Natural Resources PC Natural Resources PC An international

Natural Resources PC

Natural Resources PC An international consulting company specialized in • Energy, with emphasis on sustainability, renewables, GHG emissions, shale oil/gas • Mines & metallurgy, with a specialization in industrial minerals, rare earths, gold & nickel • Energy production at site: PV, wind, biomass • Green funding • Infrastructure Methodology • Stanford Systems • In-house consulting • Studies: bespoke, ready Business brokerage • Liaising sources of capital with owners of projects or companies • Newsletters • Working via affiliations and networks V. Nicoletopoulos, Climate Change Conference July 4 '17 2

Natural Resources PC Energy and environmental issues • Energy savings: buildings, production facilities • Renewable energy projects • EU, US & int’l legislation on greenhouse gas emissions • Co-generation • Carbon Capture and Storage • European and Greek green funding programs V. Nicoletopoulos, Climate Change Conference July 4 '17 3

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Athens, July 4’ 17 ‘Plant Magazine’ by Boussias Communications Natural Resources PC Introduction

Mainstream Climate Science: ‘Climate change is happening and is partly due to human activity’ ie burning fossil fuels, cutting down rainforests, farming livestock GHG causing man-made global warming, %: carbon dioxide 64, methane 17, nitrous oxide 6, fluorinated gases This Conference --- Climate Change Policies: Impact on Businesses International Climate Agreements [UN-lead] <20 C above pre-industrial levels Climate Policies, eg in EU/EFTA but also parts of the USA and Canada Reduce greenhouse emissions Increase energy efficiency Increase renewables Policy Effects through Technology through finance Directly Soft impact: peer, CSR, self Affected Businesses Coal Other hydrocarb 1 1 Conventional, & clean coal Energy-intensive manufacturing Transport 2 Agriculture Finance Services 3 Nuclear Renewables shale 2 Land, sea, air 3 Consulting, Engineering, Legal, Auditing, NGOs high emissions [threatened by policies] V. Nicoletopoulos, Climate Change Conference July 4 '17 low emissions [to benefit from policies] 7

Climate change policies Which are the forces driving business actions? Policies Tech Market CSR Comb. V. Nicoletopoulos, Climate Change Conference July 4 '17 8