Press releases
Paris, February 19th 2008
orbeo increases its visibility on North American markets
The President of orbeo, Philippe Rosier, will spearhead the company’s first appearance at a new event focused on carbon markets this month, when he speaks at Carbon Forum America in San Francisco, USA, on 27th February. Philippe Rosier will take part alongside five other leading industry officials in the roundtable: “Understanding the EU ETS, the cornerstone of the global carbon market” on 27th February.
The roundtable will be chaired by Michela Beltracchi, European Policy Coordinator at IETA, and include panelists from Barclay’s, CEZ, EPRI, European Commission and Dow Chemicals.
Organized by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and Koelnmesse, Carbon Forum America will be held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California, on February 26th-27th, 2008.
Aware of the emergence of carbon markets in North America, orbeo, as a gold sponsor of the event, will be one of the 70 exhibitors and will exhibit at Stand 230 in the central exhibition hall. The event is expected to attract about 1000 participants.
The upcoming months will shape the future of the North American Carbon Emission market and legislation. Issues such as policy, market place and technology should be formulated and created. orbeo, through its presence in this event, intends to be part of it.
About orbeo Operating globally and headquartered in Paris, orbeo is a pioneering joint-venture combining industrial and financial expertise in the realm of carbon. From project to market, orbeo covers the whole carbon value chain and is among the leading buyers and sellers of CO2 products. orbeo originates carbon credits, providing project development to all types of providers (project owners and developers), and offers advising, trading services, carbon portfolio optimization and structuring of customized transactions to all types of customers (industrials, governments, voluntary buyers, investors). orbeo is regulated by French regulators CECEI and AMF. www.orbeo.com