This in-depth workshop will provide a practical introduction (or review) of how the new commodity markets from greenhouse gases to renewable energy credits to weather derivatives operate. Workshop topics include:

• Overview of the types of new environmental commodity markets and market basics
  • Command and control
  • Cap and trade
  • Credit-based systems
  • Offsets
• Market fundamentals and mechanics
  • Stakeholder involvement
  • Relationships to regulatory programs
  • Economics of trading
  • Trading drivers
  • Regulatory drivers
  • Accounting procedures
  • Trading infrastructure and technologies
  • Credit quantification tools
  • Verification protocols
• Key elements of contracts
• Risk management tools and strategies
• Real life examples of trading programs

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