International Emission Trading Association - IETA
IETA’s vision is dedicated to the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and ultimately climate protection, the establishment of effective market-based trading systems for greenhouse gas emissions by businesses that are demonstrably fair, open, efficient, accountable and consistent across national boundaries and maintaining societal equity and environmental integrity while establishing these systems. IETA’s goals and objectives will work for the development of an active, global greenhouse gas market, consistent across national boundaries and involving all flexibility mechanisms: the Clean Development Mechanism, Joint Implementation and emissions trading.
IETA’s mission is the creation of systems and instruments that will ensure effective business participation and to be the premier voice for the business community on emissions trading, the objectives for the organization are to:
• Promote an integrated view of the emissions trading system as a solution to Climate Change;
• Participate in the design and implementation of national and international rules and guidelines; and
• Provide the most up-to-date and credible source of information on emissions trading and greenhouse gas market activity.
To achieve its goals, IETA will focus on the following areas:
• Develop components of the GHG market and trading systems. IETA has established a number of Working Groups that meet in workshops and seminars on topics that include; accounting, taxation, trade agreements, registries, validation and verification, as well as issues in the CDM. IETA will continue to map down initiatives that work in developing components of the GHG markets and help create a functioning GHG market.
• Promote market mechanisms and participation in GHG markets. There continues to be the need for promoting market mechanisms and trading as one of the solutions available to businesses in order to minimize societal impact, within the framework of sustainable development. This includes substantial efforts, such as GHG Market Fora in non- Annex I countries, the Annual IETA Forum on the state and development of the GHG Market and the Carbon Expo Fair and Conference.
| Address: | 24, rue Merle d’Aubigné CH-1207 Genève |
| Website: | http://www.ieta.org/ieta/www/pages/index.php |
| Phone: | +41 22 737 05 00 |
| Fax: | +41 22 737 05 08 |
| Email: | secretariat@ieta.org |