Disclosing Climate Risks & Opportunities in SEC Filings – Best practices

Subject: Plug-In Electric Vehicles (PEV) as a tool for fleet emission reductions
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Description: Many of our Registry members are leaders in reducing their organizational CO2 footprints.  An emerging tool in that goal is through adding Plug in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) to fleets.  What PEVs will be available to fleets in the next year or two and what are their costs and usability? What other issues need to be addressed:  charging installation, charging time of day, access to chargers by employees and visitors, other policy implications?

This webinar will be led by former Climate Registry Executive Director Diane Wittenberg, who is now Executive Director and Chair of the California PEV Collaborative, a public private partnership of automakers, utilities, charging service providers, public interest environmental groups, state regulators and legislators and others who have come together to ensure a successful and sustainable PEV marketplace in California.  Diane always has penetrating insights on emerging issues.  You will enjoy talking with her again!  Joining her in the webinar presentation will be two automakers who are very involved in PEV fleet sales including the Ford Motor Company and Coda, a new PEV automotive manufacturer.

Start Time: 10:00am Pacific
Date: April 27, 2011
End Time: 11:00am Pacific

Filed under: Events — Alex Carr @ April 7, 2011

Subject: Disclosing Climate Risks & Opportunities – Best practices
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Description: Ceres recently published a report intending to advance the quality of corporate review and disclosure on climate risks and opportunities. This report also provides concrete examples of what investors view as quality disclosure.

Jim Coburn, Senior Manager of Ceres’ Investor Program and lead author of this report, shares 1) an overview of recent developments in climate disclosure, 2) investor expectations concerning key categories of climate disclosure and 3) a checklist to help companies improve the quality of their disclosure and respond more effectively.
Registry members Xcel Energy and ConEdison, featured in the report for their good practices, provide case studies of how they developed and implemented their respective disclosures.

Start Time: 10:00am Pacific
Date: June 1, 2011
End Time: 11:00am Pacific

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Subject: Update from Europe: a carbon market in progress
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Description: While the US and Canada are revisiting their federal commitments to taking action on climate change, the European Union (EU)  has had a price on carbon since 2005 and carbon markets are a central tool in meeting its reduction targets.  The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is the world’s largest cap & trade system, with over 12,000 facilities and a wide range of sources included. Now in its second compliance period, the trading program is not just alive and kicking, but expanding the number of countries and sources covered. For instance, starting in 2012, emissions from aviation will be capped under the scheme, including emissions from US and Canadian carriers  flying into and out of European airports. The trading system is working well, but has had its ups and down  and lessons have been learned along the way. Even so, the EU ETS continues with active trading.

This webinar will feature key policymakers from the European Commission’s Carbon Markets and Climate Change programs providing an update on the EU’s progress toward meeting their Kyoto targets, how the carbon market is working, why and how the scheme is evolving, and lessons for North America. We will also have time for questions and answers.
Start Time: 8:30am Pacific
Date: June 28, 2011
End Time: 9:30am Pacific

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