Chair: Steven Gray
Member Company: Climate Change Capital
Steven leads the UN regulatory and policy stream and advices Climate Change Capital’s funds on policy and regulatory developments of the international carbon market and broader international climate policy developments. In relation to CCC’s research programme he focuses on financing mechanisms and financial products to support policy incentives. Prior to joining CCC he worked on linkages between climate change regulation and development at ODI (Overseas Development Institute). As a qualified Mexican lawyer he has experience in environmental and planning law. He has provided legal advice to international and domestic companies with regard to compliance with environmental legislation and has negotiated with Mexican environmental authorities on behalf of clients. Steven holds a law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and a Master in Law from the London School of Economics.
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Vice Chair: Chris Staples
Member Company: Linklaters
Chris advises leading corporates, banks, funds and governments in relation to environment and climate change driven investment. He is a market leader in advising on economic and fiscal instruments for climateand environmental protection. His transactional expertise includes advising in relation to ISDA and IETA based emissions trades, CDM and JI projects, carbon linked bonds, structured products and syndicated CER purchases. He is a widely respected commentatoron the development of new regulation in relation to emissions trading and carbon capture and storage amongst others.
Chris has advised on the most significant M&A transactions in the carbon finance sector of recent years. These include JPMorgan's acquisition of ClimateCare and investments by leading financial institutionsand oil majors in Climate Change Capital, South Pole Asset Management Ltd and Bluesource LLC. His transactional practice involves advising clients in relation to the allocation management of environmental and climate change related risks arising in public andprivate acquisitions, financings and investments. Recent deals include the acquisition of leading waste company WRG by a Spanish conglomerate, BP's sale of its Coryton refinery to Petroplus and Centrica's investment in British Energy.
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Vice Chair: Christiaan Vrolijk
Member Company: Carbon Resource Management
Christiaan Vrolijk is Principal Carbon Emissions Specialist at Carbon Resource Management
Christiaan has worked on international climate change and energy issues for more than 13 years. He is managing the project development process at CRM and providing intelligence on policy developments. His principle responsibility is to bring emission reduction projects to market, including finding and developing projects, preparing all project documentation and approvals. He is working on 100+ projects worldwide using a wide range of technologies, and in various markets. He is author of the publications, “The Kyoto Protocol: A Guide and Assessment”, and “Climate Change and Power: Economic Instruments for European Electricity”. Previously he worked for Natsource Tullett Europe, the global emissions brokers, and the Royal Institute of International Affairs, an independent policy think-tank where he was responsible for climate change projects. Christiaan is a globally recognised expert on the Kyoto Protocol and emission reduction projects.
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