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Should I offset or should I plough? : voluntary carbon offsets and ETS in an evolutionary model

Companies with high emissions can offset their climate impact by participating in emission reduction projects through voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in several countries. Firms...

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Matteo Mazzarano Simone Borghesi MR SV
Article
The regulatory framework for independent aggregators
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Policy Paper
A framework for electricity grid data exchange and reuse for AI foundation models : reflections on five implementation aspects
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Carmen Gimeno de la Fuente

Managing partner at Verdia Legal and Secretary General of the European Association of Gas and Electricity Distribution Companies (GEODE)

Biography

Carmen Gimeno de la Fuente is managing partner at Verdia Legal and Secretary General of the European Association of Gas and Electricity Distribution Companies (GEODE). She has more than 20 years of accredited experience in the regulation of the energy sector – both at European and national level. Coordinator of the Working Group for the drafting of the statutes of the EU DSO Entity (2019-2020) and member of the Executive Committee of the European Commission Smart Grids Task Force.

Regular speaker at conferences, seminars and webinars about the national and international electricity and gas sector. Co-editor of various position papers of the European Association GEODE. Writer of the Energy legal blog of Verdia Legal.

 

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