changed by Durban; and the emissions trading world is being changed by the actions both developed and developing countries are now taking. Although the compromise formula reached by all 194 countries at the end of the Global Climate Conference in Durban on 11th December 2011 leaves many questions and challenges still to be addressed, a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol has been established and a pathway has been created towards negotiating – by 2015 at the latest - a new legal agreement operating from 2020 that applies to all countries – developed and developing, with existing Kyoto targets or without.

At the same time, more countries, cities and states have become convinced that emissions trading is the most important instrument when it comes to reducing emissions. Europe continues to lead the way. In the past year, great strides have been made in China, California, Australia, Quebec and other Canadian provinces. Brazil, Mexico, South Korea and Chile are also moving. Yet in every location political risk, as well as opportunity,

abounds.

Using an inclusive approach, CARBON EXPO provides the ideal platform for

interface between different worlds – where the green tech scene meets the

climate financing scene. Around 3,000 participants are coming to Cologne for Carbon Expo 2012, as well as close to 200 exhibitors from more than 80 countries.

Many of them have already registered, representing a wide range of sectors such as technology industries, conventional energy and renewable energy providers, exchanges and financial corporations, consulting and legal firms, governments and investment promotion agencies. Examples of these

include the Green Exchange, SGS, RWE Power, BlueNext - NYSE,

Corporacion Andina De Fomento, Co2 Global Solutions International,

Kommunalkredit Public Consulting, Norton Rose Group, EDF Trading,

Linklaters, TÜV Nord CERT, Nasdaq OMX, The Gold Standard Foundation,

European Investment Bank, European Energy Exchange, Carbon Trade

Exchange, The Carbon Neutral, Endress+Hauser Conducta, Virtuse Energy, Inter-American Development Bank, CDC Climat, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation, South Pole Carbon Asset Management, The Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems, Eneco Energy Trade, AitherCO2, EcoSecurities International, Geotechnical Instruments, CM Capital Markets, Pro2 Anlagentechnik, Perspectives GmbH, myclimate foundation-The Climate Protection, Standard Bank, AENOR, Allen & Overy,TÜV Rheinland Group and many

more.

The two main pillars of CARBON EXPO — the Trade Fair and Congress —

form the interface between sellers, buyers of emission rights and their

intermediaries, thus ensuring that the CO2 market functions successfully at

the international level. The driving forces behind the international emissions

market are above all the activities of the international community to reduce

greenhouse gas emissions and the voluntary measures of multinational

corporations and industries that wish to make a contribution to climate

protection and more sustainable production processes.

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