A comprehensive half day seminar on California carbon markets  will be taught by carbon market expert Peter C. Fusaro in San Francisco on October 2nd and is offered by PGS Energy Training. California and other West Coast states are entering the carbon constrained world through both AB 32 and the Western Climate Initiative. This new financial market will accelerate the rapid deployment of cleantech investment, and requires understanding of how California’s cap and trade market will impact those investment opportunities.

This seminar is for busy people. In one afternoon, you will learn what is carbon trading and finance, the state of the markets, and what are the investment opportunities. You will learn what is “cap and trade” as well as the state of play in the hedge fund and private equity world is on carbon markets in the US and globally. View Past Seminar Attendees

This 3 hour class incorporates the following elements:

• What are Environmental Financial Markets
• What is “Cap and Trade”
• What is Carbon Trading and Finance
• What will the California Market Look Like
• What Impact Will the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives
• What Congress is Now Considering on Climate Change
• What is the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• What is the Role of the Chicago Climate Exchange
• What are the Clean Development Mechanisms Under the Kyoto Protocol
• What Technology Solutions are Available
• What’s the Impact on Cleantech Investment
• Status of the New Green Business Model
  

Schedule:

• 1- 1:30 pm Registration
• 1:30 - 3:00 Introduction to Carbon Trading & Market Developments
• 3:00-3:15 Break
• 3:15–4:45 Carbon Trading & Projects
• 4:45- 5:00 Seminar Wrap Up

Price: $695 includes all seminar materials including outside reading background materials.

Seminar Materials:

• Seminar Workbook
• Up-to-Date Carbon Market Primer Summary (July 2007)
• Chapter on “New Green Business Model” (April 2007)
• Politicians Understand Cap Not Trade (May 2007)
• Point Carbon’s Carbon Market Report (April 2007)

Your Instructor:

Peter C. Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates Inc.
This intensive 3 hour seminar incorporates information and knowledge from one of the leading carbon market experts in the world, Peter C. Fusaro Peter is the best selling author of “What Went Wrong at Enron” and 12 other books on energy and environmental financial markets. His focus on the convergence of environment and the capital markets to implement cleaner technologies to create a cleaner energy futures. He was selected to Who’s Who in America for 2007 and 2008 as well as Cambridge Who’s Who.
Peter has pioneered clean energy technology for 32 years including work with US EPA in getting the lead out of gasoline in the 1970, creating demand side management (energy efficiency) programs in New York City in the 1980s, implementing the World Trade Center’s energy efficiency programs in the early 1990s, working with Toyota on the Prius in 1997/1998, and worked for 14 years in the Asia Pacific region helping get the lead out of gasoline in that region. He coined the terms “Green Trading” and “Green Finance” which are the triple convergence of trading of emissions, renewable and energy efficiency (negawatts). Peter created the seminal event on carbon, renewable and energy efficiency trading as well as cleantech and green hedge funds called “The Wall Street Green Trading and Finance Summit” in New York each spring where over 1100 people have attended since 2002. Today, Peter works with hedge funds, venture capital and private equity in transitioning the US economy to a lower carbon future through the implementation of new technology and capital.
Peter is a graduate with an advanced degree in international relations from Tufts University and undergraduate degree from Carnegie-Mellon University.

Who Should Attend this Seminar?

This seminar is for busy people. In one afternoon, you will learn what is carbon trading and finance, the state of the markets, and what are the opportunities. You will learn what the state of play in the hedge fund and private equity world is on carbon markets in the US and globally. The focus on environmental financial markets is useful for energy companies, venture capitalists, hedge fund managers, corporate and strategic planners, commodity brokers and traders, technologists, cleantech and greentech companies, family office, pension funds, institutional investors, investment bankers, and entrepreneurs.

Prerequisites

This fundamental level group live seminar has no prerequisites. No advance preparation is required before the seminar.

Why Choose PGS?

Since 1996, PGS seminars have been known for their clear explanations and in-depth content. Register for a PGS program today, and team up with the leader in electric power and energy education. Over 3,000 energy and financial professionals have already attended PGS's proven courses. View Past Seminar Attendees

Seminar Information

This half-day seminar will be held at the location listed below or can be conducted on-site at your facilities. Attendees also receive a professionally produced seminar manual that can serve as a valuable office reference. Dress is casual for all seminars. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Merriman Curhan Ford Corporation
600 California Street, 9th floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone 1-415-248-5600
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Because of the diversity of hotels found in the area, PGS Energy Training will not be holding a block of sleeping rooms with one particular hotel. Should you need a list of local hotels in the area, please contact us at 412-521-4737 and we can help you with your accommodations.

Registration Fee & Discounts

Register Now and invest in your future. The price for this half-day seminar is $695 (USD). Includes all seminar materials including outside reading background materials.

• Additional attendees and government employees receive a 10% discount.
   
• Sign up for 4 or more classroom seats during the same month and all attendees will receive a 20% total discount. ( If you plan to register 4 or more classroom seats, but want attendees to pay by separate credit cards, register one party now and mention this fact in the "Comments" section of the registration form. We will manually subtract the 20% discount from the first registrant's seminar fee. Tell other parties in your group to mention your name when they register, and we will give them the 20% discount as well.) Please call 412-521-4737 for more information.
  

Payment & Cancellations

Payment is due prior to the start of the seminar by Visa, Master Card, American Express, Diners Club, or corporate check. Seminar fees will be charged to your credit card at the time of registration unless other arrangements have been made. Please make checks payable to "PGS Energy Training" 43 Fawnvue Drive, Suite 700 • Mckees Rocks, PA 15136. Cancellations can be made up to three (3) business days prior to the start of the seminar for a full refund. No refunds will be made thereafter, but credit will be given toward future workshops. Substitutions may be made at any time. For more information on PGS policies regarding administrative matters and complaint resolution, please contact our offices at 412-521-4737.

CPE Credits

This group live seminar is eligible for 3.5 CPE credits if you attend the classroom session. Be aware that state boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. As of January 1, 2002, sponsored learning activities are measured by program length, with one 50-minute period equal to one CPE credit. One-half CPE credit increments (equal to 25 minutes) are permitted after the first credit has been earned in a given learning activity. You may want to verify that the state board from which your participants will be receiving credit accept one-half credits.

PGS  Energy Training is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)  as a sponsor of continuing professional education  on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on  the acceptance of individual courses for CPE  credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors  may be addressed to the National Registry of  CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org. CPAs interested in attending any seminars  should contact our offices for details on CPE credits granted and any prerequisite requirements.