Climate Bridge Pty. Ltd. has been approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to provide financial product advice regarding, and deal in Carbon Units, Australian Carbon Credit Units and Eligible International Units.

From 1st July 2012 (the date the Carbon Price Mechanism begins) trading in or providing advice on carbon credits in Australia will require such authorisation from ASIC.

Climate Bridge was founded by Australians (Cameron Hepburn and Alex Wyatt) while living overseas, and has extensive experience dealing in carbon credits of different types in Europe and China. Climate Bridge has operated in the international carbon markets since 2006 and opened a Melbourne office in 2009. This authorisation will allow Climate Bridge to bring its expertise home to the fledgling Australian market.

For further information about Climate Bridge’s Australian activities, please contact Sarah Chapman in our Melbourne office.

Climate Bridge is delighted to announce that our Technical Director Dr Sven Kolmetz has been elected Co-Vice Chair of the Project Developer Forum (PD-Forum). The PD-Forum is the leading industry voice for carbon project developers. It focuses on improving the efficiency and integrity of the carbon markets. It does this by bringing together the best technical minds in the industry and engaging with regulators at the national and international level. Its members account for almost 50% of registered CDM projects.
Sven’s appointment recognises his distinctive expertise; as the former head of the UN auditor Tuev Sued carbon and now Technical Director for one of the largest CDM developers, Sven brings a unique perspective to the PD-Forum.

For more information about the PD-Forum, click here.