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<span>I am happy to announce that the GHG Expert Network is a co-founding partner in the new <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ghginstitute.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
</a>. </span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>The Institute
is a non-profit initiative offering e-learning courses on how to measure, account, report, and
manage greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. </span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>Our expectations is that the Institute will dramatically help further the mission of the GHG Experts Network.
</span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span></span></span></font><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Our mission is to train and develop a community of experts with the highest standards of professional practice in measuring, accounting, and managing greenhouse gas emissions."
</span><br><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span></span></span></font></p><p style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>The Institutes's curriculum addresses the needs of corporate environmental and sustainability managers, GHG inventory managers, investors, auditors, executives, as well as the
staff of nonprofits and government ministries who need to learn more about GHG management. Courses address entity-level (e.g., corporate) and project-level accounting, product footprint and supply chain accounting, mitigation, and professional GHG services. Learners can select and create their own curriculum and take advantage of the convenience and effectiveness of e-learning. The classes are limited to 40 seats and are structured to fit personal schedules.
</span><br></span></font></p><p style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>To learn more, visit our website (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ghginstitute.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
www.ghginstitute.org</a>). I encourage you to spread
the word to your friends and colleagues. <br></span></span></font></p><p style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>Our first course, developed by the World Resource Institutes's GHG Protocol team, starts on November 1.
</span><br><br>Michael Gillenwater<br>Executive Director, GHG Experts Network
<br>Dean, GHG Management Institute</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Press Release</span> </span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></b></font></p><font size="2"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">October 10
<sup>th</sup>, 2007
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ghginstitute.org/docs/pressrelease.pdf" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Teaching the new carbon
math: the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management Institute is training how to measure
and manage GHG emissions</span></b></font></a></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>The
new math is carbon accounting and the GHG Management Institute is poised to
teach it. Dedicated to training tomorrow's managers of GHG emissions, the GHG
Management Institute is now live at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ghginstitute.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.ghginstitute.org</a>. Earth Council Geneva
(ECG), the GHG Experts Network (GEN) and ClimateCHECK have combined their
forces and expertise to form this institute committed to professional learning
on climate change.</span> </span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"Our
mission is to train and develop a community of experts with the highest
standards of professional practice in measuring and managing GHG emissions,"
said Gao Pronove, Managing Director of the Institute. "Our supported online
learning platform, blending e-learning and interaction with expert instructors,
allows us to train a global audience in the most effective manner possible."
The Institute's focus is on GHG emissions accounting, inventories, management,
and verification. The courses are developed and instructed by the same experts
who prepared today's international standards and founded national government
programs.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"The
Institute's philosophy is 'if you cannot accurately measure GHG emissions, you
cannot manage them'," according to Michael Gillenwater, Dean of the Institute
and Director of the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ghgnetwork.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">GHG Experts Network</a>. "Quantifying greenhouse gases is the
first step for a company to truly understand and assess their climate
liabilities. It is only after this that corporations can manage their emissions
and reduce their impact. <br></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>Reto
Braun, Chairman of ECG and former CEO of the Swiss Post and
previous President of Unisys, said: "After having trained over 7,000 learners
in more than 80 countries on the subjects of global trade, climate change and
biodiversity, we are pleased to work with our partners in launching this
important initiative."</span></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"The
content that our GHG Protocol team designs is considered a global standard,"
said Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute (WRI), which is
working with the GHG Management Institute to develop its first course on
corporate GHG emissions accounting. "It is critical that energy managers –
whether they're working on projects throughout the developing world or trying
to make improvements at their individual companies – really get their heads
around these issues.<br></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
GHG Management Institute will promote best practice and help build confidence
in the professional competencies of GHG practitioners, according to Tom
Baumann, CEO of ClimateCHECK.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"The
Institute is committed to ensuring that everyone around the world can access
these courses," stated Janos Pasztor, Director, UN Environment Management
Group. "They have created a need-based scholarship fund to ensure that this
level of access is possible." </span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
first classes are open for enrollment, and are due to begin November 1<sup>st</sup>.
More information is available at the website - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ghginstitute.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.ghginstitute.org</a>.</span></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"># # #<br>Greenhouse Gas Management
Institute<br>Tel +1-612-284-3589<br><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ghginstitute.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.ghginstitute.org</a><br> </span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">About The Greenhouse Gas
Management Institute:</span></i></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
GHG Management Institute, an alliance of experts in GHG accounting and
e-learning, recognized the need, the urgency, and the timeliness of offering
state-of-the-art training. The resulting programs provide instruction of the
most rigorous standards, in a manner proven to be the most efficient learning
method of the modern world… supported online courses. Online learning can train
large groups of people quickly, from all walks of life, with the ability to
accommodate their personal needs and schedules.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Institute is working closely with WRI in developing a series of courses related
to the GHG Protocol, as well as other organizations such as the Carbon
Disclosure Project, Clear Carbon Consulting, and Abatement Solutions, in
developing new courses and programs. <br></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">These
courses will be most useful to corporate managers who are now being tasked with
developing something oftentimes unknown to them (GHG accounting) and to prospective
GHG consultants. This presents an incredible opportunity to learn a valuable
and very marketable skill.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In
the spirit of reaching out to as many people as possible, the Institute offers
scholarships and discounts for non-profit organizations, as well as need-based
organizations and individuals in developing countries. Sponsors for such
scholarships are most welcome, and will be acknowledged on the Institute's
website and in its publications. As a non-profit operation, the Institute is
committed to reinvesting all above-cost revenues, generated from course
enrollment, into the development of the Institute and its courses, the
scholarship fund, and the mission of ECG and GEN. <br></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A
Certificate of Participation is included with the cost of the course. For a
Certificate of Proficiency, an exam must be passed.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">About Earth
Council Geneva
(ECG):</span></i></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ECG's
mission is to empower people around the world to understand environmental
issues, and to encourage them to pursue sustainable development. Since 2001 it
has been the partner of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) in training hundreds of international GHG experts tasked with
reviewing the national GHG inventories of Parties to the UNFCCC. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.earthcouncil.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.earthcouncil.com/</a>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><font size="2"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">About
Greenhouse Gas Experts Network (GEN):</span></i></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">GEN
is a professional network of experts in GHG inventories, monitoring, and
verification. Launched in early 2006 with support of the United Nations
Development Program, it has grown to over 800 members worldwide. The Network's
mission is to professionalize the field and improve the capacity of experts,
especially those in developing countries. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ghgnetwork.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.ghgnetwork.org</a></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><font size="2"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">About
ClimateCHECK: </span></i></font></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span>ClimateCHECK
is an established leader of innovative GHG management services and products
that achieve the double dividends of environmental and economic benefits. ClimateCHECK collaborates with a large
network of research and not-for-profit organizations in working with companies
to develop the knowledge and tools to manage GHG risks and opportunities. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.climate-check.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.climate-check.com
</a></span><br></span></span></font></p>
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