Double win for Point Carbon at this year’s Energy and Business awards

Singapore (9 November 2009) 

Point Carbon, the world-leading provider of market analysis for the energy and environmental markets, is delighted to announce a double win at this year’s Energy and Business Awards. 

Point Carbon’s Carbon Project Manager, North America (CPMNA) won gold for Excellence in Emissions Markets, beating competition from banks, energy companies and brokers. In addition, Point Carbon’s marketing and communications department was recognized for the fifth year running, with a silver award for Excellence in Energy Marketing & Communications, reinforcing Point Carbon’s position as the world’s leading provider of carbon market training and events.

Point Carbon’s CPMNA is the first carbon trading analytics product focusing solely on North America. It is a web-based, analytical tool for understanding carbon offset markets in the U.S. and Canada. The tool combines data-driven analysis and market intelligence on over 800 projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from projects such as forestry, methane capture, or the destruction of industrial gases. Currently, there are over 1100 organisations and 1500 contacts in the database. Of significant value to entrepreneurs, traders, fund managers, project developers, government regulators and small businesses, the database allows users to search projects by standard, geography, project type, start date, developer and availability of credits. 

Commenting on the gold award, Justin Felt, Manager of the CPMA, said “I think it’s quite a statement that a North American product has been given this award. In this volatile environment, our teams stay ahead by engaging all major offset players and keeping our fingers on the pulse of the market. That’s reflected in the breadth of our database of offset projects, our pricing data and our policy analysis.” 

Point Carbon’s Conference department was awarded a silver for Excellence in Energy Marketing and Communications for the contribution it has made towards the communication of a carbon economy to a wider audience. 

Last year, Point Carbon’s events attracted more than 4,500 delegates. Its largest annual conferences, the Carbon Market Insights series, are two of the most respected and prominent conferences in the world’s carbon markets and last year Point Carbon conference department expanded to take in the ‘new markets’ of Australia and the US. In addition to its conferences, Point Carbon runs a range of workshops, training courses and networking events globally. 

Commenting on the award, Chantal Spit, Manager Conferences, said “the conference department focuses on high quality programmes, flawless logistics and unmatched networking opportunities and we are delighted that this hard work has been recognized again with our fifth Energy and Business award”. 

The Energy Business Awards (EBAs) reward excellence in key energy business disciplines by recognising those companies that are making a significant impact on the way energy business is conducted, trading risks mitigated, energy systems developed, energy resources utilised, energy technology advanced, environmental degradation curtailed, and energy production and consumption distributed more ethically. 

The Awards were announced at the 25th Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) in Singapore on the 5th November 2009. 

For comments or further information, please contact:
Candida Jones
PR Manager, Point Carbon
Mob: +44 (0) 777 5754 763
E-mail: cjo@pointcarbon.com  

Adam Williams
Marketing Coordinator North America, Point Carbon
Mob: +1 202 460 9734
E-mail: aw@pointcarbon.com  

Jeremy Wilcox
Managing Director, The Energy Partnership
Mob: +44 (0) 7785 566 565
E-mail: Jeremy@energy-partnership.co.uk  

About Point Carbon
Providing critical insights into energy and environmental markets 

Point Carbon is a world-leading provider of independent news, analysis and consulting services for European and global power, gas and carbon markets. Point Carbon’s comprehensive services provide professionals with market-moving information through monitoring fundamental information, key market players and business and policy developments.
Point Carbon’s in-depth knowledge of power, gas and CO2 emissions market dynamics positions us as the number one supplier of unrivalled market intelligence on these markets. Our staff includes experts in international and regional climate policy, mathematical and economic modelling, forecasting methodologies, risk management and market reporting. 

Point Carbon now has more than 15,000 clients, including the world’s major energy companies, financial institutions, organisations and governments, in over 150 countries. Reports are translated from English into Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, French, Spanish and Russian. Every year, Point Carbon’s Carbon Market Insights conferences gather thousands of key players for the carbon community’s most important annual conferences. Point Carbon also runs a number of high-level networking events, workshops and training courses. 

Point Carbon has offices in Oslo (Head Office), Kiev, Malmö, London, Washington D.C., Tokyo, Beijing, Hamburg and Zürich.