About EEA Carbon & Environment

Since its inception, EEA has played a significant role in the carbon market. It is one of the largest asset managers in the sector with over US$1bn under management. We have built a team of highly experienced carbon professionals that ensures that assets are managed to secure and maximise carbon value.

In 2003, EEA commenced its role as investment adviser to Climate Exchange PLC, prior to and following the company's listing on AIM. Climate Exchange was established to finance the Chicago Climate Exchange and the European Climate Exchange, the leading regional exchanges for GHG emissions trading. Additionally the vehicle has invested in biofuel and renewable energy ventures.

Following the success of Climate Exchange, EEA was instrumental in the establishment and listing of Trading Emissions PLC (TEP).

TEP is an AIM listed investment company that invests directly in tradable environmental credits and in projects that will create such commodities, principally Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) generated by CDM and JI projects under the Kyoto Protocol. As exclusive investment adviser, EEA originates, structures, executes and manages TEP's investments.

Following TEP's initial listing in April 2005, EEA recruited a team of professionals with extensive experience in the CDM market. The team went on to allocate TEP's initial tranche (£135m) of capital within ten months and deliver a project pipeline that enabled a second tranche of capital (£175m) to be raised in May 2006. EEA's Carbon & Environment team not only advises TEP but also manages carbon procurement accounts for a number of EU ETS participants. Such accounts include the provision of EU ETS trading services and the procurement of CERs.

In December 2006 EEA won a highly competitive tender, on behalf of TEP, to sell CERs from small scale, highly sustainable CDM projects to the UK Government Carbon Offsetting Fund. The CERs will be retired and used to offset ministerial and official air travel.

In 2007, EEA teamed up with Shaw Capital, a subsidiary of the Shaw Group, to launch Leaf Clean Energy Company (“Leaf”). The fund raised £200m and is listed on AIM in London. Leaf was incorporated in May 2007 for the purpose of acquiring interests in, owning, operating and managing clean energy companies and projects primarily in North America. The company’s main investment objective is to achieve long term capital appreciation through its acquired interests in the clean energy sector, as well as through the potential generation and commercialisation of carbon credits derived from these projects. Leaf is advised by EEA and Energy & Climate Advisors, a joint venture between EEA and Shaw Capital.

To fulfil these mandates EEA has established offices in Beijing, Dublin , Washington DC and Rio de Janeiro.

Further details on team members are available on the Investment Advisers page.