Carbon Policy Analysis

Requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are appearing and evolving at a rapid pace throughout the world. Already, more than 30 U.S. states have either established or proposed legislation to define GHG targets and reporting requirements. An effective corporate and government carbon strategy must include carbon policy analysis to guide forward planning within a dynamic legal, regulatory and financial climate. Likewise, senior executives must have the proper tools to guide future technology investments and carbon management programs.

Nexant's team has unparalleled expertise in the full range of targeted policy and technology based strategies for GHG emissions mitigation, including market-based mechanisms, demand-side management, energy efficiency programs, renewable and distributed generation, and clean power technologies. Our approach employs a proven and extensively validated software tool, PRYM®, coupled with system resource optimization modeling to analyze multiple policy scenario outcomes. The modeling typically examines a range of policy and technology based options targeted to reduce GHG emissions—supplemented by our practical experience with policy and regulatory regimes throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States—so that policy makers and corporate executives are assured of realistically achievable market and technology solutions.

Nexant assists businesses and institutions with GHG strategy formation and supports sustainability initiatives with a range of information management tools to assess carbon baseline profiles, track energy and carbon usage, monitor key performance indicators, formulate GHG reduction goals, and apply cost-effective, highly accurate M&V processes for determining GHG reductions. Our Clean Energy Markets organization supports new undertakings with GHG project analysis .