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FROM VOLUME 9, NUMBER 9, SEPTEMBER 1996

NEWS...
JOINT IMPLEMENTATION & EMISSION OFFSETS

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"U.S. Utility Group Funds Five Offset Projects," Global Environ. Change Rep., p. 7, Aug. 23, 1996. The UtiliTree Carbon Company, a nonprofit organization representing 40 electric companies, is funding forest projects expected to reduce atmospheric CO₂ by the equivalent of more than 2 million tons over 40-100 years, at a cost of about $1 per ton. Two of the projects are located outside the U.S. in Malaysia and Belize; the other three are domestic. For more information contact Linda Schoumacher, Edison Electric Inst., 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20004 (202 508 5660).

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"Canadian Energy Firm Looks to Offsets," ibid., pp. 1-3, June 28. An alliance of leading Canadian energy firms recently announced the formation of the Greenhouse Emissions Management Consortium (GEMCo) to manage carbon emission offset activities for participating companies. This development reflects a growing perception in the energy industry that the climate change issue is a source of business risk despite scientific uncertainty. For more information contact Aldyen Donnelly of GEMCo (604 691 5066).

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"WBCSD Launches Search for JI Projects," ibid., p. 7, Mar. 22. The World Council for Sustainable Business Development would like to match joint implementation projects with potential investors and carbon buyers, and involve international financial organizations like the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility. The Council will help companies develop workable project proposals that they can negotiate with other interested parties. Contact WBCSD, 160 Route de Florissant, CH-1231 Conches-Geneva, Switz. (tel: 41 22 839 3100; fax: 41 22 839 3131; e-mail: 100277.2732@compuserve.com; WWW: http://www.wbcsd.ch/aboutus.htm)