Full Description
The development of the carbon markets on the back of laws designed to mitigate climate change has been swift. Billions of euros of emission rights are now being traded around the world under cap and trade markets such as the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and from projects under the Kyoto Protocol. This market looks set to expand significantly over the next few years, with a number of countries, including the United States and Australia, considered likely to introduce market-based climate change mitigation measures. In addition, climate change issues are now impacting on a number of other more traditional practice areas for lawyers, including litigation, transactional work and real estate.
Featuring a Preface by HRH The Prince of Wales, this important title introduces climate change law and describes how it has evolved. The book describes how carbon projects - particularly those under the Kyoto Protocol - are set up and operated, and how the credits from those projects are brought to the market. It also describes the operation of the carbon markets, with an exploration of how the current markets may be expanded to create a global market in the future. The final part considers how climate change issues are impacting on other areas such as accountancy and taxation, corporate social responsibility, transactions, litigation, competition and real estate.
This book provides an in-depth overview of the current climate change issues facing lawyers and other professionals, including accountants, consultants, bankers and tax advisers. It provides a valuable source of information for those new to this fast-evolving sector through to more experienced climate change professionals.
Contents
Preface
Foreword
A. Introduction
History of climate change law and policy
Peter D Cameron
University of Dundee
B. Carbon projects Structuring and financing projects
Christopher Carr
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Flavia Rosembuj
World Bank
Running a carbon project
John McMorris
Forest Systems LLC
Selling carbon credits
Christopher Norton
Lovells LLP
C. Carbon trading Carbon trading- the view from the floor
Seb Walhain
Fortis
Nature of an allowance
Martijn Wilder
Baker & McKenzie
Market contracts
Anju Sanehi
Hunton & Williams
Creating a global carbon market
Anthony Hobley
Norton Rose LLP
D. Carbon issues for lawyers Accountancy and taxation
Iain Calton
Helen Devenney
Sarah Nolleth
Deloitte
Corporate social responsibility
Angela Delfino
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Mike Wallace
Wallace Partners
Paul Q Watchman
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Corporate transactions
John Bowman
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Simon Read
Pinsent Masons
Competition
Peter Crowther
Lucie Fish
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Carbon regulation in the United States
Steven Ferrey
Courtney A Queen
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Climate change litigation
José Antonio Cofre
Nicholas Rock
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Real estate: climate change and buildings in cities
Tim Baines
John Bowman
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Carbon sequestration
Juliette Addison
John Bowman
Paul Q Watchman
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
E. Conclusion
James A Thompson
Paul Q Watchman
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
