Vision 2030 Jan. 2012 | Page 95

CarbonRoute’s founders collectively have over 40 years’ experience in pioneering new technologies in the mobile telecommunications industry and are translating the lessons learned to meet the needs of the international and domestic carbon markets. They are quickly establishing themselves as a world-class provider of carbon market software and consultancy services. Voluntary Market CarbonRoute has entered the voluntary carbon market, developing innovative software products which enable companies and private individuals to support climate change projects around the globe. Ireland as a country has a unique competitive advantage in this regard. The software which is needed to help support climate change projects will need to be a hosted solution. Ireland leads the pack in terms of providing the right legal environment for hosting international data, as can be seen from the recent evidence of the large corporate hosting companies setting up data centres in Ireland. CarbonRoute is currently the only Irish company working in this sphere and believe that they have a head start in this regard over any other potential competitor. Testimonial “CarbonRoute delivered to us a secure carbon auction software system under a tight time frame, within budget, which met the agreed specifications. CarbonRoute’s carbon auction software allowed EPA Ireland to successfully run the world’s first online carbon credit auction of European Union Allowances. We were very pleased with the outcome of this project and are happy to have worked with CarbonRoute.” Laura Burke, Director of Office of Climate, Licensing and Resource Use. EPA Ireland. Connection to Kyoto CarbonRoute have the experience required for connecting countries to the UNFCCC’s registry environment. From providing initial consultancy services to designing and implementing the security systems required, they provide all the technology services to guide a country through the connection process and the support required afterwards. 93