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TRADING | Aera Group executes pioneer carbon credits trade from Mauritania.
Monday May 21st, 2018
Aera Group executes pioneer carbon credits trade from Mauritania by selling spot 21 300 tonnes of CO2 eq. issued from 30 MW Nouakchott wind farm…
ADVISORY | First contract signed by Aera Group in Namibia.
Friday May 18th, 2018
Deal includes carbon certification support and carbon credits monetization from Outapi 5 MW photovoltaic plant. The transaction is the first carbon finance deal ever closed…
TRADING | Aera Group gets record carbon credits issuance for its improved cooking stoves program in Ghana.
Saturday April 21st, 2018
Aera Group gets record carbon credits issuance by the Gold Standard for its energy efficiency cooking stoves program in Ghana: 158,424 tons of CO2 emissions…
ADVISORY | Aera Group part of the consortium to advise the West African Alliance on carbon finance issues.
Friday March 23rd, 2018
The Alliance comprises Benin, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambie, Guinée, Guinée Bissau, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, Nigeria, Sénégal and Togo. Aera Group will map carbon reduction…
CO2 OFFSET | First carbon credits transaction executed by Aera Group in Australia (5,000 tonnes).
Tuesday February 13th, 2018
First carbon credits transaction executed by Aera Group in Australia (5,000 tonnes). “After Russia and South Korea, Australia is a new market for our carbon…
ADVISORY | Pioneer Agreement Between Aera Group And SOMELEC For Carbon Finance In Mauritania.
Monday January 8th, 2018
Major development for Aera Group in Mauritania: 3 new projects signed with state-owned grid utility SOMELEC. The framework contract covers carbon certification support services and…
GROUP | La Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD) et Aera Group créent « BOAD-CO2», la 1ère facilité carbone d’Afrique de l’Ouest
Thursday May 11th, 2017
La BOAD et Aera Group s’allient pour simplifier et accélérer l’accès à la finance carbone en Afrique de l’Ouest. Les certifications de projets permettant d’obtenir…
GROUP | Aera Group part of the 50 French business leaders to meet with President of Uganda
Monday September 19th, 2016
Aera Group part of the 50 French business leaders to meet with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. Aera Group underlined the strategic role of CO2…
GROUP | Aera founder appointed coordinator of UP40/MEDEF French start-up index in Africa
Monday June 27th, 2016
Paris, le 27 juin 2016 MEDEF International, 1er réseau d’entreprises françaises active à l’international, et Up Afrique, 1er réseau de start-up françaises opérant sur le continent, s’unissent…
GROUP | Aera Co-Founder Meets The President of Senegal with 30+ French Business Leaders
Saturday June 4th, 2016
LIVE | Aera Co-Founder meets the President of Senegal H.E. Macky Sall together with 30+ French business leaders from MEDEF in Paris and introduces the…
GROUP | Aera Group at the African CEO Forum 2016 held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Wednesday March 23rd, 2016
More than 1.000 CEOs gathered in Abidjan to brainstorm on the future of Africa. Opening speech by President Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire. “private sector is…
GROUP | DRC climate negotiator congratulates Aera for its work in Africa
Saturday March 5th, 2016
Representative from DRC, Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, one of the most prominent African voice under the international climate negotiations, stops in Paris and congratulates Aera Group for…
ADVISORY | First contract signed by Aera Group in Namibia.
Friday May 18th, 2018
Deal includes carbon certification support and carbon credits monetization from Outapi 5 MW photovoltaic plant. The transaction is the first carbon finance deal ever closed…
ADVISORY | Aera Group part of the consortium to advise the West African Alliance on carbon finance issues.
Friday March 23rd, 2018
The Alliance comprises Benin, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambie, Guinée, Guinée Bissau, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, Nigeria, Sénégal and Togo. Aera Group will map carbon reduction…
ADVISORY | Pioneer Agreement Between Aera Group And SOMELEC For Carbon Finance In Mauritania.
Monday January 8th, 2018
Major development for Aera Group in Mauritania: 3 new projects signed with state-owned grid utility SOMELEC. The framework contract covers carbon certification support services and…
ADVISORY | New project registration and first carbon credits delivery for a small hydro plant in Eastern DRC.
Friday December 22nd, 2017
New project registration and first carbon credits delivery settled by Aera Group for small hydro plant in Eastern DRC : 9,000 tonnes successfully issued this…
ADVISORY | Aera Group signs a new deal in Burkina Faso with EREN Renewable Energy.
Friday November 17th, 2017
The contract covers carbon certification support services and a 7 years carbon credits purchase for Essakane 15 MW solar PV plant. The project will reduce…
ADVISORY | Aera Group and partners published first ever report collecting African views on Green Climate Fund and Carbon market.
Friday May 12th, 2017
Aera Group and partners published first ever report collecting African views on Green Climate Fund and Carbon market. The new report offers a platform for…
TRADING | Aera Group executes pioneer carbon credits trade from Mauritania.
Monday May 21st, 2018
Aera Group executes pioneer carbon credits trade from Mauritania by selling spot 21 300 tonnes of CO2 eq. issued from 30 MW Nouakchott wind farm…
TRADING | Aera Group gets record carbon credits issuance for its improved cooking stoves program in Ghana.
Saturday April 21st, 2018
Aera Group gets record carbon credits issuance by the Gold Standard for its energy efficiency cooking stoves program in Ghana: 158,424 tons of CO2 emissions…
TRADING | Record delivery executed by Aera Group: 147,596 carbon credits issued from an energy efficiency program in West Africa.
Tuesday July 4th, 2017
Emissions reductions are purchased by a leading European power producer. This transaction is the largest settlement achieved by Aera Group for its portfolio (+40 projects…
TRADING | Aera and Russian Carbon Fund pioneer the first worldwide carbon credit transaction using blockchain
Tuesday March 14th, 2017
Pilot transaction was executed on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 8:00 am (UTC+1:00) between the Russian Carbon Fund on the buying side and Aera Group,…
TRADING | Aera signs a forward sale of 2M tons carbon credits with Asiatic buyer.
Thursday March 9th, 2017
Aera signs a forward sale of 2M tons carbon credits with Asiatic buyer. Supply will stretch over the next 5 years. Credits are originated under…
TRADING | Aera Group sells 0,5 M€ carbon credits in a series of spot transactions
Wednesday July 6th, 2016
These additional incomes will help renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects in Madagascar, Mauritius, Ghana, Kenya and Ethiopia. Aurélie Lepage (Aera Group Co-Founder): «…
CO2 OFFSET | First carbon credits transaction executed by Aera Group in Australia (5,000 tonnes).
Tuesday February 13th, 2018
First carbon credits transaction executed by Aera Group in Australia (5,000 tonnes). “After Russia and South Korea, Australia is a new market for our carbon…
CO2 OFFSET | Aera Group offsets the CO2 emissions of a French banking network comprising 42 sites.
Friday December 22nd, 2017
Aera Group offsets the CO2 emissions of a French banking network comprising 42 sites and exceeds 500,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent of transactions carried out in…
CO2 OFFSET | Aera and Enerion offset Ron Barcelo CO2 emissions for a total of 30,000 tonnes
Thursday July 21st, 2016
Aera Group and Enerion Renewables offset the CO2 emissions of Ron Barcelo, a leading Dominican rum producer. Ron Barcelo will be the first carbon neutral…
MEDIA | Aera Group co-founder speaks about renewables in Africa on Radio France Internationale
Saturday October 28th, 2017
Hosted by Jean-Pierre Boris on the weekly business review, Fabrice Le Saché, co-founder and chairman of Aera Group, discusses the trends and outlook for renewable…
MEDIA | A bright future for carbon credits in Africa ? Aera Group featured on Radio France Internationale (RFI).
Wednesday July 26th, 2017
After the carbon market crisis, we saw the price of the tonne carbon fall to the lowest, the deal is changing. Africa could benefit from…
MEDIA | F. Le Saché (Aera) « Plus de quarante projets dans dix-sept pays ont déjà bénéficié de notre expertise »
Tuesday June 21st, 2016
Après des études de droit international public en France et aux États-Unis, Fabrice Le Saché s’est lancé en 2006 dans l’aventure entrepreneuriale dans le domaine…
MEDIA | Success Stories For Start-ups And Solar Energy In Senegal Featured On BFM TV
Tuesday April 19th, 2016
Success stories for start-ups and solar energy in Senegal featured on BFM Business. Aera brings additional revenues for these projects through carbon credits certification &…