Canadian Climate Change and Carbon Finance
Understand new regulations and standards, develop successful
green projects, and manage carbon offset risks
Conference: September 15 and 16, 2008
Optional Workshops: September 17, 2008
Calgary, Alberta
Day One - Canadian Climate Change and Carbon Finance
Monday, September 15, 2008
| 8:00 - 9:00 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:QQ - Q:QQ |
9:00 - 9:10
Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs
Dennis Mahony, Partner, Torys LLP
9:10 - 10:10
What to Expect in the Evolving Regulatory and Policy Framework for Climate Change
Paul Manning, Partner, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
- Canada 's federal proposals for a climate change regulatory framework
- What is proposed, when will it take effect?
- What are the obligations, what are the opportunities?
- International context
- What are the tensions between federal proposals and Kyoto?
- What the U.S. is expected to do and how will it influence federal proposals
- Domestic context
- What the Provinces are doing
- Tensions between provincial and federal proposals
- What companies should be doing now
| 10:10 - 10:30 |
Networking Break |
10:10 - 10:30 |
10:30 - 11:30
Securities Law Implications of Carbon Credits and Derivatives
Barbara Hendrickson, Partner, McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP
Tom Graham, Director, Corporate Finance, Alberta Securities Commission
- Structuring of carbon funds
- Types of funds
- Securities products
- Accounting, disclosure, and exchange issues
11:30 - 12:30
Clean Tech, Climate Change, and Disclosure
Rob Janzen, Vice-President Western Canada Operations, ClimateCHECK
- How ISO 14064 links clean technology and carbon markets
- Ongoing development regarding the Carbon Disclosure Project in Canada
- Training tool example
| 12:30 - 1:40 |
Luncheon Break |
12:30 - 1:40 |
1:40 - 2:40
Emissions Trading Legal and Industry Overview
Patricia Leeson, Partner, Gowlings Lafleur Henderson
Lisa Jamieson, Associate, Gowlings Lafleur Henderson
- Canadian emissions reduction purchase agreements
- Other trading documents
- Due diligence and trading risks
| 2:40 - 3:00 |
Networking Break |
2:40 - 3:00 |
3:00 - 4:15
Carbon Finance: Strategies for Private Sector Projects
Douglas Tingey, Associate Counsel, Davis LLP
Skip Willis, CEO and President, Carbon Capital Finance, Front Street Capital
- Creating tradable carbon instruments
- Kyoto protocol projects
- Voluntary and mandatory regimes contrasted
- Project agreements
4:15 - 5:00
Green Power Regulatory Challenges
Ron Hansford, Partner, Gowlings Lafleur Henderson
- Alternative and renewable energy sources in Canada
- Particular challenges of wind, clean coal and new hydro
- Funding incentives
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