Clients & Projects::

Abatement Solutions - Asia Pacific (AS-AP) works for governments, regulators, corporations and service providers on a wide variety of projects. Recent engagements include:

• TFS Brokers: Facilitating CDM projects in China, including project discovery, deal negotiations and financial closure, on behalf of a major international carbon broker (12 million CERs brokered to date)
• Australian Government: Assisting the Australian Government with enhancements to its Greenhouse Friendly program and design of the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme
• National Emissions Trading Taskforce (Australian States & Territories): Advising on the design of the offsets mechanism and administrative structures within the detailed design for an Australian National Emissions Trading Scheme developed by States & Territories
• Major Australian Companies & Funds: Advising senior executives and funds managers on the impacts of emissions trading and Kyoto Protocol ratification, and the strategic implications for company operations, business planning, and shareholder value
• Western Climate Initiative (North America): Advising working groups on options for administrative structures in the proposed WCI offsets system
• Leading Australian Hardware Company: Assessing carbon offsets project proposals for a large hardware company wanting to move towards carbon neutrality
• Leading Australian Steel Maker: Advising on the carbon aspects of a major investment project taking place during policy transition periods
• Landcare Australia - CarbonSMART: Guiding the structuring and development of the systems for Landcare's conservation forestry projects
• Energy Efficiency Project Developer: Assistance with formulation of business plans and investigation of growth opportunities in existing and emerging carbon markets
• First Australian Carbon Fund: (recently launched) Advisory services for the fund managers, assisting with investigation of carbon credit investments
• Major Australian Power Generator & Energy Trader: Educational services to help the trading group to understand the practicalities of emissions trading, carbon markets, and international climate change policy
• New Zealand Government: Assisting with the development of marginal abatement cost curves for the New Zealand economy (in collaboration with ICF International); Reviewing potential designs for the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme; Representing the New Zealand Government at a recent JI technical workshop
• European Commission: Assisting with the development of the new Verification Strategy for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (in collaboration with Ecofys)