Energy trading firm EcoSecurities announced that it has acquired Trexler Climate + Energy Services Inc. (TC+ES) to expand its business in the United States.

Trexler is a leader in the emerging field of climate change risk management, specializing in climate change mitigation policies, technologies, and projects. TC+ES will be combined with EcoSecurities consulting division to form EcoSecurities Global Consulting Services and enhance the group’s capacity to expand its activities in the U.S. market.

TC+ES was founded in 1991 as Trexler and Associates by Mark Trexler. He founded the firm after several years at the World Resources Institute in Washington, DC, where he developed some of the first carbon offset projects in the world. Today, TC+ES, based in Portland, Oregon, has more than 15 years of experience in the field, and has worked with numerous companies in the U.S., Japan, and Canada, such as Southern California Edison, Tokyo Electric Power, and TransAlta. It aims to help companies gain competitive advantage through early action climate change mitigation efforts, and has played a leading advocacy role in ensuring the
design of credible voluntary carbon markets in the U.S.

Bruce Usher, CEO of EcoSecurities, based in New York, said, “This partnership is highly strategic to EcoSecurities’ expansion in the market for consulting and project development services in the U.S. and the rest of the world. Dr. Trexler has been a key figure in the founding and development of the overall field of climate change mitigation strategies both in the US and beyond. We are delighted to welcome the TC+ES team to form EcoSecurities Global Consulting Services and look forward to continue being at the cutting-edge of the market as it expands in the United States and internationally.”

Trexler added that “We’re very excited about becoming part of EcoSecurities. With the climate change issue gaining momentum in the United States, this will give us the platform and global network we need to stay at the head of this field. The combined forces of EcoSecurities and TC+ES will result in a strong market leader.”