European Chamber
Carbon Market Working Group Meeting
2 pm to 4 pm, Thursday 18th March 2010
EUCCC Beijing Office, Room 411A
Dear Working Group Member,
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Carbon Market Working Group Meeting which will be held on Thursday 18th March, 2010 2-4pm at the European Chamber Office, C 411A, in Beijing.
At this meeting we will have the Working Group Chair Elections.
As you may know, the Carbon Market Working Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group which includes a leadership role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to the Chinese and European Government, and steering the Working Group meetings. The desired characteristics of a Chair and Vice Chair are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise and government contacts that has the time and willingness to support the group. Previous participation in the Working Group is also highly valued (a general job description is attached). job_description_chairperson
Currently, we have Ms. Madeleine Rawlins (Camco) as our Chair, Mr. Andrew Aldridge (Climate Change Capital) as vice Chair and Ms Sharon Lee (Pinsent Masons) as vice Chair.
Anyone who is possibly interested in running for the position of Chair or vice Chair is also encouraged and kindly requested to inform the Ziting Zhang at ztzhang@euccc.com.cn , by 12th, March, COB. We require a short bio and statement of your interest. All candidates will be asked to present themselves to the group. Each member company is entitled to one vote.
The annual Position Paper forms the basis of our lobbying activities, and the Chamber will start the drafting process of Position Paper 2010/11 at the beginning of March. The first deadline will be 26th March, by then drafts for PP recommendations and individual recommendation lead to be ready. Due to the urgency, members are strongly encouraged to read last year's Position Paper and consult widely within their own company in advance so that they can then table such recommendations for discussion at this meeting. Please find attached the Position Paper 2009/10 and discussion materials for the meeting. carbonmarketwgpp2010preparation carbon_market_en
As always, we welcome your suggestions for agenda topics and possible speakers for this and future meetings.
Tentative Agenda:
1. WG Chair Election
2. Approval of annual report (attached). carbon_market_wg_annual_report_2009
3. Discussion of PP.
4. Other Chamber News: High-Level Climate Change Roundtable Event on April 23, Forthcoming visit of Director General Zourek (EU Commission);
To attend this meeting, please register with Ziting Zhang at ztzhang@euccc.com.cn by Wednesday 17th March, 2010, COB
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For more information on the Carbon Market Working Group or general enquiries such as Membership with the European Chamber please contact Ms. Ziting Zhang (ztzhang@euccc.com.cn)