Carbon Capture and Storage Association sent 3 delegates to COP 23. This is their website:

http://www.ccsassociation.org/

"Who we are
The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) was founded in 2006 to represent the interests of its members in supporting the development and deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the UK, EU and internationally. CCSA members are diverse and drawn from a wide range of sectors covering the full value chain of CCS, including industry that can utilise CO2 for existing and new processes, equipment and service providers, and academia.

CCS is an essential technology to enable the continued use of fossil fuels in a deeply carbon constrained world and when combined with sustainable bio energy fuels, it can effectively result in remove CO2 from the atmosphere. CCS can enable low carbon products and services across power, heat, transport and industrial processes, indeed it is also the only technology that is able to make deep reductions in CO2 emissions from many energy intensive industrial sectors.

The CCSA believes that the challenges of delivering a modern energy system that is environmentally sustainable, affordable for consumers and guarantees secure energy supply requires CCS to be widely deployed alongside other low-carbon technologies such as renewable energy, nuclear energy, and energy efficiency measures.

Our objectives:
Ensure that CCS is recognised and accepted as an essential technology that underpins energy security objectives and cost-competitively reduces CO2 emissions from power, energy-intensive industry and other energy uses.
Facilitate a supportive environment for the successful delivery of early commercial-scale CCS projects and maximise the lessons learned from those projects for subsequent projects.
Focus on the development of a political, regulatory, technical and economic landscape that underpins sustainable CCS business models and supports the deployment of CCS at scale.
What we do
Promote the positive contribution that CCS can make to energy security, climate, energy and industrial policies.
Advocate for the development of CCS-enabling policies, regulations and R&D.
Host member working groups to inform members, develop position papers on CCS-related issues, and respond to public consultations.
Facilitate forums to encourage information exchange, networking and enhanced understanding of the opportunities presented by CCS.
Partner with external organisations to advance shared objectives.
Provide a source of reliable and credible information on CCS to members and interested stakeholders."

In other words, it's a special interest lobby group.

A quick look at their press releases:

http://www.ccsassociation.org/press-centre/ccsa-press-releases/

shows them repeatedly to welcome climate change announcements, initiatives and funding, but I haven't actually spotted them doing anything yet.

Delegates:

Ms. Marieke Beckmann:

"Marieke is Research Lead at the Centre for Carbon Measurement based at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL). She works with scientists across NPL, leading and contributing to climate, energy and sustainability related research. The Centre for Carbon Measurement reduces uncertainties in climate data, provides robust measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and helps develop and verify the performance of low carbon technologies.

Prior to joining NPL in early 2013, Marieke worked at the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), focussing on data quality of corporate climate data. She oversaw the development of CDP’s verification requirements and published papers ranging from analysis of corporate emissions reduction targets to best practice papers on verification and the use of carbon management software.

Marieke was previously at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London and the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London."

Ms. Belinda June Perriman:

"Industrial carbon capture & storage network powers ahead with addition of Sembcorp
10.28.2015

Industrial energy and water services provider Sembcorp Utilities UK joins leading industrial Carbon Capture and Storage scheme.
Project team strengthened with appointment of Belinda Perriman as Commercialisation Manager.
Teesside Collective today announced the addition of a major industrial player to the group of companies working to create Europe’s first Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) equipped industrial zone.

Sembcorp Utilities UK, which provides energy and water services to customers at the Wilton International site on Teesside, has become the latest member of the project, alongside BOC, Lotte Chemical UK and GrowHow. The first phase of the scheme could be up and running by 2024.

The news comes at an opportune time for Teesside Collective which published its ‘Blueprint for Industrial CCS in the UK’ in July, receiving widespread support among industry, environmental groups and in government. The loss in October of the SSI steelworks in Redcar, previously part of the project, was sad news for the local community. Today’s news demonstrates the resilience of Teesside Collective and the group’s determination to move forward.

Sembcorp Utilities UK is the power provider at the Wilton International site serving major companies in the petrochemical, chemical and biofuels sectors. The company employs around 160 people at Wilton and has spent around £200 million improving and developing existing and new assets at the site. The company also owns much of the industrial development land at the site. Sembcorp’s current operations on Teesside emit around 400,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.

Scott Taylor, Assistant Vice President, Business Development, Sembcorp Utilities UK, said:

“We are delighted to increase our commitment to the Teesside Collective by formally joining the consortium. A large scale carbon capture and storage initiative would make a step change in emissions reductions and could act as a magnet to further investment in the area.”

Teesside Collective is also pleased to announce the appointment of Belinda Perriman as Commercialisation Manager, bringing significant experience of CCS and major project development to the team. Belinda was previously the Shell lead on the Peterhead CCS Project in the early (pre-FEED) stages of the project. She will be working to bring on board other energy intensive plants in Teesside and with government departments and in Europe to secure support to take the project forward.

Belinda Perriman said:

“Teesside Collective is exactly that, a collective. We welcome Sembcorp as an important new partner in the drive to dramatically reduce emissions from Teesside whist supporting their contribution to the UK economy. We will continue to develop CCS options, both for Teesside and with an eye on encouraging future industrial CCS clusters in the UK.”

“I’m looking forward to harnessing the growing support in Teesside and at the national level to realise the project’s significant potential for the UK’s industrial and environmental goals.”

Neil Kenley, Director of Business Investment at Tees Valley Unlimited, said:

“Tees Valley has been hit hard by the closure of the SSI plant in Redcar. But it’s great to see Teesside Collective powering ahead with the addition of Sembcorp. The company’s commitment to the area is well known and I hope further plants will follow their example.

“Belinda Perriman’s expertise will strengthen our ability to build the commercial partnerships we need with industry and funders. Her strategic vision and experience of CCS and major projects are going to be invaluable.”"

Mr. Charles Soothill:

"After six months of voting we are pleased to announce the holder of the number 1 spot on our list of the most influential voices in the power generation industry, the Power 100.

The nominee with the most votes is… Charles Soothill, Chief Technology Officer, Alstom Thermal Power! Soothill has been active in developing technologies for efficiency, fuel flexibility and emissions reduction for over 25 years it is perhaps unsurprising that he featured so highly on the list."

As a footnote regarding Mr Soothill's company, there's this:

"The acquisition of Alstom’s power & grid businesses is an important step in GE’s transformation to a digital industrial company. With more than 300,000 people operating in 175 countries, GE is transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge that we call the GE Store. It’s through the GE Store that each business shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure, and intellect. At GE, each invention further fuels innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry."

Carbon Emission (Greenhouse Gas) Reduction and Control Association sent 5 delegates to COP 23. This is their website:

http://www.kedkd.org/en/

Allowance must be made for the fact that the organisation is Turkish, so its use of English isn't always perfect. This is what they say about themselves:

"The foundation of our Association was started in 2013 and after having intensive effort on establishing the structure and required legislative formalities, the bylaws and statues of the Association were decided with the covenant in January, 2014. University Rector, International Trading Lawyers, Industrial Organizations Owners, Expert Sociologists, Carbon Finance Trained Financiers, Board Members of the Organized Industry Regions are among the Founding Members. There are twenty founding members. Our international title is ‘(CERCA) Carbon Emission Reduction and Control Association.

Our main aims; to detect and reduce the harms of the greenhouse gases due to human activities and limit the destructive harms to the Nature, Human Beings, all of the living creatures.

Taking all of the targets of the Association into consideration; we are going to broaden the usage of clean energy, productive energy policy as well as saving energy and reduce the carbon emission. We shall train our members about carbon footprint detecting methods, reducing greenhouse gases emission and offering the scientific solutions with accredited statistical data and official reports.

We are planning to be accepted internationally by means of getting international accreditations, being the representative for the international carbon exchange markets. The members of the Association will be encouraged to take place in national and international carbon emission reduction and control seminars, meetings, panels, symposiums, etc. by informing on time."

Under the section of their website headed "News" there doesn't seem to be any.

Delegates:

Mr. Ali Özcem Kilic, Head, Board:

"ALİ ÖZCEM KILIÇ, from the CERCA organization (in English), tells us about its efforts to promote gas mitigation in Turkey."

http://larutadelclima.org/2017/04/06/cerca/

Ms. Zeynep Özlem Karaoğlu, Adviser of Board, Health and Climate, Carbon Emission (Greenhouse Gas) Reduction and Control Association:

"Op Zeynep Özlem Karaoğlu / Gynecology and Obstetrics
Private Medinova Hospital"

Ms. Nermin Kılıç, Member, Public Relation, Carbon Emission (Greenhouse Gas) Reduction and Control Association.

Mr. Salim Kilic, Member, Board:

Youtube video by him here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrMbXHMcJjs

Mr. Haluk Naci Tuğcu, Member.

Truth to tell I can't find out much about these people, so conclude with this from their website. JUdge them by this, I suppose:

"AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ACTIVITIES TO BE DONE BY THE ASSOCIATION IN ORDER TO REALIZE THE AIMS

1. To detect the unwanted effects of the greenhouse gases produced by the people’s activities, the harms to the nature, the negative effects against the lives of human being, all living creatures and nature itself and then to reduce the unwanted effects to the normal level.

2. To reduce the greenhouse gas occurrence and the density of energy consumption both in İstanbul and also all over Turkey by means of energy saving, economy of energy and applications of clean energy.

3. To reduce the dependency of foreign supported energy supply by improving energy productivity as well as preferring clean energy systems all over Turkey. As a result of these to reduce the cost of energy and keep the competence of the energy sectors in the market by using productive and clean energy usage in Turkey. Besides this, to contribute the struggle in order to reduce the greenhouse gas production and climate change by putting the Climate Change Action Plan into action.

4. To detect the Carbon Footprint both for the benefit of the Association Members and others all over Turkey; to find out the data, measurements, applications and reporting the facts.

5. In order to reduce the negative effects of greenhouse gas, new scientific solutions will be found out for the benefits of the members and other institutions all over Turkey.

6. To support and corporate with all public institutions, municipalities, organized industrial sites, public social institutions and organizations, associations, private sector companies, universities in order to reduce carbon emission by means of scientific and technological activities.

7. To be pioneer to the researching and improving scientific studies dealing with greenhouse gas reduction and then expand the results and solutions for everyone everywhere.

8. To obtain the internationally accepted accreditations for the benefits of the members in the subjects of greenhouse gas reduction, to access the member to take part in the international carbon exchange stock markets, to create financial sources, and help the members to get financial supports, credits and loans.

9. To support the formation of carbon exchange stock market especially in Turkey.

10. To organize meetings, fairs, symposiums dealing with reducing the negative effects of greenhouse gas in al of the schools and universities.

11. To organize international fairs in Turkey and let the members visit the fairs both in Turkey and abroad.

12. To take part in forestration and planting trees campaigns.

13. To make up standards codes for national green house and green cities and to obtain accreditations for the members in the subjects of LEED and BREAM, etc.

14. To work for clean air and clean water as well as clean environment.

15. To be innovative to use clean energy and increase energy productivity in the industrial activities, public service sectors, in the buildings and marine transport.

16. To improve the capacity of the usage of clean energy and productive energy both in İstanbul and all over Turkey.

17. To work for people’s understanding abilities increase in order not to harm nature, to accept the world as a whole, to love the world, to increase the sensitivity for the public feelings, to provide the civic community control on clean energy and energy productive usage.

18. To act against spoiling the balance of the nature and try to prevent any negative approaches done by all kinds of either individual or public behaviors. To work for preserving the ecological system.

19. To encourage the members of the Association or anybody in Turkey to be busy with more than one sustainable energy systems in integrated ways.

20. To work for new, updated products and systems to produce clean energy and deliver and forward it. To corporate with the public administration and civic organizations by having special agreements.

21. To design architectural and industrial products which have harmonious specifications on the geographical locations of İstanbul and Turkey in general.

22. To improve technologies in order to use up biofuels products and the waste.

23. To improve smart grid, intelligent management systems, energy efficient buildings designs, information and communication technologies and to put them in practice.

24. To improve primarily public transportation, energy efficient and environmentally friendly transport in İstanbul improvements and generalize them everywhere.

25. To find out the sectoral greenhouse gas emission or energy consumption inventory and to take precaution in order to decrease greenhouse gas emission and to realize a pilot application.

26. To design energy productivity programs at the neighborhood level and to put the pilot application into practice.

27. To enforce the institutional structure to apply clean energy and manage energy productivity in the institutions and businesses and train the technical personnel and increase their capacities.

28. To increase public awareness about energy productivity methods and the usage of the clean energy, to make the internationally successful samples known and to found an energy productivity centre as a starter with new, updated workings.

29. To have cooperation among the public, private and civic sectoral institutions in order to use the energy sources properly and efficiently; to make active the local potentials and get coherence with national development plan and accepted principles and political viewpoints and then be able to contribute the speed of locally development as well as sustainability and decrease the development differences in the regions.

30. In the coherence approved compliance of European Union , to collect the statistics, analysis the socio-economical data of the regions, and to decide on regional policies.

31. To determine the stratagies and targets which take place in İstanbul Regional Plan for having joyful living conditions, original venues not only in Turkey but also all over the world. To be advisor for Productive and Clean Energy Programs, to show the routes in order to prevent greenhouse gas emission, to help and train the Members of the Association and lastly to have solutions.

32. To work hard for the sake of not being disappeared and to live healthily in the environment and win the war against pollution, excessive greenhouse gas emission. To protect and preserve the nature and ecological balance, to provide the right for human beings and all creatures generations and gurantee their futures, make all people all over the world to be aware of KYOTO PROTOCOL and its applications everywhere both in İstanbul and Turkey as well as in the world."

Carbon Market Institute Limited sent 10 delegates to COP 23, but perhaps that's not surprising, as there is money to be made out of carbon markets. Their website is here:

http://carbonmarketinstitute.org/

"At the centre of climate change policy & business in Australia
The Carbon Market Institute is dedicated to helping business seize opportunities in rapidly evolving carbon markets. Independent and non-partisan, we’re the peak industry body for climate change and business.

We believe that market based solutions are the most efficient policy mechanism to address the challenge of climate change. We share knowledge and facilitate connections between business, policy makers and thought leaders to drive the evolution of carbon markets towards a significant and positive impact on climate change.

Engaging leaders, shaping policy and driving action, we’re connecting insights and catalysing opportunities in the transition to a low carbon economy."

Follow the money...

Delegates:

Mr. Peter Castellas, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Market Institute:

"Peter leads CMI in its important role in catalysing and driving the growth of the Australian carbon market including CMI’s approach to the development of market leading research; running national events and industry working groups; and servicing a national membership base of carbon market participants. Throughout Peter's 20-year career, he has worked at the leading edge of the sustainable development agenda and has advised leading corporations, governments and financial institutions. Prior to joining CMI, Peter headed up the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu team that provided specialist advice in the areas of carbon advisory, sustainability and clean technology to national and international clients and government agencies. Peter also ran Cleantech Australasia for five years and designed and ran successful clean technology finance and investment initiatives in Australia, India and China. Peter has held prior roles as the Fund Manager of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Sustainability Advisor for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Head of International Business Development for Melbourne University Private, School of Energy and Environment. He is a regular presenter at national and international conferences, and is a Non-Executive Director of Sustainability Victoria."

Mr. Bradley Kerin, Company Secretary & Manager,Marketing & Stakeholder Relations:

"Brad is the General Manager and Company Secretary at the Carbon Market Institute. As a member of the Carbon Market Institute’s leadership team, Brad is responsible for the operation of the Institute across the policy, markets, membership and external engagement portfolios. Brad has broad experience across the climate change and business space, particularly in understanding the role of companies, finance, technology - and the impacts of policy and markets on Australia’s transition to a zero-carbon economy. Brad has previously worked in board consulting and executive search on national and global projects and appointments across varied industries, and has worked with the University of Western Australia across membership and stakeholder engagement projects. He also has strong experience in grassroots social mobilisation for both local and state organisations. Brad holds a Bachelor of International Economics and a Bachelor of Political Science and Communications from the University of Western Australia."

Ms. Elisa de Wit, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright:

"Elisa is an environment, planning and climate change law expert, with over 20 years’ experience across three Australian jurisdictions and in the UK. She advises on various environmental permitting regimes including the former Government’s Clean Energy Package and has assisted with the development of the Federal Government’s Direct Action Plan on climate change. As a Partner with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, Elisa leads Melbourne’s environment practice and the firm’s Australian climate change practice. Elisa holds a Masters of Environmental Law and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Adelaide."

Mr. Brendan Bateman, Director:

"Brendan is an internationally recognised environmental, planning and administrative law expert. In addition to undertaking contaminated land and property-related litigation, Brendan advises government and corporate clients on climate change risk, and the implications of emerging government policy and legislation for a carbon constrained economy. Brendan is an Environment, Planning & Major Projects Partner with Clayton Utz, and Co-Head of the firm’s National Climate Change & Sustainability Group. Brendan holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Technology Sydney."

Mr. Kristin Fumberger, Sustainability Manager, Rightship Pty Ltd:

"RightShip Pty Ltd. is a boutique joint venture company formed through the joining of two of the world's ship vetting experts, BHP Billiton Freight Trading and Logistics and Rio Tinto Shipping.

Comprised of ship vetting specialists, RightShip aims to raise marine safety standards throughout the world.

Our vetting functions act as a decision support and barrier control mechanism to prevent high-risk vessels from entering a supply chain and from gaining an unfair advantage over quality vessels in an industry that is so competitive.

Our mission is clear - to reduce our customers' marine risk by providing accurate and reliable assessments on vessels, owners and managers."

Ms. Emily Gerrard, Co-Head Climate Change, Allens:

"Director, Comhar Group Pty Limited

Melbourne, AustraliaLaw Practice
Current
Comhar Group Pty Limited, University of Melbourne, National Indigenous Climate Change Project
Previous
Allens, Native Title Services Victoria, Allens Arthur Robinson
Education
University of New England (AU)

Experience
Director
Comhar Group Pty Limited
March 2018 – Present (2 months)Melbourne, Australia
Comhar Group is a legal and policy advisory firm based in North Melbourne, Australia. We provide services to governments, companies, community organisations and peak bodies in Australia and the region: www.comhar.com.au

University of Melbourne
Advisory Board Member, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
University of Melbourne
June 2017 – Present (11 months)Melbourne, Australia
See experience details
Advisor/Researcher
National Indigenous Climate Change Project
2007 – Present (11 years)
Voluntary part time position

Allens
Co-Head Climate Change and Managing Associate
Allens
July 2017 – January 2018 (7 months)Melbourne, Australia
Climate change, environmental law, native title / indigenous peoples' tenure interests and planning law

Allens
Co-Head Climate Change and Senior Associate
Allens
November 2015 – January 2018 (2 years 3 months)Melbourne, Australia
Climate change, environmental law, native title / indigenous peoples' tenure interests and planning law

Allens
Senior Associate
Allens
September 2008 – June 2017 (8 years 10 months)Melbourne, Australia
Environment and planning law, native title and climate change

Lawyer
Native Title Services Victoria
February 2006 – August 2008 (2 years 7 months)
Native title applicant lawyer

Allens Arthur Robinson
Articled Clerk and Lawyer
Allens Arthur Robinson
March 2002 – January 2006 (3 years 11 months)
Articled Clerk 2002
Lawyer 2003 - 2006

Education
University of New England (AU)
University of New England (AU)
Bachelor of Science (BSc) / Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (LLB)
1996 – 2001
Washington State University
Washington State University
BSc/LLB Undergraduate exchange
1998 – 1999
Resident Advisor, Gannon and Goldsworthy Halls, WSU"

Mr. Anil Bhatta, Managing Director, Carbon & Clean Energy Solutions Pty Ltd:

"About Us
Carbon & Clean Energy Solutions (CCES) provides services in the field of Clean Energy, Climate Change and Carbon Markets. At CCES we are passionate about creating innovative solutions to our client’s business challenges.

We assist our clients in sustaining and maximizing growth through

Innovation and commercialization of low carbon technologies
Renewable energy technologies
Development of energy efficiency strategies
Carbon emissions reduction and sustainability strategies
Our services are tailored to assist companies across the economy in responding to climate change and sustainability issues, managing regulatory compliance, identifying and implementing clean technology investment opportunities, emission reduction opportunities, clean technology transfer strategies; and assessing the business value implications of carbon policy and pricing."

Ms. Bianca Sylvester, General Manager:

"The Carbon Market Institute is at the centre of climate change policy and business in Australia. Independent and non-partisan, we bring business, policy makers and thought leaders together to drive the evolution of carbon markets towards a significant and positive impact on climate change.
Engaging leaders, shaping policy and driving action, we’re helping business to seize opportunities in the transition to a low carbon economy.
for more information please contact
Bianca Sylvester
General Manager "

Mr. Paul Orton, Head of Project & Sustainable Finance, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group:

"Banks realise climate change is a banking issue
Paul Orton
Paul OrtonHead - Project & Export Finance, Institutional Banking at ANZ
Banks around the world are slowly beginning to realise the financial risks associated with climate change and sustainable lending, according to Paul Fisher, a former senior executive at the Bank of England who had direct involvement in the Financial Stability Board’s Taskforce on Climate-related Finance Disclosures (TCFD)."

Mr. Lewis Tyndall, Director, GreenCollar Group:

"Lewis has always been at the forefront financial innovation, policy and law in the creation of environmental solutions. Before co-founding GreenCollar Lewis founded the Climate Roundtable in 2006. He has been a lawyer for over 20 years practising in equity, commercial and environmental law. Lewis practised at the NSW bar and also holds a Master of Laws with a major in environmental law.

Lewis has also been a director of several public companies and advised governments and major corporations in South East Asia on emissions and environmental impacts. Lewis has developed a range of protocols, policies, and strategies for compliance with the Australian Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative. He speaks widely in Australia and overseas on environmental markets and the carbon economy including at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) events and the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) which established the global Paris Agreement to reduce emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

In his heyday, Lewis was a part of the crew that established the Queenscliff Boardriders Club in 1978 and he can still be found hanging ten near his residence in Byron Bay. "

Carbon Market Watch - Centre of Development & Environment sent 8 delegates to COP 23. Their website is here:

https://carbonmarketwatch.org/es/organisations/centre-for-environment-and-development/

The following is courtesy of google translate, as the original was in SPanish:

"Our mission

The mission of Carbon Market Watch is to ensure that climate policies, such as carbon pricing and climate finance, contribute efficiently to the just transition towards environmentally friendly societies. We promote environmental integrity, transparency, good governance in political solutions, which reduce emissions and lead to prolonged sustainable development.

Our focus

Argumentation based on the facts is a central part of our work. Among our strengths is our unique combination of experience and knowledge consolidated in climate policies, an established communicative capacity and close collaboration with communities and organizations in more than 60 countries around the world.

Our objectives

We work globally, European and nationally, but also locally in many countries. The main objectives of our campaigns are:

An ambitious decarbonization strategy for half a century in Europe
A fair carbon price, which reflects the true cost that pollution has on society
The decarbonisation of the European energy and industrial sector in 2050
A quick and ambitious climate action that deals with international transport emissions.
Ensure the quality of international climate finance
Our network of contacts

We believe in the upward defense. Since 2009, we have established a global network of contacts that connects more than 600 NGOs and academics in more than 60 countries, in Spanish, English and French . We have established solid relationships, through regional training courses and workshops that have taken place, not only in southern and eastern Europe, but also in important regions around the world; among them, China, India, West Africa, Central and South America.

Our means of action and associations

Carbon Market Watch is an accredited member of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Green Climate Fund (FVC), Intergovernmental Expert on Climate Change (IECC), and we are registered as a member in the Register of transparency between the European Commission and the European Parliament for interest groups.

As a member of the Carbon Pricing Leading Coalition (CLPC ), and many other high-level political forums; We work with government representatives, the private sector and civil society to promote effective carbon pricing policies that reduce emissions and promote innovation and protection of the human rights of affected people.

As a member of the Climate Action Network (RAC ), an international network of contacts with more than 950 NGOs; We coordinate two working groups, on market mechanisms, and on aviation and maritime transport. We are members of the International Coalition for Air Sustainability (ICSA - International Coalition for Sustainable Aviation ) , and the Coalition for a Clean Shipping Coalition ( CSC - Clean Shipping Coalition) ; as well as the group of civil society observers that oversee the negotiations in the International Civil Air Organization (OCAI) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

We represent NGOs in the Steering Committee of the Consortium of Extraterritorial Obligations (ETO - Extra-Territorial Obligations ), whose network of contacts includes 140 civil and academic organizations that work in favor of human rights.

Our history

Carbon Market Watch is the non-profit organization following the MDL campaign, launched in 2009. Since 2010, Carbon Market Watch has its offices in Brussels and Austria, which connects with our growing international network of contacts."

Delegates:

Mr. Aki Kachi:

"Aki Kachi is a climate policy analyst at NewClimate Institute working on carbon pricing and climate finance. With almost 10 years of experience in the climate policy field, Aki has contributed to and led a number of projects at the UNFCCC, EU, national and local levels. Particular areas of expertise include, national climate policy planning, the design and implementation of emissions trading schemes as well as baseline and crediting mechanisms such as the CDM, the California offset protocols and the Australian Carbon Farming Initiative.

Before joining NewClimate, Aki was the International Policy Director at Carbon Market Watch in Brussels where he led the organization’s advocacy work on negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) in ICAO, and international carbon pricing initiatives. Aki has also worked as a technical expert with the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) during his time with adelphi consult in Berlin.

He holds a Masters in International Relations with a focus on international economics and energy, resources, and environment from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C. His bachelor studies were conducted in political science and French at the University of Utah, the Institut d’Etudes Politiques “Sciences Po” Rennes, and the Freie Universität Berlin."

Ms. Kaisa Henriikka Amaral:

"Lobbyists with EP accreditation:

...Ms Kaisa Henriikka AMARAL"

And:

"Kaisa is responsible for planning and implementing media strategies and developing communication materials for Carbon Market Watch’s campaigns. She is also our contact person for journalists’ enquiries. A graduate from the University of Turku, Kaisa used to work at the European Commission’s citizens’ information service and in the press service of the Permanent Representation of Finland to the European Union. Kaisa loves cycling, jogging, and reading a good book."

Mr. Pierre-Jean Brasier:

"Strategic coms adviser at @FERN_NGO. Tweets in EN/SP/FR on too many topics! Occasional radio storyteller. Views are my own."

Ms. Linda Kalcher:

"Linda joined the European Climate Foundation in 2015 and works on international and European climate policy. Her current focus is principally on European and national implementation of the Paris Agreement following its successful adoption at COP21. She is working with a broad set of policy-makers, investors, businesses, finance experts regional and local actors as well as other stakeholder groups to increase the understanding of the transition to zero emissions society.
Previously, Linda worked as political advisor for Social Democrat MEP Jo Leinen, where the debate on the future of energy and climate policies was central in her work. In this role she gained a thorough understanding of European and international policy-making, while working with a range of stakeholders from businesses to NGOs. Working in the European Parliament, Linda sharpened her ability to negotiate with a wide range of individuals and organisations in order to influence political decisions.
Linda is passionate about travelling and languages, she is fluent in German (mother tongue), English, Italian and French and is currently trying to improve her basic knowledge of Spanish and Dutch."

"Linda is passionate about travelling...". Yes, these climate warriors often are! Bet she doesn't walk and cycle everywhere.

Ms. Elisa Martellucci:

I'm guessing this is her:

"Ms. Elisa Martellucci is project officer in the Jobs and skills unit of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). She works in the daily management of the unit as well in the research activities. she is currently involved in several EU funded research projects on employment and Social Welfare issues. She graduated in 2008 in Political Science from LUISS University (Rome) with a thesis on the European Commission public consultations. After her graduation she specialized in European Funding at the University of Leuven. Before joining CEPS, she worked as policy assistant for Motorola Belgium."

This is her now:

"Elisa is the External Relations Manager of Carbon Market Watch, managing and developing the relations with public and private donors. Before joining the team she worked at the European Business Summit and at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) where she has been extensively involved in several EU funded research projects on employment and education. She holds a master degree in Political Science from the Free University for Social Studies (LUISS) in Rome. Elisa loves photography and French movies."

Ms. Kelsey Perlman:

"Kelsey works on aviation and land use policy processes with a particular focus on developments under ICAO and UNFCCC negotiations. She received a Master’s degree in European Politics and Public Affairs from Sciences Po, Strasbourg. Before joining Carbon Market Watch, Kelsey gained both campaign and government experience on environmental policy working with Texas Campaign for the Environment and the U.S. House of Representatives. She loves soccer (in her words), hiking and European cafés."

Mr. Jürgen Stolzlechner, Global Marshall Plan Foundation:

"Jürgen Stolzlechner is a recent graduate of the Master’s programme Environmental Policy and Regulation at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has participated at the UN Climate Change Conferences in Lima as the Austrian youth representative and, subsequently, in Paris and Bonn as part of various NGOs. Professionally, he focuses on international and European environmental policy and sustainable development issues."

Ms. Miriam Vicente Marcos:

"Miriam works on the development and implementation of Carbon Market Watch’s digital media and communication strategies. She graduated with a communications degree at the University of Murcia and holds a master in Marketing, Branding and Communications from Brighton University with a special focus on social and environmental marketing. She loves visual arts, traveling and hiking."

"The one thing that depresses me greatly is the number of people (maybe running into tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands when you add them all up) doing what I would consider to be non-jobs, indeed seem to spend their lives moving from non-job to non-job, all the while basking in the warm glow of "doing something" to protect the planet from climate change, even though many are doing nothing of any use, either in that regard or generally; but many seem to enjoy fine lifestyles and lots of travel on the back of it all. Who is paying for them all? And why?!!!"

Apr 2, 2018 at 3:32 PM | Mark Hodgson

This is the reality of it all. A vast selection of non-achievers, with great skills at writing "Mission Statements", "Aims", "Targets" etc, but completely clueless, all waiting for an engineering miracle, and more money

Meanwhile, people still die of treatable diseases, starvation, lack of potable water etc, whilst Polar Bears thrive even though nothing has been done to "save" them, apart from reducing the numbers shot for food.

Why Politicians of ANY particular flavour or colour, have anything to do with it amazes me.

Russia does not care, and is run by selfish interests dependent on the sales of fossil fuels.
Trump is putting US interests first.
China is buying up cheap countries. China knows how to develop under developed countries with affordable power, and Entrepreneurs will follow.
The EU is startng to feel the cashflow crisis that it has pretended to be immune from.

In the UK, we are safe from TV Adverts demanding money by Religious Evangelists, offering Salvation in return. Genuine Charities are going to feel the pinch if similar bans are extended.

Carbon Tracker Initiative Limited sent 4 delegates to COP 23. Just like others, they don't seem to know the difference between carbon and CO2. This is their website:

https://www.carbontracker.org/

"Carbon Tracker is an independent financial think tank that carries out in-depth analysis on the impact of the energy transition on capital markets and the potential investment in high-cost, carbon-intensive fossil fuels.

Its team of financial market, energy and legal experts apply groundbreaking research using leading industry databases to map both risk and opportunity for investors on the path to a low-carbon future.

It has cemented the terms “carbon bubble”, “unburnable carbon” and “stranded assets” into the financial and environmental lexicon.

Our mission
We recognize that there is a limited global ‘carbon budget’ of cumulative emissions that must be respected to avoid overshooting 2˚C and destabilizing the global climate. Our view is that capital markets are failing to align the capital allocation process, exposing the owners of fossil fuel companies – their shareholders – to potential lost value, as has already been witnessed in the EU utilities and US coal mining sectors. We further believe that companies have not sufficiently factored in the possibility that future demand could be significantly reduce by technological advances and changing policy.

Our role is to help markets understand and quantify these implied risks.

Emissions of greenhouse gases will need to fall severely if we are to avoid catastrophic levels of warming. Such constraints will have profound effects on the supply of and demand for fossil fuels, which account for the largest human source of greenhouse emissions.

We carry out scenario analysis to examine and understand how potential changes to supply and demand will impact the future of fossil fuel-exposed companies and projects. This analysis helps the investment community better understand the financial implications of tackling climate change;

Our analytical research identifies the highest cost, riskiest investments enabling greater scrutiny by analysts, asset owners, investors, policy makers and financial regulators.
Our regulatory research builds the case for reform of the financial regulatory system in order to improve transparency of climate-related financial risks and articulates the key changes to be made.
We provide expert insight for those engaging with energy companies around future strategy and capital expenditure.
Our research is grounded in conventional financial analysis, and focuses on forward-looking material issues. As a not-for-profit research house we are free from the constraints that would be imposed by a commercial financial research business model. This allows us to challenge business-as-usual approaches that we consider to be unsustainable in the face of the unprecedented challenge posed by climate change."

Delegates:

Mr. Anthony Hobley, CEO:

"Anthony has been Chief Executive Officer of the Carbon Tracker Initiative since February 2014. Previously he was a partner and Global Head of the Sustainability & Climate Finance Practice at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. Formerly he was General Counsel to the Climate Change Capital Carbon Fund and Director of Legal Policy for Climate Change Capital which he joined in September 2005.

Anthony specialised in climate change and clean energy law as well as UK, EU and international environmental law. He has played a key role in helping to design the UKs pilot emissions trading scheme and in developing key aspects of the EU ETS. Anthony was seconded to Norton Rose Fulbright’s Sydney office between 2010 and 2012 where he was heavily involved in the development of the emerging carbon and clean energy markets in Australia and Asia. He was a key figure behind the creation of the business advocacy group Businesses for a Clean Economy, a coalition of business arguing for a price on carbon.

Anthony was behind the creation of the business group Climate Markets & Investment Association. He also sits on the boards of the Verified Carbon Standards Association and on the Advisory Board to the Climate Bonds Initiative and the Global Footprint Network. Anthony holds a First Class Honours Degree in Chemistry & Physics and a LLM in Environmental Law. He qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 1994. He writes and speaks widely on climate risk and the financial sector."

Mr. Mark Adrian Campanale, Founder & Executive Director:

"Mark is the Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative and conceived the ‘unburnable carbon’ capital markets thesis. He commissioned and was editor of Unburnable Carbon – Are the World’s Financial Markets Carrying a Carbon Bubble? report that launched us in November 2011. More recently, Mark founded and is Chair of the Fish Tracker Initiative – www.fish-tracker.org. which focuses on limits to growth in the fisheries space. Mark is responsible for management strategy, board matters and developing their capital markets framework analysis. Their goal is to align capital markets with natural ecological limits to growth.

Prior to forming these groups, Mark had twenty five years experience in sustainable financial markets working for major institutional asset management companies. Mark is a co-founder of some of the first responsible investment funds firstly at Jupiter Asset Management in 1989 with the Ecology Funds, NPI with Global Care, the AMP Capital Sustainable Future Funds, and Henderson Global Investor’s Industries of the Future Funds.

Mark served on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development working group on capital markets leading up to the 1992 Earth Summit; was a Member of the Steering Committee of UNEP Financial Sector Initiative (1999-2003) and continues to advise a number of financial institutions including Tribe Impact Capital and Consilium Capital. Mark is a Founder Director of the UK Sustainable and Responsible Investment Forum (UKSIF), 1990-2006, is a member of the Advisory Council of ImpactBase.org; a member of the Advisory Board of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s ‘Conservation and Markets Initiatives’; a member of UNCTAD’s Sustainable Stock Exchange’s Green Finance Advisory Group; and is the Hon Treasurer of The Rainforest Foundation UK. Mark is also Founder of the Social Stock Exchange, funded by Rockefeller Foundation and more recently Big Society Capital.

Mark has a BA in Politics & Economic History and an M.Sc in Agricultural Economics."

Ms. Margherita Gagliardi:

"Margherita is Communications and Design Manager at Carbon Tracker. She has responsibility for event organisation, partnership building and media relationships. She brings graphic and visual skills, which she applies to Carbon Tracker’s brand identity, infographic design, website and social media presence.

In 2013, she completed a Master specialisation in Green Management, Energy and Corporate Social Responsibility at Bocconi University in Milan and an internship in the Investment Advisory Service and ESG Research teams at Sustainalytics in Amsterdam.

In 2009 she co-founded a creative services consultancy, where she has worked for three years as project and communications manager.

Prior to this, she graduated with a Ms in Cultural Management and Innovation at the University of Bologna, and worked in a communications agency in Barcelona and in a cultural NGO in Brussels."

Mr. Luke Sussams:

"Luke is an expert on climate change, energy and finance who has been working on Carbon Tracker’s research for almost 6 years. Luke leads Carbon Tracker’s research on new energy technologies and the energy transition, after authoring the successful Expect the Unexpected project with the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London. Prior to this, Luke’s work has focused on energy demand drivers, the US and Chinese coal sectors and the seminal Wasted Capital and Stranded Assets report in 2013. He is a published academic, holder of the CFA’s Investment Management Certificate and was awarded a distinction from the Environmental Technology MSc at Imperial College London."

I wonder what they all get paid, by whom, and why?

Carbon Tracker have this older post too, which rather gives the game away when all those greens tell you how cheap "renewables" are and complain that the cost of doing nothing is so much more than the cost of doing "something":

https://www.carbontracker.org/unlocking-funding-for-a-vital-low-carbon-future/

"Ahead of the Paris climate talks the burning question for policy makers and investors is how to redirect the trillions of dollars needed to pave the way towards a low-carbon future, if we are to stand any chance of limiting warming to 2 degrees.

Next Friday, on International Climate Finance Day, 500 of the world’s leading financial professionals will descend on UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris to thrash out how best to redirect capital in what may eventually turn out to be a global paradigm shift.

The transition won’t be easy. But enlightened financiers have the chance to lay the building blocks for a dynamic and powerful global economy based on technological innovation and clean energy."

That's right - "trillions of dollars". But "the world's leading financial professionals" are on the case. I wonder how much they'll make out of it? I wonder what it will all cost you and me?

"Mr. Mark Adrian Campanale, Founder & Executive Director of the Carbon Tracker Initiative...... "
Apr 8, 2018 at 7:25 PM | Mark Hodgson

If you look up the Carbon Tracker Initiative, you get to

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Leggett

Greenpeace, Green Party and so on to the Grantham Institute

Mr. Luke Sussams:
"Prior to this, Luke’s work has focused on energy demand drivers, the US and Chinese coal sectors "
Apr 8, 2018 at 7:25 PM | Mark Hodgson

China can't mine enough, and has to import from Australia.
The US is increasing production to meet demand.

Does this mean that Luke was successful?

http://www.ccsassociation.org/
Apr 4, 2018 at 8:36 PM | Mark Hodgson

"CCS uses established technologies to capture, transport and store carbon dioxide emissions from large point sources, such as power stations. It also has an important role to play to ensure manufacturing industries, such as steel and cement, can continue to operate, without the associated emissions.

CCS is a key tool in tackling climate change, providing energy security, creating jobs and economic prosperity.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) states that CCS could reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by 19%, and that fighting climate change could cost 70% more without CCS."

I am not aware that any "established technologies" have been used successfully.
CCS remains a fantasy tool.
How can anyone produce cost estimates?

Worth it, just for the cartoon:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/04/08/bangladesh-ethiopia-china-demand-more-geoengineering-money/

The massive panic now, is not about Climate Catastrophes, but catastrophic cuts in Taxpayer Funding.

golf charlie, great cartoon. About sums it up. I'd like to focus some more on Carbon Tracker Initiative Limited, but I'm still just on letter "c", and COP 24 will be on us in 6 or 7 months!

Cardiff University sent 2 delegates to COP 23, for some reason. Their website is here:

https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/

I suppose this is the reason - search the website using the magic word "climate" and quite a lot of results are to be found. The first piece, I opened at random, commences with:

"Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental problems of the 21st century. According to projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in September 2013, without substantial action to cut global emissions the world is likely to see an average global surface warming of at least 2°C by 2100.

While science continues to reveal how serious the situation is, governments and citizens still fail to take decisive action. Research led by Professor Nick Pigeon aimed to help explain the reasons for this inertia."

That about seems to sum up their position.

Delegates:

Ms. Hannah Hughes, Lecturer, Politics and International Relations:

"My research interests stem from my concern for the environment and climate change. I have examined these issues from diverse perspectives, including the securitisation framework and the sociological approach of Pierre Bourdieu. The questions that I have sought to address through these approaches aim to identify the forms of knowledge and power defining environmental problems and how these shape social and political response. To date, my research has largely focused on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and has aimed to illuminate the actors, activities and forms of authority that constitute the IPCC a€™s practice of assessing climate change. Through this research I have also developed a keen interest in reflective research methods and methodology.

I co-convene the Environmental Justice Research Unit in the School of Law and Politics with Ben Pontin. The aim of this multidisiciplinary group is to support members' research and to challenge our understanding of the social, political and legal conditions of environmental degradation. More information is available on our website and blog."

Ms. Valeria Tolis, PhD Candidate, Politics and International Relations:

"The fight against climate change can be a complex object of research that is commonly understood in terms of two related concepts of mitigation and adaptation, in a interplay of actors and institutions ranging from the global to the local. My research project aims at providing an understanding of the EU role in the Paris agreement on climate change. It suggests adopting a poststructuralist theoretical/methodological framework along three lines of enquiry which all share the perspective of the co-constitution of discourses and practices. In this respect, my project aims to analyse how the EU is actively engaged with mitigation within the ʻnew chapterʼ of the global climate regime, represented by the Paris agreement. Accordingly, a second and related key question aims to gain an understanding of what is the ʻEU” in relation to the negotiation of international climate politics. Consistently with a postrstructuralist perspective, therefore, it also aims at problematising the EU identity and subject positions by taking into account the mutual co-constitution (discursive and material) of global regime and internal climate policy. Finally, it attempts to assess whether the Paris agreement can represent a turning point with regard to the role of EU.".

Care About Climate, Inc sent 6 delegates to COP 23. Well, you would, if you care about the climate, wouldn't you? No point worrying about your own "carbon" footprint - that's for the little people. Their website is here:

https://www.careaboutclimate.org/

"
MISSION AND VISION
THE TEAM
THE CLIMATE SIGN
WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
Our Mission
Care About Climate works to minimize human contributions to climate change and connect communities by uniting people across the world with the Climate Sign to inspire proactive climate policies, fostering programs that build stronger communities that are better equipped to withstand and recover from climate stressors, and providing education and outreach programs about climate change

Our Vision
A world in which everyone is educated, empowered, engaged and united to address climate change."

"THE CLIMATE HAND SIGN
Curve your hand into the shape of a "C". In sign language, either hand may be used to form the letter. The "C" represents our climate and will help unite people for climate action! By joining hands with others, the hand sign can be used to show unity for climate action.

THE CLIMATE SIGN IMAGE
The image is two circles for the earth and atmosphere that makes up our climate. You can draw, paint, or print the climate sign and display it to show unity for climate action! You can also request free stickers to put on notebooks, laptop, bike, car, skateboard, helmet, or pretty much anywhere."

Delegates:

Ms. Natalie Lucas, Executive Director:

"Natalie Lucas is a recent graduate from the University of Arizona with a Masters in Development Practice. She is the co-chair of the Sierra Student Coalition International Committee, and has been involved in international climate change work since 2011. She is currently working for an organization called One Montana. She is developing an online tool to help farmers and ranchers adapt to climate change. Natalie is also the Executive Director of Care About Climate, a non-governmental organization that is working to unite the climate movement with an image, the climate symbol. Care About Climate also works internationally on mitigation and adaptation projects."

Ms. Emily Rushton, Climate Ambassador Director:

"Moved by the climate injustice she saw in rural Asia, New Zealander and registered nurse Emily Rushton decided to do something about it.

"During almost two years of travelling I met many victims of climate change, but mostly during my nine months in Asia, when I travelled through Laos, Burma and Indonesia," she said.

"The stories I heard from the rural families who were struggling made me realise my own culture is what is inflicting innocent, self- sustainable villages to extreme weather conditions."

Believing this was creating food insecurity, Rushton looked in to what she could do.

"After I came home I decided to travel around New Zealand using the best and most up-to-date research I could find and on behalf of the NZ Climate and Health Council, Ora Taiao, I am aiming to educate health professionals and communities so we can help ourselves as well as others and learn to live more sustainably," she said.

So far she has spoken in several South Island locations, and had "great responses", interest and concern, she said.

Rushton will speak at a function in Invercargill on Monday. The function is part of UN Women International Women's Day celebrations. Proceeds from the evening will go towards UN Women's projects in the South Pacific. Entry is $10 per adult, $5 for students.

Monday's talk will be followed by a public meeting on Wednesday. Entry to the meeting would be by donation.

Both events will be held at the Invercargill Workingmen's Club from 7.30pm to 9pm."

That's right - "almost 2 years of travelling."

Mr. Emmanuel Yengi:

"Mr. Emmanuel Yengi, NPA’s Deputy Programme Manager for the Food and Livelihood programme, added that, SPMP was introduced as a follow up to the Small Grant Management Project (SGM), which was implemented earlier by NPA benefiting 776 farmer groups in Eastern Equatorial state, Central Equatorial state, Unity state, Upper Niles state and Jonglei state.

“SPMP was developed to build on the success of the previous project to facilitate selected farmer groups, to produce for local market by building, among others, their marketing and business capacities” Mr. Yengi explained. "

Ms. Sarah Voska, Online Youth Exchange Director:

"Several young active minds from around the world gathered in Tianjin for the 9th International Youth Summit on Climate Change from July 9-12, and their strong devotion to combat climate change is inspiring their Chinese peers.

Take Sarah Voska as an example. Originally from Chicago, the United States, she took on environment activism at age 15.

“I remember I was disgusted by how bad the smell from a lake near my house had become," she said."My father told me that everyone can take action. So I became the youngest representative at the town council, working with local experts and authorities to restore the lake’s ecosystem."

Action, in Voska’s opinion, is what makes a difference.

“So if President Trump wants to withdraw US from the Paris Agreement, then we need to be empowering ourselves to act our own, so we are going to work with municipal and state governments," said Voska. "Cities across the US like my city of Chicago have committed to the agreement, so actions like that are how we can continue to move forward with environmental actions, even with obstacles in federal government.” "

Ms. Angela Wiley:

"As students sprawled out at tables with their book bags and electronics in the teen media lab of a Pittsburgh public library, 23-year-old librarian Angela Wiley is in charge. She keeps an eye on kids who are using a 3-D printer and signs out iPads.

But outside of the library, Wiley uses her skills for a passion she never talks about at work.

"It’s like my dirty little secret. Is that I like talking about climate policy," Wiley says.

And she likes to have those chats with her friend Jessica Olson, usually late at night. But today she's at a coffee shop near her apartment as she talks by Skype with Olson, who lives near San Francisco. And they’re recording their conversation. It’s for one of many podcasts they’ve done about climate issues. Wiley leans over her laptop. The rhinestones in her glasses reflect off the screen as she listens.

The two met in Warsaw last year at the climate summit there. They were Sierra Student Coalition volunteers--that’s the youth arm of the Sierra Club. They had an easy rapport and chemistry. So they started recording their conversations. Today they’re talking about the number of women who are negotiators in the summit process.

"It was like 39 percent, was the number I saw," Wiley says.

"That’s a slight increase," Olson laughs.

"It was kind of an increase, but it was still kind of a bummer," Wiley answers.

Sometimes their talks get a little wonky. But Wiley says they want to tackle topics the mainstream media misses. The issues important to them as young feminists.

"The nuances of the climate talks did not break out in big ways to media across the world," Wiley says. "It’s something my mom only knows about because I go, not because it’s in the paper."

Wiley says young people don’t really have a formal voice at the climate negotiating table. So she records conversations with people like Ashley Perez from Puerto Rico, and posts them. Perez says U.N. climate conferences move pretty slowly.

But, she says, "I think they’re a good example of globalization...I think that’s what’s going to lead us to moving against fossil fuels and into a more renewable future."

Wiley is uploading media from the most recent climate talks in Lima, Peru to the podcast site she shares with Olson. It’s called “Little Asparagus," because she says, asparagus shoots need time to grow, just like their project."

Mr. Nicholas Jones, Chair, Board of Directors:

"Understanding myself requires understanding others - that’s a life journey right there. Growing up slightly uncomfortable in my own skin has given me a passion for understanding and communicating with my fellow humans, and fed the development and mastery of a diverse set of skills.

In the real world that has meant wearing many hats - from teacher: poetry to prisoners, watershed management to grade schoolers; activist: state government employee, local and national campaign operative; next gen transportation: opening and optimizing areas for Uber, leading launch team and front end app development (UI/user experience) for a <5 employee limo start-up; and saving the world: co-founding a climate change non-profit that in under four years has already gained UN recognition and leads delegations to conferences across the globe. I can tell you that daydreaming isn’t just a survival skill, it’s a sign of someone always planning the next big play.

Shorter me: I continue to use my mad hustle skills to improve the world around me."

"Care About Climate
June 2014 – Present (3 years 11 months)
Collaborated in building and launching a 501(c)(3) climate change advocacy non-profit from the ground up.

Oversaw Care About Climate in the acquisition of ClimateSign.org, a parallel non-profit, to expand the effectiveness of the mission and optimize our efforts.

Represented CAC at UN climate talks in 2016 and 2017, building coalitions with various civil society groups as well as attending High Level (negotiation) Sessions to shape global policy."

Ms. Hannah Hughes, Lecturer, Politics and International Relations:
Ms. Valeria Tolis, PhD Candidate, Politics and International Relations:

Apr 9, 2018 at 8:02 PM | Mark Hodgson

If they did not turn up for work, for an entire year, would anyone know?

Care About Climate, Inc sent 6 delegates to COP 23. Well, you would, if you care about the climate, wouldn't you? No point worrying about your own "carbon" footprint - that's for the little people. Their website is here:

https://www.careaboutclimate.org/

Apr 9, 2018 at 8:21 PM | Mark Hodgson

Wonderful news that they have accomplished the feat of looking up how to sign a "C" in British AND American Sign Language. The Large C Hand Shape also signs for Drink, "I need" or " would you like?", as gesticulated if holding an empty pint glass, so it all seems very appropriate.

How it translates into other sign languages, whether they use the Roman Alphabet or not, I don't know. If too much of a fist is made of the "Drink" sign, it becomes offensive in UK sign language.

Ms. Emily Rushton, Climate Ambassador Director:
"During almost two years of travelling I met many victims of climate change, but mostly during my nine months in Asia, when I travelled through Laos, Burma and Indonesia," she said.
How did she know?

"The two met in Warsaw last year at the climate summit there. They were Sierra Student Coalition volunteers--that’s the youth arm of the Sierra Club. They had an easy rapport and chemistry. So they started recording their conversations. Today they’re talking about the number of women who are negotiators in the summit process."
What do "negotiators" actually negotiate, whether they are women or men?
Why is the Sierra Club involved in indoctrination of the young and gullible (whether female or male)?

golf charlie: "If they did not turn up for work, for an entire year, would anyone know?"

I think that's a fair question to ask regarding all who attended COP23, and in the vast majority of cases, I think the answer would be in the negative.

CARE International sent 7 delegates to COP 23. Their website (at least the UK version of it) is here:

https://www.careinternational.org.uk/

"CARE.org
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About CARE
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Jeannie Nola receiving her CARE package shortly after the typhoon © CARE / Thomas Haunschmid
Jeannie Nola receiving her CARE package shortly after Typhoon Haiyan
GIVE A MONTHLY GIFT
Fighting poverty. Defending dignity.
CARE International works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. We put women and girls in the centre because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities.

CARE currently works in 79 poor and developing countries, helping millions of the world’s poorest people find routes out of poverty.

We are there to provide life-saving assistance when disaster strikes, and to help people rebuild their lives afterwards.

And we are there to work alongside poor people and communities on long-term programmes to deliver lasting change.

Our programmes and our policy work tackle the underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient. We place special focus on empowering women and girls because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to lift whole families and communities out of poverty."

I consider that to be admirable. Who could argue with it? Not me. But search their website for the magic word "climate" and you will obtain 83 results, such as:

UN climate talks: COP20 must deliver blue print for ambitious, just climate deal to avert climate catastrophe

CARE Secretary-General calls on UN climate summit to tackle growing scandal of global 'climate disruption'

UN climate report: Slash global emissions to help limit climate catastrophe for world’s poorest people, says CARE

Global leadership must seize the critical opportunity for a climate safer world

IPCC impacts report: Global injustice of climate change is unfolding before our eyes, says CARE

etc, etc, ad nauseam.

So, perhaps their sending of 7 dlegates should not be a surprise, especially when considers who they are:

Delegates:

Mr. Sven Harmeling, Global Policy Lead, Climate Change and Resilience,Climate Change and Resilience Platform (CCRP), CARE International - CI:

"Sven is responsible for developing and coordinating CARE’s advocacy and policy work relating to climate change (particularly in regard to global UN climate change policy processes), assisting country offices in climate-related advocacy as well as considering climate change in CARE’s overall advocacy work. Key areas of work include adaptation, loss and damage, climate finance (including the Adaptation Fund and the Green Climate Fund).

Sven has been the co-chair of the Climate Action Network International’s adaptation working group since 2008 and co-chair of the German Association of Development NGOs (VENRO)’s climate change working group since 2009. Sven holds a German diploma in geography, environmental economics and political sciences."

Ms. Anica Heinlein:

She appears under the "communication and advocacy" section of their website, but they don't provide a biography for her.

"The conflict in Syria has been bothering me for many years - both professionally and personally. In my first job after university, I was an economic officer for Syria. In 2008, the country was just open to foreign investors. Who would have known at the time what suffering the next few years would bring for Syria?

In 2010, a year before the outbreak of the war, I moved to Palestine as a development worker and was thus much closer to the action than I was often aware in everyday life: But in 2012 we made plans for our evacuation - in case of an attack by Syria USA and a spread of the Syria conflict to the region.

In 2013 I sang a concert in the Golan with my local choir - in the breaks we heard the shots from the other side of the border, we were only a few meters away from Syria. At the party after the concert nobody felt like partying.

In 2015, every radio station in Palestine broadcast the cries for help from the people of Yarmouk. Yarmouk has been starving for months. My Arabic was not enough to understand the pleading appeals of women word for word. That was not necessary, though.

Since working for Care since mid-2015, my job is to give people in Syria a voice."

At least no mention of climate change there...

Ms. Sheri Mei Lim, CARE International - UK:

"I am an environmental scientist with a background in international development, specialising in climate change adaptation, natural resource management, disaster risk reduction and resilience. I joined CARE in June 2015, and my role involves advising CARE’s country offices on design and implementation of climate change and resilience projects, conducting training and overseeing research. Having a global remit within CARE has led me to work with inspiring colleagues in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Niger, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Syria, Nepal, Tanzania, Mozambique, and many other countries, to help the most vulnerable people facing the acute impacts of climate change.

I have lived in South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, Malaysia and Nigeria, and worked with various agencies and consultancies on projects ranging from national climate change adaptation plans and evaluating national climate change challenge funds in Nigeria, to working with communities to set up natural resource management committees and Farmer Field Schools in Zambia, to developing university level climate change policy courses and international climate change conferences for government departments in the Caribbean."

Ms. Fanny Petitbon, Advance Manager, Climate Action Netural International:

"A graduate in political science and gender and development, Fanny Petitbon is in charge of coordinating CARE France's advocacy work on issues of gender equality, climate change, humanitarian crises and official development assistance. Following debates at the French, European and international levels, it regularly alerts the public authorities to the urgency of taking action."

Ms. Tonya Marie Rawe:

"Country: United States of America
Affiliation: CARE
Field of expertise:
Food security and nutritionGovernance / Institutional developmentFood systemsClimate changeGenderPolicy developmentLegal and advocacy
I am working on:
global and national policy frameworks to support food and nutrition security and climate change resilience, agriculture policy and the integration of nutrition, gender equality, and climate change."

Ms. Camilla Ann Schramek:

"Camilla leads the communication efforts of the CCRP. She works to integrate CARE’s humanitarian efforts with the fight against climate change. She have a great deal of experience in taking initiative to develop communication strategies, spearheading twitter and social media engagement @CAREClimate, working with technical experts from CCRP and CARE to develop comprehensive and easily understandable communication materials, writing and publishing reports, and heading CARE’s climate change communication at global events, such as COP22/COP23, the One Planet Summit and the G20/G7."

Ms. Sabine Wilke, Media Director:

"Sabine Wilke is the communication / media director of the NGO CARE in Germany. It is often deployed in countries in crisis to assist local CARE teams. Through her pen and camera, she wants to give a voice and a face to women, children and men affected by disasters and injustices. She made several missions in Haiti after the earthquake in the DRC and Niger. Graduate in Political Science, she worked for the United Nations and the German cooperation in Senegal before joining CARE."

Caritas Internationalis sent 5 delegates to COP 23. Their website is here:

https://www.caritas.org/

"Caritas Internationalis is confederation of over 160 members who are working at the grassroots in almost every country of the world. When a crisis hits, Caritas is already on the ground. The diverse members give us our strength – from small groups of volunteers to some of the biggest global charities. Inspired by Catholic faith, Caritas is the helping hand of the Church – reaching out to the poor, vulnerable and excluded, regardless of race or religion, to build a world based on justice and fraternal love.

Caritas Internationalis has its headquarters in Rome – co-ordinating emergency operations, formulating development policy and advocating for a better world for everyone. All national Caritas organisations are members of their own regional Caritas networks and the international confederation.

From the founding of the first Caritas in Germany in 1897, to the setting up of Caritas Internationalis in 1951, until today, Caritas has a rich history of listening respectfully to the suffering of the poor and giving them the tools to transform their own lives. The deep moral and spiritual principles of dignity, justice, solidarity and stewardship still guide Caritas today."

Search their website using the magic word "climate" and it becomes apparent that they are as infected with the alarmist virus as most of the others sending delegates to COP23. Much of it reads like this:

"As the international community meets in Bonn to discuss climate change at COP23, Caritas is speaking out on behalf of those worst hit by global warming. By Harriet Paterson From the vantage point supporting people at the front line of climate change, Caritas is bringing a strong message to the UN Climate Change Conference...".

Delegates:

Ms. Martina Maria Elisabeth Backes, Communicator, Public Relations Office, Caritas international, Deutscher Caritasverband e.V.:

"Martina Backes, journalist and filmmaker, works as a freelancer for Caritas International. My work enables me to talk to people on the margins of society and to draw attention to their destinies."

She has written quite a lot about the Bonn conference:

Climate Conference in Bonn I lameClimate Conference in Bonn | Will forest protection serve climate protection? climate policy

Climate Conference in Bonn | Breakthrough or perseverance slogans?

Climate Conference in Bonn I More education for better climate protection

Climate Conference in Bonn | The climate agreement must become more concrete

Climate Conference in Bonn | Sustainable consumption

etc, etc, pretty much ad nauseam.

Ms. Julianne Bridget Hickey, Director/CEO, Executive, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand:

"he new Director for the Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand begins work on 24 January.

Julianne Hickey has a background in organisational and business management, including government policy advice and implementation. She has spent the last 14 years as a consultant with UK-based, global consulting company PA Consulting, delivering projects across the health, social care, criminal justice and community sectors.

She has also been a very active volunteer for CAFOD – a Caritas organisation for England and Wales; and has supported a range of domestic and international charities and agencies for social change. In 2002, she led the monitoring of the Zimbabwean Presidential elections for the Movement for Democratic Change. She also helped create a single inter-racial Catholic student organisation for South Africa.

Caritas Board Chair Mark Richards says the Board is excited about Ms Hickey joining the wonderful team at Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand.

‘The mix of skills that Julianne brings to the role are complemented by a deep, practical and proven commitment to the poor and issues of justice, both within a local and global context.

‘The board are confident they’ve found someone able to lead us in times that are challenging, to respond in the fullness of Catholic social teaching and to the demands of the Gospel. That applies in Aotearoa New Zealand in respect of social policy, globally with our development and aid partners, and also within the unity of Caritas Internationalis, the world’s second biggest aid agency.’

Ms Hickey has a degree in Economics and Industrial & Organisational Psychology, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Management. After growing up in Zimbabwe and pursuing further studies in South Africa, Ms Hickey moved to Britain where she met her New Zealand husband. They arrived in New Zealand with their three children in December 2010.

Ms Hickey replaces Michael Smith, who left Caritas in December to take up a position with the Cancer Society in Wellington."

Ms. Sara Maria Lickel, Advocacy Officer, Plaidoyer International, Secours Catholique – Caritas France:

"Sara Lickel is in charge of advocacy Right to food at Secours Catholique - Caritas France. A graduate of Sciences Po Paris with a Master's degree in Human Rights, she has been involved with NGOs in the field in Chile and Mexico, as well as in France with the France Libertés Foundation - Danielle Mitterrand, for defending the economic, social and cultural rights of communities in the face of environmental destruction. She is now working on climate issues, food security and agriculture at Secours Catholique - Caritas France."

Ms. Lorraine Geraldine Pearson von Coelln, Senior Policy Advisor, Food Security and Agriculture, Agricultural Livelihoods, Catholic Relief Services:

She seems to have a low internet profile, as I'm struggling to find her.

Mr. Neil Edward Thorns, Director, Advocacy and Education, Catholic Fund for Overseas Development:

"The Clean Growth Strategy is a step in the right direction. However, CAFOD warns all government departments must take this seriously by working together to cut carbon emissions.

Neil Thorns, Director of Advocacy and Communications at CAFOD says, “We must continue to move forward more ambitiously than we have done, for sake of our common home and if we’re to protect vulnerable communities worldwide from the worst impacts of environmental degradation.”

Please continue to speak up with us, to ensure the UK remains a leader in the global fight on climate change.

Sign our Power to be petition to the World Bank, to support renewable energy that benefits the world’s poorest people."

Apr 11, 2018 at 8:45 PM | Mark Hodgson

I have looked at the CARE website, and I can't seem to find references to projects that they have spent money on. Pitching their Charity to UK women so they will feel more obliged to donate, is smart, but some evidence of women overseas being assisted would be smarter.

This how Climate Science condemns people th a premature death
"The World Bank will end its financial support for oil and gas extraction within the next two years in response to the growing threat posed by climate change.

In a statement that delighted campaigners opposed to fossil fuels, the Bank used a conference in Paris to announce that it “will no longer finance upstream oil and gas” after 2019.

The Bank ceased lending for coal-fired power stations in 2010 but has been under pressure from lobby groups also to halt the $1bn (£750m) a year it has been lending for oil and gas in developing countries."

Carnegie Institution for Washington sent 2 delegates to COP 23. Their website is here:

https://carnegiescience.edu/

"Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1902 as an organization for scientific discovery. His intention was for the institution to be home to exceptional individuals—men and women with imagination and extraordinary dedication capable of working at the cutting edge of their fields. Today, Carnegie scientists work in six scientific departments on the West and East Coasts.

Our legal name, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, has led to confusion because four of our departments are outside Washington and because our legal name does not distinguish us from other non-profits created by our donor. As a result, the institution adopted a new look and name in 2007—the Carnegie Institution for Science. The new name closely associates the words “Carnegie” and “science” and thereby reveals our core identity. The institution remains officially and legally the Carnegie Institution of Washington, but now has a public identity that more clearly describes our work. The institution is additionally confused with other, unaffiliated Carnegies listed at this lnk.

Carnegie investigators are leaders in the fields of plant biology, developmental biology, Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy, and global ecology. They seek answers to questions about the structure of the universe, the formation of our solar system and other planetary systems, the behavior and transformation of matter when subjected to extreme conditions, the origin of life, the function of genes, and the development of organisms from single-celled egg to adult.

The Carnegie Institution for Science is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is an endowed, independent, nonprofit institution. Significant additional support comes from federal grants and private donations. A board of trustees, consisting of leaders in business, the sciences, education, and public service, oversees Carnegie’s operations. Each of the six departments has its own scientific director who manages day-to-day operations. Beginning January 1, 2018, Carnegie Observatories Director John Mulchaey and Carnegie Embryology Director Yixian Zheng jointly serve as interim co-presidents following the retirement of Matthew P. Scott.

In addition to the scientists on staff, there is a constantly changing roster of pre- and postdoctoral fellows and associates, as well as visiting investigators, at each facility. Each of the six departments is independently managed by a director, who is aided by support staff. Carnegie is also involved in education at the lower levels."

Search the website for "climate change" and a lot of alarmist articles appear, including this one:

"More-severe climate model predictions could be the most accurate".

Delegates:

Ms. Geeta Gayatri Persad, Researcher, Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution of Washington:

She has her own website:

http://www.ggpersad.com/

"I use numerical modeling to study climate change, impacts, and mitigation. In particular, I use global climate models to study the role of anthropogenic aerosols—the solid and liquid particles emitted into the atmosphere whenever humans burn stuff—in regional and global climate change. I combine this scientific understanding with economic and policy analysis to explore how the shifting global landscape of these short-lived, but potent, human emissions will impact health, infrastructure, and mitigation decisions. I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science's Department of Global Ecology at Stanford University."

Mr. Kevin Fan Hsu, Communications Coordinator, American Studies, Stanford University:

"Kevin Fan Hsu is Lecturer in Urban Studies at Stanford University, where he co-founded the Human Cities Initiative. He is also an urban scientist with Disney Research, bridging the study of cities with sustainable energy infrastructure, community mobility options, and human-centered design. He is particularly interested in how sustainability maps onto efforts to protect tangible and intangible heritage and promote cultural continuity.

He teaches university courses such as International Urbanization, a comparative exploration of the development of cities; the Defining Smart Cities seminar; a graduate-level course on UN HABITAT III: Bridging Cities and Nations; and a number of design experiences at the d.school.

Kevin heads Skyship Design, an educational design studio dedicated to crafting innovative experiences for students. The studio specializes in creating open online courses (MOOCs) with a social mission, including International Women's Health and Human Rights, Stanford’s first MOOC offered in both English and Chinese, and the country of Norway’s first-ever MOOC for a global audience, which highlighted useful strategies for international development.

Kevin earned three degrees, all from Stanford University, in Earth Systems, International Relations, and Civil & Environmental Engineering (with an Atmosphere/Energy specialization). As a frequent contributor on Ketagalan Media, he writes on political and cultural affairs in the Asia Pacific."

And:

"OF INTEREST
Concentration:
Cities in Comparative and Historical Perspective
Urban Sustainability
Topics of interest:
Low-carbon development and sustainable communities; renewable energy and energy efficiency; cultural identity and heritage preservation, particularly in East Asia; public design and citizen participation."

Carnegie Mellon University sent a single delegate to COP 23. Their website is here:

https://www.cmu.edu/

Search their website for "climate change" and 1,570 articles appear, almost invariably alarmist in nature, e.g. "Is climate change affecting our buildings?" and "Climate change cannot be ignored after Sandy" etc etc.

Delegate:

Ms. Deborah Stine, Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University:

"On Nov. 10-15, Deborah Stine, associate director for Policy Outreach for the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University, will represent the university at the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference also known as COP23.

The conference, which opened on Nov. 6 in Bonn, Germany, brings nations together to discuss global warming initiatives that governments, cities, states and leaders have taken on along with what can be done to advance the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement.

Stine, who is also a professor of the practice in the Engineering and Public Policy Department, will highlight Carnegie Mellon researcher’s work on climate change. One example is CMU’s Power Sector Carbon Index, which provides an estimate of the carbon dioxide impact of the U.S. electricity industry. The index, which launched in March 2017 during CMU’s Energy Week, was created by a team of Scott Institute for Energy Innovation researchers, led by Professors Inês Azevedo and Constantine Samaras.

“Through this innovative tool, CMU researchers have found the total carbon produced per unit of electricity generated in the nation has declined 11% from 2015, but we still have a long way to go for a full decarbonization,” said Jay Whitacre, director of the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation.

Stine will be on hand at the conference to speak with anyone interested in learning more about The Power Sector Carbon Index and other ways CMU researchers are working to address the challenge of climate change. On Nov. 11 from 12-3:00 p.m., she will be volunteering at the U.S. Climate Action Center during COP23 and can answer questions during that time."

Carre Geo & Environnement sent a single delegate to COP 23. This seems to be their website:

https://carregeoenvironnement.jimdo.com/

"Created in 2004, CARRE GEO & ENVIRONNEMENT is an apolitical and non-profit organization working for the preservation, protection of the environment and sustainable development.

Our expertise is proven in the following areas:

- ENERGY , for clean energies and respectful of the environment

- FOREST , for a sustainable and rational management of forests

- GMOs , for protection of consumer rights and production without pesticides, without fertilizers or chemicals

- BIODIVERSITY and BIOSECURITY , for the preservation and protection of biodiversity and against unconventional genetic manipulation.

- CLIMATE CHANGE , for the eradication of greenhouse gases and a fair and just policy of conventions and treaties"

Given how many such organisations already exist, why another one?

As Climate Action Network puts it:

"CGE is a Cameroonian apolitical and non-profit organization that works on the environment preservation, the protection of life and sustainable development thanks to the publication of position papers as a contribution to the climate negotiations, advocacy to the government and policy makers, but also the organization of regular conferences called "GEOGRAPHIC CAFE" for public awareness with the urban community of Douala, the university of Douala and Yaounde. This, to develop their knowledge and promote sustainable development at local, national, African and international levels"

Delegate:

Mr. Ibrahim Mfondoun Mbamoko, Executive secretary, Head office:

"Agro socio-economist and financial engineer (9 years of experience)

Fields of expertise
- Accounting, Finance, Management.
- Management and administration of data networks."

CDP Worldwide sent 9 delegates to COP 23. CDP stands for Carbon Disclosure Project. Their website is here:

https://www.cdp.net/en

"CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. Over the past 15 years we have created a system that has resulted in unparalleled engagement on environmental issues worldwide.

Our vision is for a thriving economy that works for both people and planet. Together, we can tip the balance and achieve this vision.

The work of CDP is crucial to the success of global business in the 21st century... helping persuade companies throughout the world to measure, manage, disclose and ultimately reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. No other organization is gathering this type of corporate climate change data and providing it to the marketplace.
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations"

So, they're well in there then! No wonder they sent 9 delegates:

Mr. Paul John Simpson, Chief Executive Officer:

"Paul has been at the forefront of CDP's expansion since its inception in 2000 and has led CDP from a climate specific focus into other environmental areas. He previously worked with Chesham Amalgamations & Investments Ltd, the International Society for Ecology & Culture and is a former director of the Social Venture Network. Paul sits on the advisory panel of Guardian Sustainable Business and the Global Stranded Assets Advisory Council for the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University."

Ms. Nicolette Bartlett, Director, Carbon Pricing:

"Nicolette Bartlett is Director, Carbon Pricing at CDP - Global environmental reporting system. Previously, she was the Senior Programme Manager for the Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership."

Ms. Susanne Draeger, Senior Public Affairs Officer:

"It is our pleasure to invite you to a morning event organized by CDP, Climate Disclosure Standards Board, We Mean Business and Finance for Tomorrow to discuss the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and their implementation.
When: 11th December 2017 from 8:30 to 12:30
Where: Caisse des Dépots, 2 avenue Pierre Mendès-France, 75012 Paris, France
Join us to hear from policymakers, companies and reporting experts exploring how the TCFD recommendations will bring about transition at scale.
In 2015 the G20 Heads of State asked the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to establish a Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) addressing the risks to financial stability that climate change creates within the global economy. The mandate of the Task Force was to develop a set of recommendations for voluntary and consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures.
These would then be used by companies, investors and other financial stakeholders to provide high-quality information in their mainstream flings. The Task Force delivered its recommendations to the FSB and the G20 in June 2017.
The day will begin with a policy session focused on the response by governments to the recommendations, providing an overview of future trends in reporting. We will provide an overview of key regulatory developments across the G20 and present a few examples in detail.
This will be followed by the enablers session, focusing on corporate action to the TCFD: uptake by companies and implementing internal metrics for re-allocating revenue to low-carbon activities and managing risk through scenario analysis and carbon pricing corridors.
Please kindly indicate your availability by registering your participation here.
Please feel free to get in touch with Susanne Dräger "

Ms. Jennifer Verity Gleed, Manager, Policy and Public Affairs:

A low profile on the internet. She attended the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 2018.

Ms. Katharine Levick, Director Of Policy And Regulation:

"Kate manages CDP’s relationships with governments. She previously worked at the UK Government Office of Climate Change and at BP Plc on carbon credits and strategy in relation to emerging markets. Kate is a trustee of Forum for the Future. She has an MProf in Leadership for Sustainable Development with Forum for the Future and a BA (Hons) from Oxford University."

Ms. Rebeca Peres de Lima, Forest Account Manager, Supply Chain:

A low internet profile, but an old hand at COPs - she was at COP 20.

Mr. Lance Pierce, President CDP North America:

"Lance has spent his career building new ventures and partnerships for impact at the intersection of international development, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and public/global policy. His work spans NGOs, the public sector, strategy consulting and Fortune 20 corporate experience across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He previously held senior positions in climate, sustainable investing and corporate responsibility, including Executive Director of Ceres, the host organization of the $13 trillion Investor Network on Climate Risk and founding Director of the Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. In CSR, he has worked with AFP, the world's third largest news agency, the World Bank and served as Director, Corporate Issues Management for former Fortune 20 food and consumer goods parent company, Altria Group."

Ms. Mirjam Wolfrum, Senior Account Manager Policy & Reporting:

"Mirjam works on European policy related activities and projects. Before joining CDP she was policy and business information consultant for companies of the green economy. As head of the information department of the Goethe Institute in Brussels she managed European projects and was in charge of liaison with the EU. Mirjam holds a Master's degree in Information Management and did postgraduate studies of Journalism."

Mr. Junfeng Zhao, Senior Project Officer, Investor Initiatives, CDP:

"A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE DISCLOSURE IN CHINA
This policy briefing by CDP and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) is one of a series looking at climate disclosure regulations in G20 countries.
The context for climate disclosure in China There is strong momentum for greater climate risk disclosure regulation in China. The People’s Bank of China and six other major Chinese regulatory agencies recently stated that they intend to improve existing sustainability reporting regulation. Legal foundations also support regulation in China through the existence of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting requirements mandated through listing rules issued by stock exchanges.
However, there is currently no mandatory requirement for companies to disclose climate-related financial and nonfinancial information in mainstream reports.

[etc, etc]

For more information please contact
junfeng.zhao@cdp.net"

CEE Bankwatch Network sent 2 delegates to COP 23. Their website is here:

https://bankwatch.org/

"We’re the largest network of grassroots, environmental and human rights groups in central and eastern Europe.

We monitor public finance institutions that are responsible for hundreds of billions of investments across the globe. The banks and funds we watch are often obscure but always important entities that function outside public scrutiny.

Together with local communities and other NGOs we work to expose their influence and provide a counterbalance to their unchecked power."

Given their concern to monitor public funds, this, then, is more than a little ironic:

"CEE Bankwatch Network gratefully acknowledges EU funding support."

Despite how they style themselves, they're a fully-fledged climate alarmist organisation. Their list of members, here:

https://bankwatch.org/about/who-we-are#1503303885469-aa188fed-71ee80ad-e286

demonstrates just how alarmist their membership is, as does their list of donors, here:

https://bankwatch.org/about/donors-finances

Delegates:

Ms. Iryna Stavchuk, Head of the Board, Centre of environmental initiatives, "Ecoaction":

"Iryna works as head of Climate Change Development National Ecological Center of Ukraine, an NGO which focuses on climate change related issues. She has worked there for almost ten years. She is a mother, and a full time working woman. She shared her thoughts on what it means to be a working woman, and following her passion.

Choosing a career

“I always wanted to focus on environmental issues, and I also realised that without having a proper education it is difficult to work in the field I chose, as well as reach a higher level in my profession,” she said.

Iryna was previously studying computer science, and she decided to change her sector.

“I set a goal for myself that I will study abroad on how environmental issues should be dealt with in the European Union. I succeeded, and got a scholarship to a Swedish university in Lund to study environmental management and policy. After coming back to Ukraine, I focused on finding myself a job in the environmental sector.”"

Ms. Ildiko Eva Schücking, Director, Urgewald:

Is this her or perhaps a sister?:

"Heffa Schücking is founder and director of the German environment and human rights organization urgewald, whose focus is monitoring the activities of European companies and banks abroad. Heffa has designed many inspirational and successful advocacy campaigns and was the first German to win the prestigious Goldman Environment Prize in 1994. In 2015, her organization played a key role in initiating the coal divestment actions of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund and Allianz."

Certainly she is a director of the Grassroots Foundation:

http://www.grassroots.de/

"The Grassroots Foundation was founded in 1999 with the goal of supporting civil society movements in their struggles for the protection of nature and the respect for human rights. Grassroots aims to strengthen non-governmental groups and movements in their efforts to challenge destructive and undemocratic development practices that many governments and corporations are promoting. Grassroots is particularly interested in supporting groups that do not have an established funding base and that are developing innovative and inclusive approaches to challenging and transforming environmental and social problems.

Grassroots Foundation seeks to provide support where small grants can potentially make a big difference and affect policy and practice in the wider region or nation or internationally. Grassroots funding is focused on Eastern Europe but it also provides support to groups in other regions through its land use and banks and finance work. Grassroots usually only funds groups for one to three years but during that time it tries to help groups find other funding sources. For instance, several groups in Indonesia challenging forest destruction and human rights abuses caused by the pulp and paper industry were supported by Grassroots for seveal years in the early 2000’s. Those groups now have access to other funders that can continue to support their work.

Although grassroots is a German foundation, its focus is international and European. An essential aspect of our work is therefore strengthening the links between civil society movements in North and South and East and West.

Grassroots currently has four thematic programs:
Reforming export credit agencies and banks
Supporting the anti-nuclear movement
Supporting landuse that benefits people and nature
Stopping the spread of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
In order to maximize our impact on a regional level, the anti-nuclear and GMO programs are focused towards supporting groups in Eastern Europe.

As a small foundation, we aim to be efficient and to keep administrative costs low. We therefore do not accept unsolicited proposals, but instead learn about and approach prospective partners through our links to existing networks. At the same time, we do our best to enhance our partners' ability to respond quickly to new opportunities and challenges. Grassroots is generally able to take funding decisions within six weeks if an urgent funding need arises.

Proposals to grassroots should be no longer than 3-5 pages and must address issues that are relevant to at least one of our thematic programs."

CEMBUREAU sent a single delegate to COP 23. Their website is here:

https://cembureau.eu/

They're not quite the same as most of the organisations who sent representatives.

"CEMBUREAU represents the cement industry at European level".

"CEMBUREAU is the European Cement Association. Our primary audience is Europe both policymakers and their relevant stakeholders. In this regard, we communicate the industry’s views on all technical, environmental, energy and downstream issues and policy developments."

They've certainly learned the jargon, and the buzz-words to use when lobbying for their industry, e.g.:

"Waste-to-energy in cement industry shows potential

Brussels 15 May 2017 – Increasing the rate of co-processing waste in the EU28 cement industry to 60% will avoid 26 million tonnes of CO2 - emissions and can reduce the costs for about €12 billion of investments in dedicated waste-to-energy incineration plants. The implementation should be supported at national level mostly, as the barriers to realize this potential differ per member state. There is no one size fits all policy.

These are findings from a new study by Ecofys, a Navigant company. Commissioned by CEMBUREAU, the study is an extension of an earlier report published in 2016. Having originally focused on three European countries, the analysis has been extended to cover fourteen in total. Ecofys interviewed experts from all countries and analysed national and international data sources.

In the production of cement, the cement industry uses millions of tonnes of waste as an alternative fuel and alternative raw material. This processing of waste while producing cement is commonly referred to as co-processing. Currently, there are considerable differences in co-processing rate across the Member States, with the cement industry in some countries achieving a co-processing rate of only 7%, compared to 65% in others. The EU average is currently 41%. Ecofys have identified four main drivers which encourage co-processing in the sector:

• Waste management policy, whereby Member States incentivise more advanced treatment methods
• Low levels of bureaucracy, facilitating the permitting for both using waste and importing pre-processed waste
• A modernised cement industry
• Price and price volatility of conventional fossil fuels

In terms of the barriers at national level which can hinder co-processing in the cement industry, these have been identified as:

• an insufficient availability of high quality waste
• excessive bureaucracy
• low public acceptance
• an under-developed waste processing industry
• high competition for available waste
• low landfill taxes.

As a result of this analysis, Ecofys concludes that whilst it is technically and economically feasible for the cement industry to co-process more waste, further development is constrained by local factors. The cement industry now plans to approach authorities at national level in order to discuss the results of this analysis and to identify ways of making the most of the potential on offer."

Delegate:

Ms. Stella Kirabo, Manager, Monitoring & Research:

She has a low internet profile, so nothing further to add from me.