4-5 November 2010 | Johannesburg, South Africa

UNEP FI and The African Carbon Asset Development Facility along with signatories Standard Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa are proud to bring to you The African Bankers’ Carbon Finance and Investment Forum on 4-5 November in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the run-up to the COP16 in Cancun, the event will provide an opportunity to advance the dialogue and input of the African banking sector on a regional agenda for tackling climate change and promoting low-carbon economic growth. The forum will be structured as an interactive mixture of panel discussions, an executive roundtable conducted by leading banking professionals, targeted training clinics and pitching sessions. Visit the conference website.
See the conference agenda.

Presentations

• Opening Ceremony
  Opening Remarks (PDF: 154 KB)
  Glenn Hodes, Sr. Energy Economist, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) – Risø Center on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development
• Opening Plenary
  Towards a Low Carbon, Resource Efficient and Pro-Employment Growth Path (PDF: 144 KB)
  Mapula Tshangela, Director: Policy Coordination, Department of Environmental Affairs
• Plenary 2
  Spain and Climate Change Actions (PDF: 1.3 MB)
  Enrique Manzanares, Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Spain
• Plenary 3 – Case Study
  Introducing the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) through Case Studies by Successful Investors & Project Developers (PDF: 446 KB)
  Jonathan Curren, Managing Director, Camco South Africa
• Parallel Training Clinics 1
  Pricing Carbon and CDM Project Investment Analysis (PDF: 836 KB)
  Muyi Kazim, Head of African Carbon Origination, Standard Bank
  CDM Project Investment Analysis (PDF: 351 KB)
  Kimberly van Niekerk, Principal Consultant, Camco
• Parallel Training Clinics 2
  Evaluating CDM Market Risks: An Insurer’s Perspective (PDF: 1.6 MB)
  Jonathan Young, Underwriter, Carbon Risks, MunichRe
• Plenary 4
  First steps for banks in carbon finance & trading (PDF: 426 KB)
  Kevin Whitfield, Head: African Treasuries, Carbon & Financial Products Unit, Nedbank Group
• Case Study Day 2
  Future of Carbon Markets Innovative Deals from PoA to REDD (PDF: 442 KB)
  Deven Pillay, Managing Director, International Carbon
  Programme of Activities (PDF: 365 KB)
  Rainer Suennen, Vice President, KfW Carbon Fund
• Plenary 5
  Innovative Financing Mechanisms – The ICI Plenary 5 (PDF: 658 KB)
  Katrin Heeren, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany Division KI I 4
• Closing Remarks
  Closing Remarks (PDF: 62 KB)
  Remco Fischer, Programme Officer: Climate Change Working Group, UNEP FI

Project Pitches

• Chicken Litter and Sewage Sludge Power Generation in Greater Gaberone (15MW) (PDF: 370 KB)
  Botsile Gubago, Managing Director, G4 Consulting Engineers
• Request for Letter of Endorsement (LoE) for ‘Energy Efficient Lighting Project for Nigeria’ (PDF: 67 KB)
  Botsile Gubago, Managing Director, G4 Consulting Engineers
• Letter of Intent for ‘Utilize Piggery Waste from Oke Aro for Biogas and Power Generation’ (PDF: 105 KB)
  Botsile Gubago, Managing Director, G4 Consulting Engineers
• Vertical Shaft Brick Kilns: A Technology for Cleaner Brick Making (PDF: 264 KB)
  Kevin Fruin, Owner, Namakwa Stene
• Forestry-based climate change solutions: Afforestation in Tanzania (PDF: 4.7 MB)
  Phoebe Sullivan, Carbon Manager, The New Forests Company
• Sustainable Carbon Solutions (PDF: 1.0 MB)
  Matthew McLuckie, Director, Sustainable Carbon Solutions
• Improved Cookstove Dissemination on West Africa (PDF: 503 KB)
  Laetitia Raginel, Head of African Programs, Entrepreneurs du Monde