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in June 2011, on Global Carbon and Energy Markets.Photo Copyright © okra eXpress owns the Copyright of the photo aboveSurely, the best time to better enhance investment in clean energy is now "Think Globally. Act Locally
is delighted to host Investing in Clean Energy Event at okra eXpress - Let's Talk about Global Carbon and Energy Markets Portcullis House, Macmillan Room Houses of Parliament, Bridge Street, Westminster, London, SW1A 2LW
Thursday, 14 June 2012 at 6pm
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We are delighted to be joined by the following formidable speakers and industry experts from Deutsche Bank and Standard & Poor’s Standard & Poor's Managing Director, Mike Wilkins
Alert Copyright: Photo above, Standard & Poor's Managing Director, Mike Wilkins speaking at the okra eXpress event in June 2011, on Global Carbon and Energy Markets.Photo Copyright © okra eXpress owns the Copyright of the photo aboveIn his role as Managing Director and Head of Global Carbon Markets, Standard & Poor’s Mike Wilkins has responsibility for leading and developing the firm’s global business opportunities in the carbon and environmental finance sectors. Mike Wilinks is an Executive MBA professional with a BA (Hons) degree in Modern Languages. He also has a Certificate of Carbon Finance & Analytics, he obtained at London Business School, in England. Deutsche Bank’s Michael Hsueh
  Michael Hsueh is responsible for European natural gas and thermal coal research at Deutsche Bank, with the number-one-ranked Power and Gas research team in the 2011 Energy Risk Survey. After joining Deutsche Bank in 2007, he was a desk analyst in UK natural gas before joining the Commodities Research department in 2010. Michael holds a B.S. and A.B. from Stanford University and an MBA. from New York University, Stern School of Business. In terms of what’s going on in the Clean Energy world, last year according to figures coming from our colleagues at Bloomberg, Clean Energy Finance, and others it was a record year in terms of investment. If policy priority for Clean Energy is well placed worldwide, investment in Clean Power assets alone could potentially reach $2.3trillion over 2010 - 2020 period. So there is a lot of potential here and the story so far could be seen to be fairly good. There is an appetite out there for investing in Clean Economy. (Soundbites from okra eXpress event, June, 2011). Investment potential in Clean Energy the story continues. What’s going on in the Clean Energy world? Growth Trend for Clean Energy investment. Record year in terms of investment. (Sound bites from okra eXpress event, June 2011) Ø In 2010, total investment in Clean Energy reached a record $243 billion representing a 30% annual increase Ø Europe doubled its investment to $94.4 billion Ø In China investment grew by c40% Ø Investment in the US rebounded 51% to reach $34billion Ø Argentina achieved 568% and Mexico - 273& growth Overall, the amount of investment going into this area is outstanding. There is an appetite for Clean Energy investment. There is a mountain or a wall of capital or cash out there to invest in areas such as renewable, and Clean Energy. A lot of these capitals is not coming from governments. It’s actually potentially coming from the private sector. The capital markets essentially. Institutional investors. If you look at pension funds, insuranace funds, and mutual funds alone, the linstitutional funds and public pension funds are over $560 of assets under management. So that’s a huge amount of money there looking for homes constantly to turn over and looking for areas to invest in. (Soundbites from okra eXpress event, June 2011). The race is on. Win - win? Who are the winners? Let's Talk about Global Carbon and Energy Markets at the investing in Clean Energy okra eXpress event This event will explore opportunities to attract investment in clean energy. Formidable speakers and Industry experts would shed some light on the opportunities to attract investment in clean energy and the following key areas will be explored.
How much are you willing to pay for a barrel of Oil? Is carbon market the next big thing? How do you price the Carbon markets? Shed some light on the fundamentals in relations to renewable Energy, onshore wind, driving clean technology business growth, green bond markets, renewable technology, green bond markets, off shore wind, solar power, solar Energy, wind power, renewable Energy, new Energy finance. Carbon markets and how they are modelled. The price outcomes that you see with your clients. The BBC interviewed a formidable speaker and industry expert from the okra eXpress event. You can request a copy of the BBC interview by sending your request to Bertha Oluwole via email, bertha@okraexpress.com
Dragon Den's Deborah Meaden campaigns for investment in renewable energy. "We have countries like Germany who are stating that by 2050 they are going to be 100% renewable energy. We cannot allow us to lag behind. Deborah Meaden, interview with the BBC, Last updated, 23 April 2012, at 11.53am, Copyright © BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17812242Renewable "help jobs and growth". The renewable energy industry supports 110, 000 jobs in the UK and could support 400,000 by 2020, a report says. BBC's Richard Black, Environment correspondent, BBC News reports. Last updated, 23 April 2012, at 17.06 pm.
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