Market Strategy for CO2

Our fundamental approach to the whole question of CO2 management is perhaps best illustrated by the image below; where we also emphasise that this is predominantly an issue that can be tackled efficiently through market mechanisms.

We have observed that the market comprises of four distinct arena´s, and often illustrate this by the next image.

There is considerable interplay between these areas of activity; but note how the image would be incomplete without Finance and access to investment capital.

Furthermore, government involvement is not only through Politics, but also through industrial policy and fiscal stimuli; whilst not forgetting that Politics is actually decided by the Stakeholders, which includes electorate, media and NGO´s.

We therefore emphasise that the role of government is very much to incentivise the market to move in the right direction.  This can occur predominantly through taxation and other fiscal mechanisms; occasionally through regulatory 'command & control'.

Finally, we also work with governments to identify and develop projects that provide meaningful reductions in 'anthropogenic' CO2, and demonstrate how their policies actively help promote progress that tackles climate-change at its roots, namely CO2-emissions.

(First published, 2002; Updated, May 2006)