Fortifying the Foundations: State of Voluntary Carbon Markets 2009. Presentation

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• Overall the market doubled between 2007 and 2008

• “If you build it they will come”: expanding infrastructure,

standards maturing & increased attention in pre-compliance

context

• Headlines down (the good & the ugly) but credibility still a

focus

• CSR and PR remain core motivations, but intermediaries are

scaling up and the pre-compliance market is gaining

• Increasingly savvy buyers

Key findings



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• Market-wide, comprehensive survey of the voluntary carbonmarkets

• Survey itself purely focused on the over-the-counter (OTC)market

• Survey covered all offset suppliers including developers,aggregators/wholesalers, and retailers. We estimate that

more than 70% of identified suppliers participated

• Other than the direct respondents, further data was obtainedfrom brokers, registries, and exchanges.

This year, a record 169 respondents from 28countries responded to our survey



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2009 Respondents: five countries host 70% of the organisations

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2019

108

5 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

U S A

A u s t r a l i a U K

C a n a d a

N e t h e r l a n d s

G e r m a n y

S w i t z e r l a n d

B r a z i l

F r a n c e

N

e w Z e a l a n d

S i n g a p o r e

S p a i n

C h i n a

I n d i a

B e l g i u m

M e x i c o

U r u g u a y

P e r u

D e n m a r k

A u s t r i a

C o l o m b i a

C z e c h R e p

G u e r n s e y

J a p a n

S . K o r e a

P o r t u g a l

S o u t h A f r i c a

T u r k e y

S w e d e n

M

a d a g a s c a r

C o u n t

Source: “State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2009”, Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance



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Strong volume growth in the CCX contributes to a

near doubling of voluntary carbon markets


Voluntary Markets Volume

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10 5 8 915

4354

2 1

10

23

69

0.1

0.2

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Pre-2002 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

M t C O 2 e Other

Exchanges

CCX

OTC

123Mt

66Mt

25Mt

11Mt11Mt5Mt10Mt

42Mt

87%

164%



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However, the OTC market still makes up 56% of

the market’s value due to its price premium


Voluntary Markets Value

171

43 23 35 3961

262

397

3 3

38

72

307

1

1

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

pre-2002 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

M t C O 2 e Other

Exchanges

CCX

OTC

$705M

$335M

$99M

$42M$37M$23M$43M

$171M

111%

238%

Average price:OTC = $7.34/tCCX = $4.43/t



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The voluntary market has grown faster than the

compliance market, but is still marginal


MarketsVolume (MtCO2e) Value (US$ million)

2007 2008 2007 2008

Voluntary OTC 43.1 54.2 262.9 396.7

CCX 22.9 69.2 72.4 306.7

Other exchanges 0 0.2 0 1.3

Total Voluntary Markets 66.0 (2.2%) 123.4 (2.9%) 335.3 (0.5%) 704.8 (0.6%)

EU ETS 2,061.0 2,982.0 50,097.0 94,971.7

Primary CDM 551.0 400.3 7,426.0 6,118.2

Secondary CDM 240.0 622.4 5,451.0 15,584.5

Joint Implementation 41.0 8.0 499.0 2,339.8

Kyoto [AAU] 0.0 16.0 0.0 177.1

New South Wales 25.0 30.6 224.0 151.9

RGGI - 27.4 - 108.9

Alberta’s SGER(a) 1.5 3.3 13.7 31.3

Total Regulated Markets 2,919.5 4,090.0 63,710.7 119,483.4

Total Global Markets 2,985.5 4,213.4 64,046.0 120,189.0



42

10

58 9

15

43

54

74 3 4

7 5

12 12

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Pre-2002 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

M t C O 2 e

Sold

Retired

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The main goal is credit retirement though, which

has stayed level since 2007


Historic Transaction Values and Retirement

Churn rate= 4.4 (or2.9)



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Renewable energy was the major winner capturing

over half the volume, landfill gas second


Transaction Volume by Project Type

4% 5%7%

27%

4% 2%

18%

9%

1% 0.3%

18%

5%3%

17%

1%

51%

0.3% 0.6%

4%1%

5%2%

11%

4%

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

A g M e t h a n e

L a n d f i l l

C o a l M i n e

R e n e w a b l e

E n e r g y

R E C s

I n d u s t r i a l G a s

E n e r g y

E f f i c i e n c y

F u e l S w i t c h i n g

G e o l o g i c a l S e q .

F u g i t i v e

E m i s s i o n s

F o r e s t r y a n d

L a n d U s e

M i x e d / N o t

S p e c i f i e d

M t C O 2 e

2007

2008

data labels = % of annual market share



10Source: “State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2009”, Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance

Transaction Volume by Project Type

Ag Soil 1%

Ind. Gas 1%

ForestManagement 1%

Fuel Switching1%

Aff/RefPlantation 1%

Coal Mine1%

AvoidedDeforest 1%

FugitiveEmissions

2%

Other Types2%

Not Specified2%

32%

17%15%

7%

5%

4%

3%

3%

13%

RE: Hydro

Landfill

RE: Wind

Aff/Ref Conservation

Geological Seq

Energy efficiency

RE: Biomass

Ag Methane

Other

Renewable energy and methane dominant project types



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Asia and the US dominate supply


Transaction Volume by Location and Project Type

5% 4%

8%

.0004%

23%

28%

7% 4% 7% 4%

39%

45%

.2%

15%

2% 1%

5%2%

0.4% 1%0

5

10

15

20

25

2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

EU Non-EU (inclRussia)

Canada US AU/NZ Latin America Asia Middle East(incl Turkey)

Africa (exclEgypt)

Mixed/NotSpecified

M t C O 2 e

Mixed/ Not Specified

Fugitive Emissions

Geological Seq.

Fuel Switching

Energy efficiency

Industrial Gas

Methane

Forestry/Land Use

Renewable Energy

data labels = % of annual volume




Project type also has a clear price influenceAverage Prices and Price Ranges by Project Type

7.05.7

4.6

10.08.2

6.1 5.9

2.6

9.6

12.6

22.0

5.2

16.818.0

6.47.5 7.7

6.3

3.4

6.0 6.27.7

-

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

E n e r g y e f f i c i e n c y ( 3 0 )

F u e l S w i t c h i n g ( 9 )

I n d u s t r i a l G a s ( 2 )

A g M e t h a n e ( 2 2 )

L a n d f i l l ( 4 0 )

C o a l M i n e ( 4 )

F u g i t i v e E m i s s i o n s ( 2 )

G e o l o g i c a l S e q ( 1 )

R E C s ( 2 )

R E : W i n d ( 6 4 )

R E : S o l a r ( 6 )

R E : H y d r o ( 3 2 )

R E : B i o m a s s ( 2 9 )

R E : O t h e r ( 1 )

A f f / R e f P l a n t a t i o n ( 3 2 )

A f f / R e f C o n s e r v a t i o n

( 1 7 )

F o r e s t M a n a g e m e n t ( 4 )

A v o i d e d D e f o r e s t a t i o n

( 1 0 ) A

g S o i l ( 6 )

O t h e r L a n d b a s e d ( 1 )

O t h e r ( 1 1 )

N o t S p e c i f i e d ( 5 )

U S $ / t C O 2 e

Volume-weighted

Average

MaximumTransaction

Price

MinimumTransaction

Price



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Similar to last year, 2007 vintage and beyond are

by far the most popular – 86% of the transactions


Vintage by Credit Transaction Volume

1%2% 2% 3%

8%

19%

30%

5%2% 1% 1% 2%

11%

14%

0.1%0.6%

1% 2%

4%

6%

31%

12%

6% 5% 5%4%

13%

10%

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Pre- 2002 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Post-2012 N/A,Unknown

M t C O 2 e

2007

2008

data labels = % of market share



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Average prices increase along the value chain

although retail prices have declined from 2007


Average Prices by Supplier Business Activity

5.1 5.4 6.08.9

-

5

10

15

20

25

30

3540

45

50

Developer Wholesaler Broker Retailer

U S $ / t C O 2 e

AverageTransaction Price

MaximumTransaction Price

MinimumTransaction Price

48%11.1%5.8%



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Larger volume transactions were the largest share

with payment-on-delivery most common


Transaction Volume by Transaction Size

46%

24%

17%

9%

3%1%

0.2%

Very large

Medium

Large

Small

Micro

N/A, I don'tknow

Mixed

51%

22%

18%

5%

3%

1%Payment-on-delivery

(POD), unitcontingentPayment-on-delivery(POD), f irm

deliverySpottransaction

Pre-pay(PP), unitcontingent

Other

Transaction Volume by Type of Contract

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Over 96% of transacted credits were third party

verified


48%

12%

10%

9%

4%

3%3%

3% 9%Voluntary CarbonStandard (VCS)

Gold Standard (GS)

Climate ActionReserve (CAR)

American CarbonRegistry (ACR)

Other

Chicago ClimateExchange (CCX)

Greenhouse Friendly

Climate Community &Biodiversity (CCB)

Other

Internalcreated

2%

VER+2%

CDM/JI2%

ISO-14064

1%

SocialCarbon

1%



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Four Dominant Standards in 2008


Transaction Volume by Standard

29%

9% 7% 6%

16%9%

3% 2%3%

2%1% 3%

12%

0.3%

48%

12%11% 9%

3% 3%2% 2% 3% 1% 1%

2%0.2%

4%

0.2%0

5

10

15

20

25

30

V C S

G o

l d

S t a n

d a r d

C A R

A C R

C C X

G r e e n

h o u s e

F r i e n

d l y

C D M / J I

V E R +

C C B

S o c

i a l

C a r b o n

I S O - 1

4 0 6 4

I n t e r n a

l l y

c r e a

t e d

G r e e n - e

C l i m a

t e

V O S

O t h e r

N o n e

/ I

d o n

' t k n o w

M t C O 2 e

2007

2008




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Registries Increasingly Integrated


Transaction Volume by Registry

5%

2%

13%

4%

18%

12%

2%

0.1%

25%

14%

9%

21%

10%

9%

5%

3% 3%

8%

2%1%

13%

8%

0

1

2

3

4

A m e r i c a n C a r b o n

R e g i s t r y ( A C R )

C l i m a t e A c t i o n

R e s e r v e ( C A R )

B l u e R e g i s t r y

G

o l d S t a n d a r d ( G S )

C

l e a n D e v e l o p m e n t

M

e c h a n i s m ( C D M )

C h i c a g o C l i m a t e

E x c h a n g e ( C C X )

T Z 1

D O E 1 6 0 5 ( b )

N e w S o u t h W a l e s

G G A S

G r e e n h o u s e

F r i e n d l y

B

a n k o f N Y ( B o N Y )

I n t e r n a l R e g i s t r y

O t h e r

M t C O 2 e

2007

2008





Prices (somewhat) consolidate around standards

9.1

3.8

18.4

8.9

4.0

21.3

9.0

14.4

12.3

8.85.6

7.45.5

5.8

11.4

8.3

16.8

10.8

-

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

I n t e r n a l l y c r e a t e d

( 2 5 )

A C R ( 1 1 )

C a r b o n F i x ( 3 )

C A R ( 2 2 )

C C X ( 2 6 )

C D M / J I ( 2 1 )

C C B ( 1 0 )

G o l d S t a n d a r d

( 3 2 )

G r e e n - e ( 3 )

I S O - 1 4 0 6 4 ( 1 5 )

P l a n V i v o ( 1 1 )

S o c i a l C a r b o n ( 6 )

V C S ( 8 9 )

V E R + ( 1 1 )

G r e e n h o u s e

F r i e n d l y ( 1 8 )

O t h e r ( 1 2 )

N o n e ( 8 )

I d o n ' t k n o w ( 5 )

U S $ / t C O 2 e

Volume-

weightedAverage

Maximum

TransactionPrice

Minimum

Transaction

Price

Average Prices and Price Ranges by Standard

AverageOTC =$7.34/t



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EU and the US creating 92% of demand


53%39%

6%2% 0%

EU countries

US

Australia/ New

Zealand

Canada

Other



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Type of Buyer


35%

29%

29%

2%

1%1% 1%1% Business for-profit (for resale)

Business for-profit (for retirement,without pre-compliance motive)

Not Applicable/ I don't know

Individuals (for retirement)

NGOs/ non-profit organisation (forretirement)

Governments (for retirement)

Other

Business for-profit (for pre-compliance)




However, sellers still thought that CSR and PR were

the main motivation for their buyersCustomer Motivation according to Sellers

2.2

2.7

4.4

4

2.52.52.4

4.3 4.4

2.72.8

2.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

Investment/ resale

Anticipation ofregulation

Corp. Resp. PR / branding Businessmodel

Easier thandirect

reductions

Other

I m p o r t a n c e R a n k i n g

2007

2008



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Voluntary carbon markets expected to reach 257

MtCO2e in 2012 and 476 MtCO2e in 2020


Projected Market Growth for the Voluntary Carbon Markets, according to Participants

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

S a l e s ( M t C O 2 e )

Historic Growth

Projected Growth (by2008 participants)

Projected Growth (by2007 participants)

2008 projection



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VCS, CDM, GS, CAR and CCB are poised to win

the battle for consolidation


Future Standard Usage, According to Participants

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

V C S

C D M

G o l d S t a n d a r d

C A R

C C B

V E R +

C C X

I S O - 1 4 0 6 4

O t h e r

R G G I

I n t e r n a l l y c r e a t e d

C a r b o n F i x J

I

P l a n V i v o

A C R

S o c i a l C a r b o n

E P A C l i m a t e L e a d e r s

G r e e n - e C l i m a t e

G r e e n h o u s e F r i e n d l y

I d o n ' t k n o w y e t

A l b e r t a

T U V N O R D

G E A E S G G H S

N u m b e r o f c o m p a

n i e s

data labels= % of respondents projecting to use the standard

52%

34%32%

28% 27%

12% 11% 11% 11%8% 8% 7% 6% 5% 5%

5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 1%




Future Registry Usage, According to Participants

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

C A R

G

o l d S t a n d a r d R e g i s t r y

A P X

T Z 1

C D M

C C X

I d o n ' t k n o w y e t

C C B D a t a b a s e

O t h e r

I n t e r n a l r e g i s t r y

B l u e R e g i s t r y

A C R

B a n k o f N e w Y o r k

N S W G

H G

R G G I

C a i s s e d e s D e p o t s

G H G C l e a n P r o j e c t s

A u s t r a l i a C l i m a t e

E x c h a n g e

P l a n V i v o P r o j e c t s R e g i s t a r

G

l o b e C a r b o n R e g i s t r y

T U V N O R D R e g i s t r y

T r i o

d o s C l i m a t e C l e a r i n g

H o u s e

N o t A p p l i c a b l e

R e g i

N o n e

A s i a C a r b o n R e g i s t r y

N u m b e r o f

c o m p a n i e s

data labels = % of respondents projecting to use the registry23% 23%

21%21%

19%

11%

10%9% 9%

8%7%

6% 5% 5% 5%4% 4%

3% 3%2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%

1%



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• The market is maturing rapidly with standard consolidation,

increased transparency and an expanding infrastructure

• As the increasing demand from Europe illustrates, voluntary

offsetting is very important for CSR/PR purposes and fills aunique niche alongside compliance markets

• It is likely exist (and even over the next several years grow) in

the face of U.S. Regulation

• The voluntary carbon markets remain a source of innovation

Main takeaways



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Again thanks to our respondents and sponsors

Thomas Marcello Katherine Hamilton

New Carbon Finance Ecosystem Marketplace

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