Ecosecurities

EcoSecurities is a business that sources, develops and trades carbon credits and carbon offsets from greenhouse gas emission reduction projects throughout the world.

The company has offices in north and south America, Europe, Africa and Asia and a portfolio of over 400 projects in 34 countries. [ [http://www.climateneutral.unep.org/cnn_contentdetail.aspx?m=336&amid=1870.html Climate Neutral Network] , UNEP, August 2008]

EcoSecurities floated on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2005. In June 2007, the company raised an additional €100 million to expand into new markets, with Credit Suisse becoming a major investor. It trades in the international carbon market which was valued at €38 billion in the first six months of 2008. [ [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/market-meltdown-carbon-trading-is-just-warming-up-877996.html Market meltdown. Carbon Trading is just warning up, The Independent on Sunday, 27 July 2008] ]

The managing director of the company is Pedro Moura-Costa [ [http://ecosystemmarketplace.com/pages/article.people.profile.php?component_id=3582&component_version_id=5125&language_id=12 Ecosecurities Profile] ] and the CEO is Bruce Usher. [ [http://www.wbcsd.org/plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?type=DocDet&ObjectId=MzEwODA INTERVIEW SERIES: Bruce Usher - CEO, EcoSecurities, 13 August 2008] ]

The compliance market

EcoSecurities operates in both the compliance and voluntary carbon markets. In the compliance market, EcoSecurities develops projects in the developing world under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism to generate Certified Emission Reductions which are used by governments and organisations under the Kyoto Protocol and European Union Emissions Trading Scheme.

Clean Development Mechanism projects that EcoSecurities have helped develop include:
* small scale hydroelectricity at Cuyamapa, Honduras [ [http://www.climateneutral.unep.org/cnn_contentdetail.aspx?m=336&amid=1870.html Case Study, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 12 May 2008] ]
* biomass to electricity for Celulose Irani Brazil [ [http://www.wbcsd.org/plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?txtDocTitle=ecosecurities&txtDocText=ecosecurities&DocTypeId=-1&ObjectId=Mjk5NjE&URLBack=result%2Easp%3FtxtDocTitle%3Decosecurities%26txtDocText%3Decosecurities%26DocTypeId%3D%2D1%26SortOrder%3D%26CurPage%3D1.html Case Study, World Business Council for Sustainable Development 5 May 2008] ]
* landfill gas to electricity at Aguascalientes, Mexico [ [http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/DNV-CUK1146574758.66/iProcess/TUEV-SUED1190282413.13/ReviewInitialComments/M00O4LKPRETUJVP18HK5FB8R82LZ55.html Clean Development Mechanism Monitoring Report, UNFCCC 17 December 2007] ]

The voluntary carbon market

In the voluntary market EcoSecurities develops carbon projects to sell on different markets, [ [http://www.ecosecurities.com/Home/Reducing_corporate_emissions/Carbon_offsetting/default.aspx Ecosecuties website] Carbon offsetting ] including the Voluntary Carbon Standard, the Califorinia Climate Action Registry standard and The Gold Standard's Voluntary Emission Reduction standard. These are sold to organisations that have no regulatory obligation to offset their emissions, but wish to do so on a voluntary basis, often as part of a carbon neutrality or corporate social responsibility programme. ClientsFact|date=September 2008 include Yahoo!, Fortune Conferences and NetJets Europe. [ [http://www.netjetseurope.com/climate/eng/offsets.html Netjets offsetting] ]

Voluntary emission reduction projects developed through EcoSecurities include
methane capture for dairies in the USA [ [http://www.mydairyman.com/articles/?p=106.html Mydairyman.com 6 May 2008] ] and SPM Group pig farms in Thailand. [ [] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.ecosecurities.com EcoSecurities]