The International Carbon Action Partnership was launched at the end of October, 2007 with the aim of taking concrete action to stop the emission of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide. The governments of Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Norway, New Zealand, and the UK as well as regional govenernments of various US states and Canadian provinces took part in the inaugural conference in Lisbon. They concluded:
International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)
The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) will create an international forum of governments and public authorities that are engaged in the process of designing or implementing carbon markets. ICAP will establish an expert forum to discuss relevant questions on the design, compatibility and potential linkage of regional carbon markets. The forum will convene regularly and define a work program, including joint research and studies. It will identify barriers, including barriers posed by applicable state, federal and national laws, and it will identify solutions with the view to developing recommendations for consideration by each of the signatories hereto. ICAP aims to support the United Nations process on climate change by facilitating working relationships among governments and public authorities engaged in developing and implementing programs to combat climate change.
