EMIT Environmental Brokers

  • Primary activity : BrokerA broker is an intermediary, who buys and sells carbon offsets on behalf of clients.    Price (per tonne CO2e) : AU$11 - AU$20

    Summary

    EMIT Environmental Brokers's view on the role of carbon offsets in addressing climate change

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    Summary

    Role in the Carbon Offset Market
    [Q1]Broker
    Main client base
    [Q3]Wholesale offset sales; project developers and voluntary offset companies

    Broker

    Broker Information

    Types of transactions in carbon credits offered
    [Q22]- Spot tradesThe purchase or sale of abatement (e.g. carbon offsets) for immediate delivery. Spot trades are settled "on the spot" (usually within one or two business days), as opposed to at a set date in the future. Futures transactions that expire in the current month are also considered spot trades. Spot trades are also known as "cash trades". Spot trades are the opposite of forward contracts.
    Standard brokerage fees determined by
    [Q23]- We have fixed priced brokerage fee
    Minimum tonnage required per transaction?
    [Q25]- More than 1000
    Customer able to retire all or some of the offsets as part of your brokerage services
    [Q26]- We do not provide this service
    Independent certification and/or third party documentation to prove the validity of all the different offsets that you provide available
    [Q27]- Automatically every time
    Documentation types made available to clients
    [Q28]- Validation Report – From the Relevant Standard
    - Certification Report – From the Auditors

    Offset Products

    Offset Products

    Price(s) per tonne
    [Q17]AU$11 - AU$20
    Offers offsets packaged with other services? (such as footprinting, carbon neutrality etc)
    [Q10]No

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    Offset Quality

    Offset Quality

    Do you provide quality assurance or technical documentation on your web site or on request?
    [Q16]No
    Is this organisation third party independently audited for the retirement of offsets and / or RECs?
    No

    [Find out more about issues relating to offsetting]
    [Find out more about Certification Standards]

    Resources

    Resources

    Do you provide a carbon footprint calculation service for your customers?
    [Q12]- No
    Other carbon management services
    [Q11]- Advisory services
    - CDMClean Development Mechanism is a Kyoto Protocol mechanism under which projects set up in developing countries to reduce GHGs generate tradeable credits called CERs. The credits can be used by industrialised nations to help meet their Kyoto reduction targets. Find out more here./JIThe Kyoto Protocol Joint Implementation mechanism allows developed countries to earn credits in the form of Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) when they finance projects that reduce net greenhouse gas emissions in another developed country. For more information see here. project management
    - Carbon funds management

    [Find out more about carbon offsetting]

    Projects

    Project Information

    No Project Information has been provided

    Contact Details

    Contact Details

    For more information please contact:

    EMIT Environmental Brokers
    www.emit-markets.com
    +61413802502
    Level 2, 91-93 Flinders Lane Melbourne
    Information Submitted by EMIT Environmental Brokers on 9 October 2009