 Experts Confirm Compliance Key to Emissions Trading Markets' Success
Sixty-five experts from governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, third-party verifiers, and industry convened to discuss monitoring, reporting, and verification in emissions trading systems during the “Confidence Through Compliance in Emissions Trading Markets” workshop in Washington, D.C., on 17-18 November 2005.
The workshop drew many of the world's leading emissions trading experts, who agreed that only with high levels of compliance will emissions trading systems achieve efficient reductions in emissions.
Environment Agency Chief Executive Barbara Young Discusses the Contribution of Good Environmental Regulation to Competitiveness
Baroness Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Environment Agency (England & Wales) met with Secretariat Director Durwood Zaelke on 19 December 2005 to discuss the recent report on The Contribution of Good Environmental Regulation to Competitiveness, which was developed by the Network of Heads of European Environment Protection Agencies. Barbara Young, as chair of the Network of European EPA's Interest Group on Better Regulation, was instrumental in driving this work forward.
South African Indicators Project Focuses on Natural Resource Permitting
In November, INECE and South African regulators agreed jointly to develop indicators of effective environmental compliance and enforcement in order to evaluate natural resource permitting. This effort is part of an international project with the United Nations Environment Programme to help countries use environmental compliance and enforcement indicators to improve implementation of biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements.
Long-Range Planning Advisory Group Addressing INECE Future
The INECE Secretariat launched a new Long-Range Planning Ad Hoc Group this fall. In developing and maintaining a long-range plan, the Ad Hoc Group will extrapolate from INECE’s present role and context, explore emerging trends that may affect or be affected by INECE’s work, and, in light of these, offer recommendations about a range of factors including INECE’s mission and goals, its strategies and activities and its external relationships.
INECE Releases Volume 2 of the 7th Conference Proceedings
INECE Announces New Co-chair, New Members of Executive Planning Committee
Experts Panel Discusses INECE's Message in Making Law Work
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