我喜欢环境交易市场的原因之一是因为该行业在全球范围内持续创新方面所作的努力。澳大利亚的金融和能源交易所（ FEX）(Financial and Energy Exchange) 就是一个例证。该交易所的定位是要在其场外交易市场（ OTC ）业务平台和期货交易平台开展包括碳产品和能源产品在内的所有产品交易、以及进行清洁技术企业的证券投资交易业务。的确，该交易所是《环境交易市场通讯（ EMN）》的赞助人之一。但这不是FEX登上今天本通讯头版的原因。
上周， FEX与北京环境交易所（ CBEEX）(China Beijing Environmental Energy Exchange ) 签署了合作谅解备忘录（MOU ），来共同构建一个国际碳交易平台，协助清洁技术公司扩大市场以及帮助北京发展成为一个碳金融中心。另外， FEX和CBEEX 在该备忘录还达成协议，共同组建北京国际碳金融研究院和北京绿色金融协会，作为新业务发展和排放交易市场建设的重要平台。有关《 FEX和CBEEX 建立战略伙伴关系，发展环境市场》的新闻稿，请参阅链接 - FEX and CBEEX Form a Strategic Partnership to Develop Environmental Markets。
FEX 首席执行官布莱恩? 普莱斯通过他的FEX 交易所和这份战略伙伴协议所要达到的目标是令人钦佩的。这不只是与一家中国公司建立伙伴关系，达到一种简单的双赢。而是要共同推进可持续的合作发展关系，在环境交易市场范围内取得多赢。通过合作， FEX可以向CBEEX 提供场外交易平台技术，甚至是其金融衍生品交易平台，从而为中国希望进入世界金融资本市场的客户提供了广阔的空间。与 CBEEX 联手合作，引领那些拥有创新技术的中国清洁公司进入全球清洁技术证券市场，不仅为广大投资者提供了良好的投资机会，也符合世界大市场的需要，即寻求合适的产品技术，来解决温室气体排放问题成立相应的研究院和协会，可提供社会教育和推广，从而有助于上述目标的实现。
FEX 这种做法，值得学习借鉴。对那些怀疑中国对环境交易市场诚意和决心的西方人士，请你们再看一下。中国目前充满了各种发展机会，也正在寻找各种方法，争取在国内和国际市场上实现这些机会。 FEX和CBEEX 所签署的合作谅解备忘录（MOU ）为此时此刻双方共同合作提供了一个机会。建立合作关系是一个非常关键的开端，在随后的几年内，双方的合作将有所建树。
三十多年前芝加哥的期货交易所领导层所取得的重要决策之一是与亚洲建立了联系。 CME 集团是该领域的先驱者之一，建立了相互对冲系统。该系统允许成员公司在美国交易时间内在芝加哥进行针对欧洲国家的外币交易，然后在交易时间上随后开市的新加坡交易所继续进行同一合同的交易。除此之外， CME 集团也在中国、韩国和马来西亚等国市场建立了密切的业务联系。经过多年来的会谈以及法律和技术层面的变更，当年播下的种子已经发芽。这些建立的关系如果不需要几十年的话，也需要好多年，才能得到巩固和发展。理查德 ? 桑德的芝加哥气候交易所通过与天津气候交易所建立关系，已经先行开始在中国进行相关合作了。如同其他人一样，桑德在中国的工作体现出耐心、执着和远见。 BlueNext 交易所去年也与CBEEX 建立了合作关系。该交易所也认为中国对于碳交易市场是重视的。
让我们忘却哥本哈根争论的泥潭吧，要看到现在已经有一些公司在行动，并取得了一些实实在在的成效。
FEX finds climate friendly in China
One of the things I like about this space is the ongoing efforts to innovate in a global manner. Such is the case with the Financial and Energy Exchange (FEX). Yes, the exchange, which aims to offer everything from carbon to energies on its OTC and futures trading platform to clean-tech stocks, is a sponsor of EMN. But that is not the reason FEX is being featured today.
Last week, FEX signed an memorandum of understanding with the China Beijing Environmental Energy Exchange (CBEEX) to establish an international carbon trading platform , contribute to the development of markets for clean-tech companies and help build Beijing into a carbon financial center. In addition, the MOU calls for CBEEX and FEX to jointly establish the Beijing International Carbon Finance Research Institute and the Beijing Green Finance Association to provide outlets for new busiensses and emissions trading infrastructure. See the release here - FEX and CBEEX Form a Strategic Partnership to Develop Environmental Markets.
What Brian Rice, CEO of FEX is trying to do with his exchange and with this agreement is admirable. It's more than just partnering with a Chinese firm as a simple win-win. It's trying to build something that is - pardon the pun - sustainable - with multiple wins across the environmental market spectrum. Providing its OTC platform technology and perhaps bringing its derivatives platform to CBEEX would be tremendous for those looking to connect to capital markets. Helping CBEEX bring companies with real cutting edge technology and solutions to the clean-tech space could prove invaluable not just to investors, but to the broader market that is searching for products to tackle the greenhouse gas problem. Establishing the insitute and association brings the education and networking needed to make it all work.
There is much to be learned from this approach. For those who doubt China's commitment to this market, look again. This is a country that now thrives on opportunity and is looking for ways in which to make it happen both domestically and internationally. FEX and CBEEX's MOU is just that at the moment - an opportunity to work together. But it could be a critical start to build something special in the years ahead.
One of the best things Chicago's futures exchange leaders did more than almost 30 years ago was establish ties to Asia. CME Group was one of the pioneers in that space, launching the mutual offset system, which allowed firms to trade Eurodollars during US hours in Chicago and then trade the same contract at the Singapore Exchnage afterward. Beyond that, CME Group built strong ties in other markets such as China, Korea and Malaysia, just a name a few. Such seeds have sprouted only recently after years of meetings, regulatory and technology changes. Those relationships take years, if not decades to build. Richard Sandor's Climate Exchange has done yoeman's work in China as well, with its ties to the Tianjin Climate Exchange. Sandor's work is like many others, forged in patience, persistence and vision. BlueNext, also created a relationship with CBEEX last year, which supports the notion that China is giving carbon markets real attention.
Forget the quagmire that was Copenhagen. Some real progress is being made by companies right now. | 
