Natsource LLC Proprietary and Confidential- Not to be Reproduced Natsource Asset Management 1 Presentation to the Annual Presentation to the Annual Meeting of Host Country Meeting of Host Country Committee on Carbon Finance Committee on Carbon Finance Pricing, Risks and Costs Pricing, Risks and Costs Richard Rosenzweig Natsource LLC February 2005
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Management 1
Presentation to the Annual Meeting of Presentation to the Annual Meeting of Host Country Committee on Carbon Host Country Committee on Carbon
FinanceFinance
Pricing, Risks and CostsPricing, Risks and Costs
Richard RosenzweigNatsource LLC
February 2005
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Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation About Natsource
– Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions experience
Greenhouse Gas Credit Aggregation Pool (GG-CAP) Greenhouse Gas Market Overview
– 2004 market overview
– Demand trends
– Instruments for compliance
Project-Based Reductions: Price and Risk– Current pricing
– Three types of risk
– Delivery risks associated with project-based reductions
– Managing risk
Appendix 1: 2004 Market Summary
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About NatsourceAbout Natsource
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Development of the Greenhouse Gas-Credit Aggregation Pool (GG-CAP)– Fund manager has contracted for millions of tons of GHG reductions
Representation of World Bank Carbon funds and Dexia-FondElec funds in Asia
Manage account for Fortune 100 Company in North American and UK Markets
Emissions Brokerage and Project Structuring Experience:
In 2004, brokered multi-million tonne transaction of candidate CERs from a project with a baseline methodology approved by the CDM executive board
In 2001, brokered the first transactions of U.K. and Danish national allowances
– Brokered the first forward swap of national allowances
In 2000, brokered early transatlantic and transpacific transactions
Strategic Services:
Provide market intelligence and policy expertise to assist asset managers, Fortune 500 multi-national energy and manufacturing firms and governments
Advisors to Fortune 500 multi-national energy and manufacturing firms in assessing emissions risk and developing risk management strategies
Advisors to developers on project structure
GHG project screening and portfolio modeling
Advisors to governments on emissions trading system design
Staff developed the first project-based mechanism designed to reduce GHG emissions and participated in the negotiations to develop the rules governing the project-based mechanisms in the Kyoto Protocol
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Greenhouse Gas Credit Greenhouse Gas Credit Aggregation PoolAggregation Pool
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Natsource Greenhouse Gas Natsource Greenhouse Gas Credit Aggregation Pool (GG-CAP)Credit Aggregation Pool (GG-CAP)
$200 million fund target
Organize a ‘buyers group’ of entities to purchase a large pool of project-based emission reductions (ERs)
Natsource Asset Management Corp. (NAM) would be the pool manager and originate, contract for and manage delivery of Kyoto compliant ERs from 15-30 contracts over the 2005-2012 year period
NAM would structure, execute and manage contracts with legal, measurement and verification, and other service providers over the 9-year period
A ‘pooled fund’ model would be used whereby buyers’ capital secures their ownership of a % of the ERs in proportion to their % investment in the pool
NAM acts only as the Buyers’ agent in the transactions
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GGGG--CAP – CAP – OverviewOverview
Allows buyers to purchase tonnes collectively Large portfolio, extensive risk management Minimum level for voting rights is 1 m. tonnes (8/9 yrs) Maximum price set by Members
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GG-CAP Status and TimelineGG-CAP Status and Timeline Current Status:
– 6 Companies committed represents 130% of minimum volume (Japan, Europe and Canada)
– 6 Companies engaged in final due diligence represents additional 60% of minimum volume
– Under consideration by 5 Japanese, 10 European and 3 Canadian entities
Anticipate First Close in first quarter of 2005– Purchase and Management Agreement frozen
– Management Committee meets to consider key matters
– Contracting to begin
Operations and supply network in place
Screening, scoring and pricing of projects begun
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Greenhouse Gas Market Greenhouse Gas Market OverviewOverview
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Market Development Through April 2004Market Development Through April 2004 Traded volume more than doubled from 02-03 to 78 million tonnes
On target for another doubling to over 150 million tonnes traded in 2004
Buyers purchasing high quality, potential compliance instruments
– Pre-compliance instruments trading for $3.00-$6.50 per tonne
– Weighted average is $4.00-$5.00
HFC destruction projects created 31% of traded reductions
Reductions created by power sector projects account for 50% of traded volume
30% of traded ERs are created by renewable projects
Over 75% of traded ERs created by projects in Latin America and Asia
Japanese private sector has become most prominent market participant
* Lecocq, F. (2004) “State and trends of the carbon market 2004,”
Washington, DC: World Bank, based upon data and analysis provided by Natsource
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Potential Demand in the Potential Demand in the GHG MarketGHG Market
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Current Demand Trends in GHG MarketCurrent Demand Trends in GHG Market
Market driven by Kyoto Protocol entry into force
– Requires developed countries to reduce their GHG emissions below 1990 levels by 2008-2012
– Much of obligation will be devolved to private firms
Over 3 billion tons of demand in 2008-2012
– Japan is estimated to be short by approximately 1 billion tons during the five year commitment period
– Canada is estimated to be short by over 1.2 billion tons during the five year commitment period
– Europe is estimated to be short by approximately 800 million tons during the five year commitment period
Modest demand in Europe from 2005-2007
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Instruments for ComplianceInstruments for Compliance
Internal reductions
Assigned Amount Units (AAUs)
European Union Allowances (EUAs)
Project-based reductions (CERs, ERUs)
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Project-Based Reductions: Project-Based Reductions: Price and RiskPrice and Risk
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Prices For Market InstrumentsPrices For Market Instruments
•CERs = 2000-2012 CDM credits ERUs = 2008-2012 JI Credits
•2005 EUAs = 2005 Delivery EU Allowances 2006 EUAs = 2006 Delivery EU Allowances 2007 EUAs = 2007 Delivery EU Allowances
*All prices as of February 11, 2005
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Relationship Between Price and RiskRelationship Between Price and Risk
EUAs trade for significantly higher prices than project-based reductions
Premium for allowances is based on risks associated with forward-delivery of project-based reductions
– Less risk in allowances being delivered (credit)
Risks are associated with delivery of project-based reductions on a forward-basis
– Risks that a portion of project-based reductions will not be delivered
Buyer assess risk when determining willingness to pay
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Three Types of RiskThree Types of Risk
International regulatory risk
Country risk
Project risk
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Management 19
Rules Regarding International Regulatory Rules Regarding International Regulatory Risk Becoming More CertainRisk Becoming More Certain
19 baseline methodologies have been approved by CDM Executive Board
Baseline methodologies are replicable around the world
Case by case approach is troublesome
Retrospective look at approved methodologies hurts the market
Project Type Number of Approved
Methodologies Biomass 2 Cogeneration 1 Energy Efficiency 1 Fuel Switch 1 Fugitive Emissions 1 Geothermal 1 HFC Decomposition 1 Hydropower 1 Landfill Gas 5 Methane Capture and Combustion 2 Oil and Gas 1 Waste water 1 Wind 1
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Elements of Country and Project RiskElements of Country and Project Risk
Counterparty Risk -- relates to credit worthiness of ER sellers
Regulatory Risk-Country -- relates to country policies governing crediting and transferring of project-based ERs to buyers
Performance Risk-Country -- relates to the investment climate in host country
Performance Risk-Carbon -- relates to the technology and extent to which generation, creditability and ownership of ERs is affected by the particular type of technology
Performance Risk-Technology -- relates to the operational and/or commercial aspects of technologies utilized in ER projects (based on actual data)
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Management 21
Country Risk Can Be MinimizedCountry Risk Can Be Minimized
Sovereigns are competing for carbon finance
Developers evaluate country risk prior to investing
Buyers evaluate country risk prior to purchasing
Countries can take steps to attract CDM investment by reducing CDM investment risk
– stable investment regime
– transparent, certain approval processes
– predictable tax regime for CERs
– process for conflict resolution
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Project Risks Can Be MitigatedProject Risks Can Be Mitigated Several elements of risk distinct from country risk affect delivery and
price
These include but are not limited to:
– credit risk
– performance risk higher with certain technologies (e.g., wind vs. fuel switch)
Several risk management techniques can mitigate these risks and increase CER price for future delivery
– seller guarantees CERs if project under delivers
– seller develops a diverse portfolio with reserve margins
– options
– insurance
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