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International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)
On October 29, 2007, leaders of more than 15 governments met in Lisbon, Portugal to launch the establishment of the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP). ICAP is made up of countries and regions that have implemented or are actively pursuing the implementation of carbon markets through mandatory cap and trade systems.
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ICAP China Conference
Last Updated (Wednesday, 06 January 2010 09:55)
From 12th to 13th October 2009 the International Carbon Action Partnership held its
China Conference on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data Management in Energy Intensive Industries and the Power Sector
The conference took place in Beijing, China and was co-hosted by the Energy Research Institute (ERI) of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET).
Supporters of the conference were the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning of Ministry of Environmental Protection (CAEP), Center for Environmental Education & Communications (CEEC) of the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), China Business Council for Sustainable Development (CBCSD), City University of Hong Kong, Nanjing University, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Tsinghua University, World Resources Institute, China, and WWF China.
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MRVCE Discussion Paper Released
Last Updated (Wednesday, 14 October 2009 10:24)
The International Carbon Action Partnership has released a Discussion Paper on Monitoring, Reporting, Verification, Compliance and Enforcement (MRVCE) in Emissions Trading Systems.
The discussion paper provides a brief summary of MRVCE necessities regarding the linking of Emission Trading Systems (ETS) and gives information for governments exploring linking opportunities.
It assesses the monitoring, reporting, verification, compliance and enforcement requirements of ten different emission trading systems and gives an overview of the most important conditions for successful ETS linking.
ICAP Held First Summer School for Emerging and Developing Countries
Last Updated (Sunday, 09 August 2009 02:00)
BERLIN, GERMANY: The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) convened its first summer school for emerging and developing countries to build global capacity in emission trading systems in Berlin, Germany, from 27 July to 7 August 2009.
The intensive two-week program aimed at building capacity among 29 policy-makers and stakeholders from the non-governmental, academic and private sectors of emerging and developing countries in designing and implementing carbon trading systems. The selected participants came from 19 different countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine and Vietnam.
The program builds on ICAP's mission to provide a forum for sharing experiences in implementing carbon markets through mandatory emissions trading systems. Summer school participants were selected from more than 300 applicants worldwide, with particular emphasis on providing know-how about best practice in designing, implementing and administrating national and regional emission trading systems to participants.
Ontario Joins ICAP as a Member
Last Updated (Thursday, 10 September 2009 16:53)
The Canadian province of Ontario has joined ICAP as its 29th member. John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment, signed the ICAP declaration on 3 June 2009 .
In 2007, Ontario announced its Climate Change Action Plan for reducing greenhouse gases, of which cap and trade is an integral part. Ontario is a member of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI). For more information on Ontario efforts with regard to emissions trading, please visit Ontario's website
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