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December 17th, 2009 at 12:28 pm

Copenhagen & Transparency: Carbon Software Makers Watching Closely
By Katie Fehrenbacher

The issue of “transparency” has taken over the Copenhagen climate negotiations. If and how countries will provide verifiable measurements of their emissions reductions is the sticking point of the $100 billion annual fund that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today, and a major fissure between the U.S. and China at the negotiations.

But while transparency has come onto the world stage this week, it’s something at the very core of the business models of the dozens of companies that develop software that can measure greenhouse gas emissions. These companies have been watching the Copenhagen climate negotiations closely to see if decisions from world leaders and countries will deliver insights into what is expected to be a rapidly growing market for carbon management software.

I know of three CEOs of carbon software companies that flew to Copenhagen to follow the talks, including Amit Chatterjee, CEO of Hara, Michael Meehan CEO of Carbonetworks, and Ron Dembo, CEO of Zerofootprint.

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