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Just want to wish everyone a happy and profitable 2010!!

COP15 (the United Nations climate talks) in Copenhagen came to a close on December 18 after a tumultuous two weeks in which emotions and expectations rose and fell on a daily basis. In the end, COP15 produced a relatively weak political agreement that committed to keep global warming at 2°C or less and promised $30 billion in funding to battle climate change by 2012. It also created a framework for international transparency on climate actions for both developed and developing nations. The deal allows each country to attach their national actions and mechanisms for combating climate change and to then provide information on those actions. The accord is not legally binding.

We have a full research calendar for 2010 and we are about to commence the first two research studies for 2010. These two studies are the Non-Energy Vendor Perception Study and the Non-traditional Delivery Models for CTRM – SaaS and Hosted Solutions Study.

Non-traditional Delivery Models for CTRM – SaaS and Hosted Solutions Study

Recent CommodityPoint research and vendor and end user briefings suggests that alternative delivery models for CTRM seem to be catching on as a trend in the industry – specifically SaaS and hosted models. This study will be designed to look into these trends and establish some benchmark data around SaaS, hosted and other deliver models including;

Welcome to the new blog by CommodityPoint – The CTRM Blog administered by Dr. Gary M. Vasey, MD CommodityPoint, Europe and Asia-Pacific. This new blog will eventually replace the UtiliPoint Europe Blog and will focus on delivering industry news, commentary and CommodityPoint viewpoints and research.

Greenhouse gas emissions have been receiving a lot of attention recently. Last week, President Barack Obama traveled to the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and pledged a 17 percent reduction in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Meanwhile, other initiatives have taken place both within the US and in other regions of the world. At this time, despite continued uncertainties, we may well stand on the precipice of an era in which carbon becomes a globally traded commodity and in which companies, particularly energy companies, are forced to monitor, track, report and reduce their GHG and other emissions.