AtmosClear works with organizations to fight global warming and climate change. We strive to bring the carbon market to: 

• companies
• organizations and
• individuals, through partner organizations and businesses

We pride ourselves on our long-standing experience working in both voluntary and regulatory markets for emission reductions since the early-to-mid 1990s, and bringing to the market high-quality projects that really do reduce emissions. Much of our focus at this time is on the evolving North American compliance markets.  We work with project developers and owners to supply independently verified emissions reductions to organizations including compliance units under several existing and evolving GHG regulatory programs. We also advise project developers on financing structures and help them to secure carbon financing in the pre-compliance and compliance markets. 

Due to changing market conditions, we no longer sell "offsets" or "carbon credits" directly to consumers via our web site. However, we work with project developers and various organizations to help develop projects to ensure high standards and credibility in the voluntary market are attained.  We also help the operators of retail and corporate programs to reduce emissions and use verified emission reductions to reduce their carbon footprints. 

AtmosClear has a joint venture arrangement with Terra Verde Emissions and Ecotility in Calgary (and Regina) to develop emission reduction projects in the 3 main Canadian carbon markets:

• Alberta compliance
• Canadian pre-compliance
• Canadian voluntary markets.

Our collaboration extends into the US markets as well.  We also have a joint venture with Woodmere in Alberta and British Columbia to develop forestry projects to sequester carbon and to use biomass for energy. 

Do you have a project that reduces emissions according to the rules of the Voluntary Carbon Standard, CAR or other recognized standards? If so, we can help you to bring the resulting emission reductions to the market. We can also help companies access financing for viable projects that will reduce emissions. 

ATMOSCLEAR TEAM

Cecilia (Sid) Embree, President, AtmosClear Canada Inc., President, CoolClimate Holding, Inc, which owns CoolClimate LLC. She focuses on project origination, emission reduction marketing and business development. She has worked on climate change since 1990 including for governments, the UN, energy businesses, the International Finance Corporation, and private investors and funds. In the late 1990s, she worked with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's leadership and national member groups to define how the CDM could operate from a business perspective. She has structured funds (+$50 M) to purchase emission reductions under the Kyoto Protocol, evaluated and advised investors in carbon businesses on strategy, new products, corporate structures and investments, and negotiated/structured large volume emission reduction purchase and sale contracts (CDM & JI) under the Kyoto Protocol and in the North American voluntary market. She  has an Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Urban & Regional Planning and Environmental & Resources Management) from the University of Waterloo (Canada), a Master of Environmental Studies from York University (Canada), and an MBA (Finance & International Business) from New York University (USA). In 2007, Sid replaced her old vehicle and became the proud owner of a Toyota hybrid. 

June Kilcolm  June represents AtmosClear in western Canada, and links our business with our joint venture partners in the Oil Patch.  She is based in Calgary, and is responsibile for project management and providing services in western Canada for AtmosClear and our Calgary-based project-focused partners at TerraVerde and Ecotility. June specializes in strategic planning, environmental management, regulatory policy and deregulation, particularly for energy and natural resource companies. On climate change, she has worked on development of GHG management strategies, design, development and brokering of offset projects for many of Canada's largest energy companies, including Suncor Energy, PanCanadian Petroleum, TransAlta, and SaskPower.

• One who is currently employed with a GHG project development business housed in a global energy company, and will start working with CCLLC to manage CDM and JI compliance projects and transactions. This expert will spend the majority of their time on CDM and other compliance market projects. This person has worked on consulting assignments related to climate change, environmental and social assessments in the industrial, manufacturing and power sectors, and -- more recently -- has worked on CDM projects in the following sectors: renewable and non-reneable energy, power distribution, energy demand management, chemicals, constrcution, waste management, mining and mineral production, and afforestation and reforestation.  This expert has worked on in some capacity +100 CDM projects, and has led project development in China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Maslaysia and in Africa and has evaluated JI projects in E Europe, and has been engaged in CER trading, and facilitated successful spot and forward carbon purchase and sale contracts.

• And, we are lucky to soon get a team member who has been involved in the carbon market for several years and currently manages one of the largest portfolios of Kyoto compliance units in the world.  This person has worked in the energy service company business, and has held overseas program manager and cash management positions.  He will work on  projects as well as our evolving homeowner/consumer energy efficiency initiative. 

• Next, for forestry projects, we are aiming to bring on board an expert with more than 15 years international experience in voluntary projects and Kyoto compliance mechanisms.  This person has worked on various types of afforestation and reforestation projects, including hands-on, as well as on methodological and technical elements, and is appointed as an expert in methodologies and compliance under the Kyoto Protocol.     

• Finally, we expect to bring on a Canadian specialist in voluntary and compliance carbon markets as well as renewables, with business development experience in a Canadian energy company, as well as in start-ups in wind-power, solar PV for commercial applications, and biodiesel.  

Our other long-standing advisors include:

• Jan Barton, Jan provides marketing strategy and tactical advice. She is a marketing professional with VP level experience including for marketing, promotion agencies, advertising agencies and for a number of start-ups. Jan has extensive experience in consumer packaged goods, including branded and private label, as well as with diverse new products and alliance development. She has worked for major corporations and agencies including: P&G, Wrigley, Frito-Lay, Kellogg’s, CPC/Best Foods, BBDO, Leo Burnett, Tracy Locke, Cliffstar, and Sterling Worldwide.

• Nancy Kearney, Director, Strategy and Risk Management. Nancy advises on business strategy and risk management, and has held senior positions in financial institutions including Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS Bank, CountryWide Bank and GE Capital, and has worked for OTP Bank, Bankers Trust, Chase Manhattan Bank and Coopers & Lybrand. She has a BBA from Pace University and an MBA from NYU.

• Kirsten Embree, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs & Business Development, AtmosClear Canada Inc. Kirsten provides input on strategic issues. She is Partner at Fraser Milner & Casgrain. She has a BA in Communications from Carleton U, a LLB from McGill University and a Masters from the University of Southern California.

AtmosClear associates specialize in:  carbon offset project origination in various countries throughout the world including in Canada and Asia/Australasia; carbon offset portfolio management; and private equity.