U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB)

Personalisation — person + organisation + alignment

Named recipient

Peter M. Robinson (President & CEO) and Norine Kennedy (VP, Strategic International Engagement, Energy, and Environment)
President & CEO and VP Energy & Environment
U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB)

Recent work

Robinson leads USCIB's private-sector advocacy in UNFCCC and international climate processes. Kennedy runs the energy-environment portfolio including Article 6 engagement.

Signals the recipient responds to

Private-sector voice in UNFCCC and Article 6 processes
US State Department alignment
Cross-border business-policy framing

Organisational context

Positions

USCIB is the US private-sector vehicle for UNFCCC engagement. Position papers contributed directly to US State Dept positioning.

Active initiatives

COP engagement; Article 6 implementation; cross-border carbon-market interoperability.

Pressures

Demand for shared Article 6.2 and 6.4 evidentiary standards; EU CRCF bilateral recognition.

Specific alignment

Why this recipient benefits: USCIB support for per-tonne evidentiary disclosure as a shared Article 6 implementation property positions US negotiators to align with EU CRCF requirements for easier bilateral recognition. Robinson and Kennedy together can produce a USCIB position paper feeding directly into State Dept.

Why now: Pre-COP annual cycle.

The ask: USCIB position paper on Article 6 evidentiary-property convergence.

Chamber

U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB)

Target program

Climate and Environment Committee

Why this chamber

USCIB's positioning on the private-sector role in UNFCCC processes is influential. Proof-pack-equivalent disclosure is a US private-sector asset in Article 6 negotiations.

The ask

USCIB support for per-tonne evidentiary standards in US Article 6 negotiating posture.

Deliverable

USCIB position paper contributed to the US State Department position.

The co-dependence network

Trellison Institute

Research and methodology.

Carbon capture research →

Artrellion

Policy and stakeholder engagement.

Carbon release arsenal →

LedgerWell

Operational verification.

Carbon business cases →