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June 11, 2008

Carbon Officially No longer An Environmental Issue - Meet Corporate's Chief Carbon Officer

While for a broad coalition team to realize the low carbon environment, Australians are confident about the importance of one man, the , required for every company to measure and report its carbon footprint.

Mr. Ban assured of significant advances in green economic growth and funding for large scale adaptation measures, and requested to utilize the the help of , and the UNEP’s report, , a how-to guide for low carbon living.

Since , in order to extract the full potential of global carbon market, which grew to $US64 billion ($A66.9 billion) last year (World Bank), Australian companies require a "skilled man for every company, the Chief Carbon officer, to report the production and consumption energy under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act.

The Chief Carbon Officer will assess the financial markets, legal risk, taxation processes and controls, and manage the operational aspects of keeping carbon data and reporting. The Chief Carbon Officer has to report the implications of the company's carbon footprint audited for the financial accounts. Carbon emissions are no longer just about risk management. Emissions management affects the way organizations run.

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