SFCC Sponsors REDD panel at Carbon Market Insights Conference 2011

March 2, 2011 – The Carbon Market Insights Conference is one of the largest carbon market events in the world, and offers a collaborative environment for a wide-range of influential market stakeholders. The three day program offers numerous workshops, seminars, and networking opportunities to help address the current state of the international carbon markets.

The San Francisco Carbon Collaborative will be deeply involved in this year's conference and will be moderating a panel on REDD project financing. This panel will focus on the successes, failures, and various complexities surrounding private sector REDD financing. The panel discussed 1. ways to better facilitate private sector investment; 2. how to meet demands of speculators (e.g. achieving a high investment rate of return) and satisfy expectations of suppliers (e.g. recouping costs and generating revenue); and 3. how to provide measured benefits to local stakeholders.

The panel was moderated by Tiffany Potter from EcoAnalytics, and included panelists such as Denis Slieker from Face the Future, Michael Knap from CCGS, and Kirsten Schuyt from the WWF.