Expert in Climate Change and
GHG Emissions Market in UK and Europe

LONDON, UK, March 25, 2004 – Consultant Abyd Karmali, based in London, is now a Senior Vice President with ICF Consulting. He is a widely recognized expert in helping companies manage under constraints imposed on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As the European Union (EU) grapples with implementing the Kyoto Protocol through measures such as emissions trading and begins to shift to a lower-carbon economy, he has positioned ICF Consulting as the leading provider of strategic consulting services to UK and European companies in sectors as diverse as energy, mining, metals, chemicals, cement, and aviation. He also has helped ICF Consulting secure contracts with the European Commission's Directorate-General (DG) for Transport and Energy and DG Environment.

Mr. Karmali has more than 14 years of experience in advising leading companies and governments on the challenges associated with strategies to manage emissions of greenhouse gases. Mr. Karmali is a frequent chair and speaker at European conferences and industry meetings on climate change and serves as an Expert Contributor to Oxford Analytica on this topic. He has experience working on client engagements in more than 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, and Latin America.

Mr. Karmali has worked for ICF Consulting since 1990, with the exception of a two-year period as Climate Change Officer with the United Nations Environment Programme in Paris, France. He has maintained a focus on developing business and branding in markets outside the US on behalf of ICF Consulting, helping to set up the Moscow, Russia, office in 1992, and positioning the Toronto office as a Canadian leader in climate change consulting in 1998-1999.. Mr. Karmali holds a S.M., Technology & Policy Programme, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A.Sc., Chemical Engineering and Management Science, from University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.