Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Energy Working Group talk: The Controversy over Chinese Wind in the Clean Development Mechanism: Implications for Strengthening Global Carbon Offset Policy



Energy Working Group talk: The Controversy over Chinese Wind in the Clean Development Mechanism: Implications for Strengthening Global Carbon Offset Policy   Download ical

Research in Progress Seminar

DATE AND TIME
January 20, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM



AVAILABILITY
By Invitation Only



SPEAKERS
Gang He - Stanford University
Richard K. Morse - Stanford University





Gang He and Richard Morse examine one of the biggest controversies in the global carbon market - the additionality of Chinese wind power in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).   Addressing and moving beyond the binary question of whether such projects do or do not represent "real" CO2 reductions, they use insights drawn from detailed analysis of the entire Chinese wind CDM portfolio to argue that the current legal and economic structure of additionality is unworkable in the Chinese power sector when one takes into account how regulation and policy in those markets actually function. 


Therefore under the current CDM additionality regime, additionality cannot be credibly verified for Chinese wind - a problem that extends to multiple types of energy projects in numerous developing countries.  In short, the controversy over Chinese wind illustrates the need for large-scale reforms of how the world validates carbon credits in developing world power sectors.  In a post-Kyoto world that envisions a greatly expanded role for international carbon offsets, ensuring the integrity of carbon markets through smarter policy engagement with countries like China is more important than ever.


Topics: Energy | China




LOCATION
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Conference Room
Encina Hall E409 (fourth floor)
616 Serra St.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

经济危机下的风投趋势


昨天收到Greentech Media的一份所谓的年终报告,身在硅谷地带,这种气息还是阻挡不住,去年访问过几家清洁能源的风投公司,也和几家有过交流合作,资本对于利润的追逐放大了承担风险的能力,但也成就了“新经济”的梦想和“泡沫”。还是很好奇的看了一下这样的报告。


 


Greentech Media的报告宣称,2009年全球清洁技术总投资为48.5亿美元,而2008年这一数字为76亿美元,说明经济危机的影响还是真金白银的。不过貌似投资的项目却比2008年多,定投的有356个项目,比去年350个项目还要多。说明危机下面,“鸡蛋不能放在一个篮子里”,同时每个项目给钱更谨慎了,“钱要花在刀刃上”。


 



再从行业趋势来看,不出意外,太阳能、生物能、智能电网、汽车与交通、电池分列投资项目的前五名,论投资额太阳能和生物能也遥遥领先。其中太阳能行业获得的投资规模最高成交项目也最多,达成了84宗交易,总价值14.15亿美元。查了一下单子,我觉得挺好奇的,竟然还有核能,一个项目,难道这个也是风投追的对象?这倒是以前没有注意到。另外,绿色金融和绿色IT也是与传统的结合新生。还有一个绿色消费产品也挺有意思的。


 



也看到了几家新公司,以前没注意到的。比方说Silver Spring Networks,是一家智能能源平台的公司,骗到了Google Ventures等风投的1亿美金;Synthetic Genomics是家搞生物能源的,圈到了埃克森3亿分多年提供的资金;Solyndra是家太阳能公司,轻松搞掂1.98亿美金。还有eMeter,看名字就知道是个智能电网的,也找到了32百万美元。想了解一下这些公司,只要在Google上搜一下就行了,我想他们当中,不过10年也许就有想Google一样牛逼的公司。


 


而又看到另一份报道盘点国内投资行业:风生水起,投资项目迭出,除了生物制药、医疗、教育培训、连锁、先进制造业、新能源、新材料、清洁技术等传统领域不断落单外,一直以“高成长、高回报、高风险”吸引风投进场的TMT(电信、媒体和科技)更是“撒钱”的重要阵地,电子商务、SNS社交、网络游戏、无线互联网、视频行业成为备受追捧的“五朵金花”。也就是说,国内的重点仍然在互联网行业,不过新能源、清洁技术应该也是风起云涌了。


 


我觉得硅谷还是很牛逼,因为是一个科研、高科技创新、创业、风投、上市、啥啥的打群架的地方,打群架自然会血流成河,不过也会有一些牛们从河里站起来,“乘风破浪”,他就是我们称之为硅谷的幸运儿。暑假去了一趟环球影城,前段又看了《阿凡达》,对好莱坞的群架也小小感慨了一下,全球票房不到两周席卷10亿美元,一边撒钱,一边圈钱,美国在科技、文化以及金融上的吸金术还真的值得好好深思和学习。