Environmental Market Symposium Series:
Carbon Offsets
Dates: April 10-11th, 2009
Location: Duke University, French Family Science Center
Room 2231 (main auditorium next to building atrium) Open To: Students, faculty and staff of Duke University and other schools in the area
General public is also welcome and encouraged to register early. **Registration is free, space is limited.** Register Now Overview: Carbon offsets play a keystone role in meeting national and global goals for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. How can carbon offsets play a role toward emission reduction goals? What obstacles do they face and how we can overcome them?
The symposium consists of a series of panels and a roundtable discussion aimed at answering these questions by drawing on the
expertise of professionals within the policy, industry, and certification arenas.
Four panels focus on the following types of carbon offsets in the marketplace:
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), Forestry, Energy Efficiency Certificates (EECs), and Methane Capture.
The panels will shed light on issues regarding methodologies, policies and business planning. The event will culminate with a round
table discussion that will highlight and address pressing challenges regarding policies and investment strategies for the carbon offset
industry in these times of regulatory limbo.
Organized by: The Environmental Markets Student Group, Duke University Sponsored by:
   Sustainable Duke Program Nicholas School of the Environment Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions |