Luna Park, Sydney

16 - 18 Sep 2008

This conference will focus on the interaction between resource recovery and climate change. At a global level, policy and regulatory response to the threats associated with climate change has been described as "the biggest market failure the world has ever seen".

Whilst the NSW government was one of the first in the world to introduce a regulatory carbon market promoting climate recovery, the focus has been on the electricity sector. Significant challenges remain for the waste recovery sector to ensure that it too can tap into larger emerging carbon markets, including the imminent Australian Emissions Trading Scheme