Frontier Carbon Presentation in Durban

1. Open Financial Platform for Solar
lights Distribution!
Jennifer Lauber Patterson!
December 2011!

2. “Commercialising inspirational sustainable
solutions”
!
§ Green asset development and advisory company, who works with
investors, developers and entrepreneurs to build world class, low
carbon, and green businesses!
§ Committed shareholder and long-term partner to its growing portfolio
of businesses!
§ Carbonsoft is a subsidiary of Frontier Carbon and has created the
Open Financial Platform for Solar Lights Distribution!

3. Why is it important to find a solution?!
§ Around 1.4 billion people, or 300 million households have no access
to electricity (1)!
§ Solar lights replace kerosene usage which reduce CO2 emissions!
§ Improved health benefits (reduced smoke in homes)!
§ Reduced Safety Risk (fires caused by Kerosene)!
§ Providing local employment !
§ Kerosene is expensive. In Tanzania – a family may recoup up to 25%
of their disposable income!
Source (1) Lighting Africa!

4. Where are we planning to go?!

5. Key Partners!
Green
Creditable
Low
cost,
Asset
Financing
Quality
solar
Distributors
(project)
Partner
light
provider
Developers

6. What is Unique?!
§ CarbonSoft (in partnership with Standard Bank) is developing
the first solar lamp PoA under the CDM which shall be
established across Malawi and expanding to over 20 countries!
§ Open platform developed under a programmatic CDM project
that services multiple suppliers and distributors !
§ Ready made solution for distributors and solar light retailers
without the risk of developing a POA registration !
§ Up front costs of UN registration fully funded!
§ CarbonSoft generates income through the generation and sale
of carbon credits!
§ Sharing of carbon credit revenue with clients which may be used
for reducing the price of solar lamps, or for non-profits, to help
fund their charitable projects!

7. Value Proposition for Clients!
Sharing
of
carbon
revenue
Wide
Sharing
of
Geographical
development
Spread
experience
Customer
Benefits
Credit
Transparency
Support
Simplified
CDM
Mgt
Contracts

8. Challenges!
§ Registration by end of 2012!
§ Working capital !
§ Local knowledge / development partnerships!
§ Capacity building on distribution!

9. Key Contacts!
Carbonsoft!
Sebastian Foot ! !Managing Director !London! !!
Alex Lauber! ! !Director, Asia ! !Melbourne!
Omair Nayyar ! !CDM Associate !New Delhi!
!
Jennifer Lauber Patterson – Jennifer@frontier-Carbon.net!
Executive Director, Frontier Carbon!
Telephone: +61 431263000!

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presenta@on
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by
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