CHICAGO/GENEVA/COLOGNE/WASHINGTON/OTTAWA - January 7, 2008 - CARBON FORUM AMERICA today announced its invited high profile speakers. Among them are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California and Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and host of the Bali conference which ended last week. Other speakers include Jos Delbeke, Director of the European Commission and known for designing the EU's CO2 emissions trading scheme and John Drexhage, Director of IISD's Climate Change and Energy Program, an expert on regulatory frameworks for greenhouse gas emissions and post-2012 climate change regimes.

The two day Trade Fair and Conference will take place from February 26-27, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

The Plenary sessions will look at California’s lead in designing state legislation and how state initiatives can be linked to federal and global markets. The Conference tracks will consist of three streams with 21 workshops navigating attendees through the essential issues of Policy Matters, Market Place and Technology.

Policy Stream sessions will examine regional programs and prominent policy issues needed to regulate carbon markets. Market Stream Sessions will showcase carbon markets in operation. All sessions will provide in-depth knowledge on investment strategies, accounting issues, carbon trading and compliance issues. Technology Stream Sessions will highlight a series of technological innovations as a result of energy and carbon pricing. Workshops will identify risk and opportunities.

Over 100 speakers will be featured during the 2 day Conference. They will include Senior Management from PG&E, Clifford Chance, EcoSecurities, Chevron, JP Morgan, Natsource and the World Bank. The majority of companies speaking during the workshop sessions will also be represented with exhibits on the trade show floor adjacent the Conference rooms at the Moscone Center. Conference delegates will consist of Bankers, Law Firms, Verifiers, Industrials, Investment Promotion Agencies, Technology Providers, Policy Makers as well as Students and Faculty.

A Conference program overview detailing sessions, speakers and timeline, as well as a listing of current exhibitors is available on www.carbonforumamerica.com.

For more information on exhibiting, sponsoring or attending, please contact Darrin Stern, Koelnmesse Inc. Phone: +1 733-326-9925 "“ Email: d.stern@koelnmessenafta.com

Carbon TradeEx - Koelnmesse, Inc.

Carbon TradeEx - Koelnmesse, Inc.

Carbon TradeEx America is the largest North American industry event for the Carbon industry. In 2010 following events will be organized:

CARBON SUMMIT - January 19, 2010 in Washington DC A Carbon Market Executive Summit - The Copenhagen Debrief A 1-Day event covering the impact of the Copenhagen outcome for the burgeoning American carbon market. A gathering of the top 200 industry professionals in North America to hear from leading policy and international markets experts. Focus of the conference will be carbon legislation and the future of the U.S. legislative path as well as implications for U.S. investors.

CARBON TradeEx AMERICA - September 2010 in Chicago The 2 -Day Carbon TradeEx America is the largest North American Trade Show and Conference serving international business, finance, technology, venture capital, government communities in abatement, trading, monitoring, crediting and compliance of carbon emissions. Industry, technology and service providers in the carbon business as well as government agencies from developing countries will be among the exhibitors. Carbon TradeEx is expected to attract attendees such as Carbon Traders, Financial Institutions, Corporate Representatives, Venture Capital Funds, Project Developers, Technology Providers Research & Development Departments, Science Institutes and Universities. The 3rd edition of this event is expected to draw over 100 exhibitors and 1,000 delegates

Hosts of both events are Koelnmesse, Inc. and the Carbon Markets and Investor Association

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