JPMorgan through its investment bank, and ClimateCare, a pioneer in carbon emission reductions, announced today that they will join forces in an acquisition to invest in quality, large-scale carbon emission reduction projects and to advance the development of a liquid financial market that trades in carbon emission reduction credits.
JPMorgan and ClimateCare anticipate originating projects that will materially increase ClimateCare's capacity to reduce carbon emissions.
All projects originated by the group will continue to be subject to JPMorgan and ClimateCare's strict independent verification procedures to ensure compliance with stated carbon emission reduction goals. Also, as part of the acquisition, ClimateCare's project sourcing arm, Pioneer Carbon, will become part of the newly combined business.
ClimateCare's acquisition represents a new milestone in JPMorgan's ongoing investment in its Commodities business. In 2007, JPMorgan hired over 50 new marketing, sales and trading professionals in Commodities and will hire as least as many in 2008.
INFO SOURCES
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
FIRMS
ClimateCare is a world leading carbon offset provider, founded in 1997, making reductions of greenhouse gases such as co2 on behalf of individuals and companies. These reductions are made through originating and investing in a global portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, many of which are developed by ClimateCare's experts based around the world. The emissions reductions from all projects are independently verified and accredited under leading international standards such as GS VER, VCS and CDM and many bring huge benefits to people's health and welfare as well as helping to protect the climate.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.6 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase has its corporate headquarters in New York and its U.S. retail financial services and commercial banking headquarters in Chicago. Under its JPMorgan and Chase brands, the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients.
INTEGRATION
Upon closing of the transaction, expected sometime in the second quarter, ClimateCare will be integrated into JPMorgan's existing world class Environmental Markets group. The combined group will originate carbon emission reduction projects globally and trade the carbon emission reduction credits generated by the projects in the compliance and voluntary markets.
The group will initially operate under the JPMorgan and ClimateCare brand names.
PEOPLE
Mike Mason, founder of ClimateCare
Blythe Masters, head of Commodities at JPMorgan
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