Carbon Yearbook has been produced by ENDS (Environmental Data Services), the respected environmental publishing unit of Haymarket Business Media. Haymarket is the UK’s largest privately-owned publishing company.
The Yearbook is available from ENDS at £25 for print copies and £15 for pdf downloads.
For more information visit www.carbonyearbook.com
The Carbon Show is the first ever international exhibition dedicated to all aspects of carbon, covering everything from carbon consulting and carbon measurement to carbon trading and low-carbon business solutions. It is launched at London’s ExCeL Centre on 29-30 September
2009 before returning in autumn 2010. More information at www.thecarbonshow.com
Early praise for the Carbon Yearbook
- “The climate change debate keeps moving on, at a faster and faster pace, and keeping up with it gets harder and harder for business and professional leaders. The Carbon Yearbook provides an admirable solution to that problem, and I have found the principal articles to be of enormous value in terms of providing authoritative and timely insights into critical aspects of the debate.”
Jonathon Porritt - Founder Director, Forum for the Future, former chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission.
- "The essential guide to navigating the real world implications of constructing a low carbon economy"
Nick Robins - Head of Climate Change Centre, HSBC Bank
- “Climate change transforms the landscape of risk and opportunity for the whole of business. It is doing more rapidly and more extensively than many businesses yet realise. Navigating a successful course through the increasing noise and uncertainties of the climate debate will be a core skill for business success. This yearbook provides essential signposts by some of the best informed and most authoritative voices in the global debate.”
Tom Burke - Visiting Professor at Imperial and University Colleges, London. Environmental Policy Advisor to Rio Tinto Plc
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