5. Annex I – further reading
The following sources may be useful for further research into the international carbon markets:
www.unfccc.int – official website of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the Kyoto Protocol. There are resources on the protocol’s flexible mechanisms and emissions trading, including pages dedicated to the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation pipelines. There are also the complete texts of decisions made at the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC.
www.ipcc.ch – Intergovernmental panel on climate change. The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It published its fourth assessment report on climate change in 2007.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/emission.htm – European Commission website on the EU emissions trading scheme, including beginner’s guide, legislative texts, regulatory decisions and political statements.
www.ieta.org – International Emissions Trading Association, industry association for the emissions trading industry. Members include most carbon credit brokers, exchanges, major emitters and service providers.
www.pointcarbon.com – Point Carbon website, including free research and news service. Analysis is available on a subscription basis. Advisory services offered including high-level strategy down to due diligence on investment transactions. Headline prices and news are available to all on the homepage.
http://carbonfinance.org/Router.cfm?Page=DocLib&ht=25621&dtype=25622&dl=0 – World Bank “state of the carbon markets” report 2007. Comprehensive review of the international carbon markets from the perspective of one its biggest participants.
