Demystifying Carbon Credits

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A presentation describes on demystifying carbon credits.

Demystifying Carbon Credit
A Group 5 Presentation

Contents
? Global Warming - Causes and Effects ? Defining Carbon Credit

? Kyoto Protocol
? Flexible Mechanisms ? Regulated Carbon Market ? Regulated Carbon Market - Factsheet

? Voluntary Carbon Market
? Voluntary Carbon Market - Factsheet ? Future Challenges

Causes of Global Warming

Effects of Global Warming

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Increase in average atmospheric temperature Rise in mean sea level Abrupt weather change

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More frequent heat waves and tropical cyclones

Defining Carbon Credit

? A key component of national and international attempts
to mitigate the growth in concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs). ? One Carbon Credit is equal to one ton of Carbon-dioxide

equivalent.
? There are two distinct types of Carbon Credit Markets: Regulated and Voluntary.

Kyoto Protocol

? An international environmental treaty . ? Adopted on 11 December, 1997 in Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP – 3). ? Came into force on 16 February, 2005.

? Establishes legally binding commitment for the
reduction of greenhouse gases. ? An international agreement between more than 170 countries.

Flexible Mechanisms

AAU $$$

IET Annex 1

ERU $$$

Annex 1 JI

CER $$$

CDM non-Annex1

CER – Certified Emission Reduction ERU – Emission Reduction Unit AAU – Assigned Amount Unit

Regulated Carbon Market

Regulated Market

Allowances

Project Based Credits

AAU’s

EUA’s

CER’s

ERU’s

Regulated Carbon Market

Regulated Carbon Market

Voluntary Carbon Market
Voluntary Market

Carbon Credit Standards

Carbon Neutrality Standards

Allowances Project Based Credits CCX Plan Vivo CCBA VCS

CN Protocol

Gold Standard

VER

Voluntary Carbon Market

Voluntary Market (In Million Tonnes)
140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2007 2008 65
Voluntary Market (In Million Tonnes)

123

Voluntary Carbon Market

Increase In Carbon Market

Reuters CER Index
€ 25.00 € 22.85 € 20.00 € 18.37 € 12.71 € 10.00 € 7.48 € 5.00 € 0.00 € 12.84 € 13.54
Minimum Price Maximum Price

€ 15.00

2007

2008

2009

• For the year 2009, the data is taken till 6th of July.

Future Challenges

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Challenges for organizations in Annex – 1 Countries.
Businesses turning into financially nonviable. Carbon Liability becoming Carbon Opportunity. Possibility of Carbon Tax for every corporate in future.

Thank You



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