CSR Press Release

Chicago / London / Cologne - March 19, 2009 - Where better learn about the future of a regulated U.S. Carbon market than in the city where legislation is being made? When it comes to selecting a location for discussing market trends, emerging market opportunities and policy designed to shape future carbon legislation, the proximity to the legislative and executive branches makes Washington, DC the number one choice.

Members of the Obama administration, the 111th Congress and law makers will be particularly busy in the second week of April when three conferences on energy legislation will come to Washington DC area.

CarbonTradeEx America is a trade show and conference program. While the trade show is organized by Koelnmesse, the conference program is developed by the Carbon Markets & Investors Association (CMIA) with assistance of the Climate Group. The conference program will consist of 25 sessions with more than 120 senior level speakers focusing on policy, market and emerging opportunities within the U.S. Carbon market. This event is designed to help shape the course towards a regulated Carbon Market in the U.S. Key principals in finance, business and environmental nongovernmental organizations will be discussing the interplay between climate, energy and economic policies at both the domestic and international levels.

Show hours will be 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. on April 7^th and 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. on April 8, 2009 at the Washington E. Convention Center in Washington, DC. Registration is available at www.carbontradeexamerica.com
Also at the Washington E. Convention Center, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) will organize their 2009 Energy Conference from April 7-8, 2009 http://www.eia.doe.gov/eia_conference_2009.html

On April 6 and 7, 2009 the Environmental Protection Agency will organize a hearing on the "Proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule" at the Potomac Yard Conference Center in Arlington, VA. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgregister/hearing_washington.html

For more information regarding Carbon TradeEx America, please contact:
For exhibiting and attending:
Darrin Stern, Koelnmesse, Inc.
Phone: +1 773-326-9925 – Email: d.stern@koelnmessenafta.com

For conference program:
Tatiana Nascimento, Carbon Markets & Investors Association
Phone: +1 571- 309-8186 – Email: tatiana.nascimento@cmia.net

For press credentials and partnerships:
Franz Balve, Koelnmesse Inc.
Phone: +1 732-933-1117 – Email: f.balve@koelnmessenafta.com

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Koelnmesse, Inc., the Chicago-based North American subsidiary of the German trade show organizer Koelnmesse GmbH, specializes in international environmental trade shows and conferences.

Websites:
www.carbontradeexamerica.com
www.carbonexpo.com
www.koelnmessenafta.com
www.theclimategroup.com
www.cmia.net

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