CARBON TradeEx AMERICA CLOSES ON SUCCESSFUL NOTE

CARBON TradeEx AMERICA CLOSES ON

SUCCESSFUL NOTE

OPTIMISM TOWARDS FUTURE

LEGISLATION IN THE U.S. PREVAILS

Chicago/London/Washington, October 5, 2010,

2010

After two days of lively conference sessions, exhibitor presentations

and interaction on the exhibit floor, Carbon TradeEx America came

to a close last week at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

Jointly organized by Koelnmesse, Inc., The Carbon Markets &

Investors Association (CMIA) and the Environmental Markets

Association (EMA) the event brought together 437 executives,

analysts, traders, consultants and other delegates attending the

conference as well as the opening reception at the Chicago Field

Museum on the evening of the first show day. Delegates came from

a total of 15 countries, among them Peru, India, China, the UK,

Germany, Mexico and Canada.

Conference attendees heard a pledge from Nancy Sutley, Chair of

the White House Council of Environmental Quality, outlining the

future priorities of the Administration’s climate change policy in a

jam-packed conference hall. Sutley confirmed that the White House

will throw its full weight behind climate legislation in the same way

it managed to sign into law Health Care and Wall Street regulatory

reform. She conceded that such moves might need to happen "in

chunks” in order to secure sufficient backing in house and congress.

The positive sentiment was confirmed by Richard Saines, an

attorney with Baker and McKenzie LLP, who remarked that since

taking office the Obama administration has invested billions of

dollars in clean energy technology and praised the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) for starting to regulate GHGs as of next

year. He also pointed out that the Western Climate Initiative’s

(WCI) cap-and-trade program is approaching its 2012 start date,

and the northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

continues to hold quarterly auctions.

September 28-29, 2010 South Building, S 400 Level McCormick Place Chicago, IL www.carbontradeexamerica.com

Workshop Programs Pre-Event, September 27, 2010 Post-Event, September 30, 2010 Event Contact Mr. Darrin Stern Show Manager Koelnmesse, Inc. 8700 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Suite 640 N. Chicago, IL 60631 +1 (773) 326-9925 [email protected] www.carbontradeexamerica.com

CMIA Contact Ms. Leticia Labre Head of Communications & Business Development Carbon Markets & Investors Association +44 (0) 20 7828 1151 [email protected] www.cmia.net EMA Contact Ms. Lauren LeMunyan Executive Director

Environmental Markets Association 529 14th Street NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20045 +1 (202) 207-1107 [email protected] www.environmentalmarkets.org

Delegates were particularly impressed by the depth and new insights offered via the

conference program and at the high internationality of the attendees. “We are pleased with

this year's Carbon TradeEx. The caliber of panel sessions was great and the people who

attended were very focused on maximizing the business opportunities presented by the

transition to the low carbon economy. We enjoyed the opportunity to spend time with

many of our existing clients and we made several new contacts as well”, said Richard M.

Saines, Principal at Baker & McKenzie LLP. Added Luke Stuart, CEO of the Global Carbon

Bank: “Carbon Trade Ex continues to keep us on the front end of this quickly evolving

industry. For us it is vital to maintain and foster relationships. The event provided a very

clear picture where the North American market stands right now and where future potential

is located. We expect to greatly benefit from Carbon TradeEx in the near future.”

Request for copies of the Conference Proceedings and future attendance should be directed

to: Mr. Darrin Stern , Koelnmesse Inc. Phone: +1 773-326-9925,

[email protected]

Conference dates for the 2011 edition of Carbon TradeEx America will be provided in the

coming months.

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Carbon TradeEx America Contacts:

For Exhibiting or Attending:

Darrin Stern, Koelnmesse, Inc.. 773-326-9925, [email protected]

For Conference Program:

Leticia Labre, Carbon Markets & Investors Association, +44 (0)781 453 3661,

[email protected]

Ms. Lauren LeMunyan, Environmental Markets Association, 202-207-1107,

[email protected]

For Media Partnerships or Media Credentials:

Franz Balve, Koelnmesse, Inc., 732-933-1117 – [email protected]

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