Blog
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Natural capital: Stop abusing it and make more money at the same time
by: Assaad Razzouk, Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Natural Capital “is the land, air, water, living organisms and all formations of the Earth's biosphere that provide us with ecosystem goods and services imperative for survival and well-being. Furthermore, it is the basis for all human economic activity.” It is astounding that the economic performance of nations and of corporations is judged by the ...
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What is going on with carbon prices?
by: Gareth Phillips, Chief Climate Change Officer, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources Durban was a success (indeed a miracle from the perspective of what the world expected – i.e. very little – a few weeks before). But why have carbon prices continued to slide? The conventional response to this is that the financial crisis in Europe is overshadowing the market and until macro economic conditions improve carbon prices will continue to correlate ...
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Good-bye Annex 1 Non Annex 1, Hello Durban
by: Gareth Phillips, Chief Climate Change Officer, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources On Friday December 9th a group of us went for dinner at a sushi bar in Durban. We were quite subdued and when a table at the other side of the restaurant started cheering, I said “I’ll bet they’re not part of the Durban crowd”. Little did we know then that we did have something to cheer about: The climate change negotiators made ...
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Sindicatum Flood Relief
by: Kanittha Pinkasorn, Sindicatum Thailand The floods in Thailand continue to create havoc for many Thai people. Luckily to date our sites in near Bangkok and our Bangkok office have stayed safe from the flood waters. However the same cannot be said for many other surrounding areas…One of Sindicatum Sustainable Resource’s objectives is sustainability in ...
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China shoots foot; European Commission kills PoA; Panel strangles meth – it’s never boring
by: Gareth Phillips, Chief Climate Change Officer, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources Who would want to be on the supply side of CERs these days? Prices are at an all time low and for sure, some suppliers are going to suffer, but there are a few twists still to be unraveled. The new regulations from the Chinese NDRC relating to the issuance of post 2012 CERs could turn around to bite Chinese suppliers, and ...
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Who Can Count To 100 Billion?
by: Assaad Razzouk, Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources On Thursday 10 November 2011, I spoke at an OECD / IEA workshop in Paris entitled “Expert workshop on tracking climate finance flows from the private sector and multilateral development banks.” Despite the dry title, the topic is of great significance: Developed countries have a collective commitment under the December 2010 Cancun agreements to “mobilize” USD 100 billion per annum by 2020 of “climate ...
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What could $1Bn buy in Indonesia’s forestry sector?
by: Gareth Phillips, Chief Climate Change Officer, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources The Norway – Indonesia REDD+ Partnership is a courageous move by one of the world’s wealthiest nations to put their money where their mouth is, possibly motivating others in the process, but have they bitten off more than they can chew? The Indonesian moratorium on handing out new concessions was delayed and is weaker than many would have wished: It ...
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All domestic, no global? Are you serious?
by: Jay Mariyappan, Managing Director, Climate Change Delivery, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources As country negotiators head off to the 17th Conference of Parties (“COP”) in Durban later this month there is little to suggest that a global climate change agreement can be concluded anytime soon. At the international level countries seem to have taken their ‘eyes off the ball’ – in terms of keeping average global temperatures from rising above 2 degrees – and ...
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Green Business Awards 2011
by: Michael Boardman, Group CFO, Sindicatum Sutainable Resources Our General Counsel Nick Kelly and I attended yesterday the Green Business Awards 2011 Awards Ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London where Sindicatum was proclaimed the Winner in the two categories we entered: Carbon Reduction (methane capture in coal mining) Renewable Energy (Bangkok landfill gas to energy) We are proud of having been ...
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Tom Daschle, Former United States Senate Majority Leader on his visit to Thailand with Sindicatum
by: Tom Daschle, Former US Senate Majority Leader and Non-Executive Director, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources I wish to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the extraordinary leadership team of Sindicatum Sustainable Resources, especially Assaad Razzouk, the CEO of this remarkable company for their efforts to accommodate my recent visit to our Sindicatum project sites near Bangkok. It was a most informative and largely pleasurable experience. I was accompanied by Ms. ...
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Senator Tom Daschle visits Sindicatum in Thailand
By: David Raubenheimer, Managing Director, Direct Projects, Sindicatum Sutainable Resources A natural catastrophe in Thailand and Bangkok has again made it into the news, a status we all dread for our homes, families and home markets. It is likely that you will be seeing much more of Bangkok in the news over the next few days. At the time of writing, Sindicatum’s project sites in Thailand are thankfully dry and look likely ...
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Green Climate Fund: Road to Nowhere?
By: Assaad Razzouk, Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources According to Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/21/us-un-climate-fund-idUSTRE79K2FV20111021 on Friday 21 October), “a U.N. committee has completed the draft design of a fund to help developing countries tackle climate change, paving the way for its launch in 2013”. This 'Green Climate Fund' (GCF) is intended to channel up to USD 100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing countries fight climate change. This ...
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Sindicatum Launches Blog Page, October 2011.
Sindicatum announced the launch of its Blog Page on www.sindicatum.com. Our team aims to provide topical commentary on current developments in our areas of expertise. by site Admin www.sindicatum.com
