Shaping impactful carbon markets to sustain long-term demand signals

Join the essential post-COP gathering for carbon market leaders, where global policymakers, corporate trailblazers, project developers, and financial innovators converge to shape the future of carbon markets. This conference offers deep insights into the evolving policy landscape, demand signals, and investment strategies driving carbon credit markets forward. From Article 6 implementation to the rise of high-integrity standards and the business case for climate claims, the program is designed to equip you with the clarity and connections needed to navigate today’s fast-changing carbon ecosystem. Whether you are focused on compliance, voluntary, or hybrid markets — this is the definitive platform for fostering confidence, scaling ambition, and driving meaningful climate impact.

Executive conference themes
  • - Explore how Article 6 and governance standards are shaping the architecture of global carbon markets
  • - Examine how market mechanisms are evolving to balance climate ambition with affordability and innovation
  • - Showcase how corporates can build credible business cases for carbon credits that drive real sustainability impact
  • - Unpack national compliance markets to reveal the challenges and opportunities shaping global carbon markets
  • - Tackle the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors as they navigate trade pressures and shifting market dynamics

Strategic Zone Focus

  • - Nature and Biodiversity Zone: with the launch of new independent biodiversity credit markets like Eco-Markets Australia, demand for high-integrity, stackable credits are rising. But are policies and frameworks keeping pace?
  • - Carbon Accounting Zone: carbon differentiation allows market participants to assign value to the role of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an economy's goods and services. Discuss the evolution of differentiated carbon markets and how consistency in measurement and reporting can align participants' economic incentives with environmental ambitions
  • - Technology Zone: from BECCS to DAC, removal-based credits are commanding premium prices—but scaling tech solutions remains a challenge. Get front-row access to the latest innovations, funding hurdles, and policy shifts, including perspectives on 45Q, CRCF, and market integration


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    Main conference: December 02-03
    Supplementary training course: December 01
     
     
2025 Agenda
December 1: Day 0 - Supplementary Pre-Conference Training Course
    • 8:00 Registration and networking
    • 8:30 Supplementary pre-conference training course begins
    • 12:00 Networking lunch
    • 17:00 Supplementary pre-conference training course ends
    • For further information on the supplementary pre-conference training course, please click here.
    • 18:00 VIP Reception at FC Barcelona, sponsored by Artemeter

December 2: Day 1 - Global Carbon Markets Conference, day 1 agenda
      • 08:00 Registration and networking breakfast
      • 09:00 Chair’s welcoming remarks
      • 09:05 Keynote opening: Geopolitical landscape and trade implications: Impacts on carbon markets and future trading blocs
        •  How geopolitical and trade tensions are reshaping global carbon markets
        • The rise of carbon trading in geopolitical blocs: Will regional markets replace global carbon trading systems?
        • Implications of trade barriers and sanctions on carbon market liquidity and market access
        •  The future of international cooperation: Can carbon markets thrive in a fragmented world?
      • The evolving architecture of carbon markets: Article 6 and governance standards
      • 09:15 Article 6 in action: Deals, roadblocks and what’s coming next?
        • Who’s trading with whom: The latest on bilateral and voluntary deals taking shape
        • Inside the rules: Methodologies, governance and how countries are putting Article 6 to work
        • What’s stalling progress: Key barriers from regulation to market readiness
        • What’s needed now: Steps to scale Article 6 and unlock real investment momentum
      • 09:35 Panel discussion: Bringing Article 6 to life: Transition and the policy shifts
        • From CDM to Article 6.4: What the shift means for legacy projects and new opportunities
        • Build or align: How countries are deciding between national markets and Article 6 pathways
        • The role of standards: How certifiers are enabling government-to-government deals
        David Newell, Senior Policy Advisor, Swedish Energy Agency
        Mandy Rambharos, CEO, Verra
      • 10:05 Voluntary carbon markets in flux: What buyers want and where value is shifting
        • CRCF, Article 6 and beyond: Key trends reshaping VCM dynamics
        • Premium pricing on the rise: Why buyers are paying more and how labels are making the difference
        • Hot assets: What’s behind the surge in demand for CCP-approved credits, mangroves and biochar
        • The move to long-term deals: Why buyers are locking in future supply now
      • 10:45 Networking & refreshment break
      • Evolving carbon market mechanisms: Balancing ambition, affordability and innovation
      • 11:30 Delivering the EU’s 2040 climate target: Big ambition meets hard realities
        • Breaking down the EU’s new NDC and 2040 target: Key changes and what they mean for industry
        • Can the EU balance climate ambition with economic resilience?
        • Assessing risks of high carbon prices and potential disruptions
        • What mechanisms and innovations are needed to meet these targets while maintaining competitiveness?
        Coralie Laurencin, Research and Analysis Director, S&P Global Commodity Insights
      • 11:45 State of EU ETS: Evolving markets and affordability concerns
        • The link between EU and UK ETS: what’s next for cross-border carbon trading
        • What upcoming EU ETS revisions could mean for the market
        • Balancing ambition with stability: will new rules support a resilient carbon price?
      • 12:00 EU ETS II: Preparing for 2027 implementation
        • Key features of ETS II: Separate market structure, Market Stability Reserve design, and price cap mechanism
        • Reviewing the monitoring phase and readiness for full implementation in 2027
        • Pricing outlook: Anticipated market tightening and implications for household energy costs
        • Member state concerns around affordability, design, and implementation timeline
        • Looking ahead: 2028 system review, potential adjustments to the price corridor, and alignment with broader EU climate policies
      • 12:15 The future of carbon removals in the EU
        • Exploring the connection between CRCF and ETS: How these systems will work together to drive carbon removal
        • Plans for CRCF as a voluntary market in the EU: What it means for corporates and project developers
        • Eyes on 2026: what’s at stake in the upcoming policy review
        • What needs to happen now to set CRCF up for success
      • 12:30 Q&A with the presenters
      • 12:45 Networking lunch
      • 14:15 Hybrid carbon markets: Where compliance meets voluntary
        • What are semi-compliance models and how are they taking shape
        • Why hybrid markets matter: opportunities and risks for participants
        • Can blended systems unlock more flexible, scalable carbon trading
    • Corporate sustainability and carbon credits: Building a credible business case for impact
    • 14:45 Interview: Exploring the EU Green Claims Directive
      • How it’s raising the bar on transparency and accountability
      • What companies need to do now to stay compliant and credible
      • The future of sustainability messaging in a stricter regulatory landscape
      Tilmann Morata Liebert, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
    • 15:15 Panel discussion: Building a business case for carbon credits: From marketing to measurable impact
      • Creating real, measurable business case for carbon credits
      • Focus on incremental gains: identifying tangible benefits for long-term sustainability
      • Leveraging carbon credits: how sustainability drives customer loyalty and employee engagement
      • The power of carbon neutral claims and its influence on consumer decisions and market dynamics
      Teresa Sancho, QA Manager Iberia, KFC
    • 15:45 Panel discussion: navigating credibility in carbon markets: Verifying value in a fragmented landscape
      • Defining what makes a carbon credit valid: Standards, integrity, and verification
      • Understanding ratings: How third-party assessments shape value and credibility
      • The role of labels: How overlapping quality claims are confusing the market
      • National schemes and fragmentation: How differing eligibility rules are splitting global demand
      • Restoring trust: how due diligence, transparency, and alignment efforts can unlock investment
    • 16:15 End of day one closing remarks
    • 16:20 Networking drinks reception
December 3: Day 2 - Global Carbon Markets Conference, day 2 agenda
    • 08:00 Networking breakfast
    • 09:00 Opening remarks
    • Global compliance markets: National strategies, challenges, and opportunities
    • 09:15 Global compliance markets: A deep dive into national mechanisms and their impact
      • Exploring key compliance markets: North America, LATAM, Asia-Pacific
      • How national approaches shape carbon pricing, market dynamics and climate goals
      • The role of carbon markets in driving emissions reductions: insights from global leaders
      • What’s working and what’s not: comparing compliance markets and lessons learned
      • Looking ahead: what can be learned from these markets to shape future global strategies
    • 10:30 Networking & refreshment break
    • Decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors: Navigating regulations, trade challenges, and market dynamics
    • 11:15 Fireside chat: CORSIA and its impacts: What airlines need to know
      • Key phases and timelines: what’s next for the global aviation sector under CORSIA
      • The US government’s stance: implications for airlines and global compliance
      • Industry concerns: addressing lead time, volume requirements and offset provider choices
      • What drives airline decisions: key factors for a competitive, transparent offset market
    • 11:45 Interview: Navigating EU carbon shipping regulations: preparing vessels for the future
      • Navigating the carbon gas levy, EXI regulations and FuelEU: key rules shaping the shipping industry
      • Aligning vessel design with carbon standards: Steps for long-term compliance
      • Impact on shipping companies: costs and strategies for effective adaptation
      • Future-proofing vessels: sustainable design and emissions reduction in the evolving landscape
    • 12:05 Panel discussion: CBAM and international trade: navigating challenges for major exporters
      • CBAM’s impact on fertilizer and steel: navigating carbon pricing and trade obligations
      • Major exporters at a crossroads: challenges facing China, Brazil, India, and Turkey
      • VCC access struggle: What happens when countries like China can’t meet CBAM demands
      • Carbon pricing for third countries: How CBAM will affect market competitiveness for major exporters
      Yerlan Aubakirov, Team Leader, Global Carbon Markets and Pricing Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    • 12:35 Panel discussion: scope 3 offsets and beyond: navigating green fuel investments and credible claims
      • Moving beyond offsetting: contributing to real-world outcomes through value-chain investments
      • The book and claim system for green fuels: role in corporate sustainability strategies
      • SBTi principles on contribution versus compensation: aligning corporate actions with global climate goals
      • Making credible claims: ensuring compliance with SBTi guidelines and building trust with stakeholders
      • Communicating carbon neutrality: how companies can showcase sustainability to investors and the public
    • 13:05 Networking lunch
    • 14:05 Workshops
      • Interactive sessions for deeper dives into specific topics, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
December 2 & 3: Strategic Zone, day 1 and 2 agenda
    • A dedicated space inside the networking hub where big ideas meet real-time dialogue
    • Designed to spark deeper discussion and deliver actionable insight, the Strategic Zone will feature innovative thought-leadership style presentations, fireside chats, extended Q&A, and interactive debates on some of the most critical and fast-moving topics in carbon markets today across the two-day conference.
    • December 2nd - Nature and Biodiversity Zone
    • Session 1 - Defining the value of nature: metrics, markets and materiality
    • 09:00 Welcome and moderator's remarks
    • 09:05 Targetting the right opportunity: Measuring nature uplift with integrity
      • How can Earth observation, field data and local knowledge converge to unlock nature-positive investment opportunities? Explore tools that help quantify biodiversity gains and ecosystem services
    • 09:20 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 09:35 Valuing ecosystems: from modeling to monetizing natural capital
      • What does it mean to place a price on nature? Learn how investors and policymakers are using new methods to quantify uplift and direct capital to high-impact restoration and protection efforts.
    • 10:05 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 10:25 Networking break
    • Session 2 - Building the nature market: From architecture to acceleration
    • 11:10 Moderator's remarks
    • 11:15 Designing scalable market architecture: Lessons from agriculture credit systems
      • What can emerging biodiversity and agricultural credit initiatives teach us about building high-integrity nature markets? Explore common MRV, financing and implementation challenges.
    • 11:30 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 11:40 Nature and sovereign debt: aligning biodiversity goals with fiscal policy
      • Can sovereign finance become a lever for nature protection? A look at new methodologies to integrate biodiversity into debt markets and how this could shift capital flows at scale.
    • 12:10 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 12:25 Networking lunch
    • Carbon Accounting
    • Session 1 - Defining the value of nature: metrics, markets and materiality
    • 13:55 Welcome and moderator's remarks
    • 14:00 The case for emissions baselines
      • Exploring the need for standardization as CBAM, IMO, and ETS II force emissions into trade and disclosure. How inconsistent system boundaries, reporting units, and verification practices are breaking comparability.
    • 14:15 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 14:30 Counting carbon in capital: Why finance and investors demanding emissions differentiation
      • A panel discussion on how financiers, investors and traders are pricing emissions into lending, equity, and trading decisions. As product-level carbon intensity becomes a key metric, the session explores how emissions differentiation can drive capital flows, reward low-carbon producers, and the risks of fragmentation without global standards.
    • 15:00 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 15:20 The path forward: Building the registry infrastructure for carbon-differentiated trade
      • A forward-looking close that outlines the roadmap: Accounting framework, governance structure, and interoperable registries needed to scale emissions-based transactions globally
    • 15:40 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 16:00 Networking drinks reception
    • December 3rd - Technology Zone
    • Session 1 - Scaling Capture in a Changing World
    • 09:00 Welcome and moderator's remarks
    • 09:05 The true price of capture: Levelized cost trends in global CCUS
      • What's the real cost behind CCUS? Dive into global cost trends, focusing on how technology maturity, policy incentives, and geographic factors shape financial outcomes.
    • 09:20 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 09:35 Forecasting the future of CCUS: Investment, permitting, and policy pathways
      • Where are projects being built, and where are they being cancelled? Navigating political volatility, 45Q reform, and China’s rising role.
    • 10:30 Networking break
    • Session 2 - Beyond Capture – Toward Utilization and Removals
    • 11:15 Moderator's remarks
    • 11:20 Proof of concept: commercial deployment of CCS and removal technologies
      • Inside major deployment stories and what’s actually working in the field.
    • 11:35 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 11:45 Carbon removal tech 2.0: DAC, BECCS, and the premium credit market
      • Breakthroughs in removals, from BECCS facilities to DACCS certification under the EU CRCF.
    • 12:05 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 12:20 Fueling the future: CO2-to-fuel and commercial utilization pathways
      • CO2 as an Ingredient: Explore the commercial pathways for CO2-to-fuel conversion and utilization, taking into account technological advancements, market dynamics, and policy influences.
    • 12:50 Extended Q&A and discussion
    • 13:05 Networking lunch

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Project Developers & Climate Solutions

10%

Traders

20%

End-buyers

10%

Ratings, Verifiers, Certifiers

5%

Governments, Policy Developers, Standard Setters

Speakers


IngoIngo Ramming,
Head of Carbon Markets, BBVA
SaraSara Josefine Ahlen Bjork,
Nordic Head of Corporate & Sustainability Advisory, Danske Bank

KathrinKathrin Brost,
Head of GoGreen, DHL Go Forwarding

EronEron Bloomgarden,
Founder and Executive Director, Emergent

TillmanTilmann Morata Liebert,
Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission

MichaelMichael Batstone,
ESG Climate Lead, IFS

TeresaTeresa Sancho,
QA Manager Iberia, KFC

GauthierGautier Queru,
Managing Director, Natural Capital and Director of the Land Degradation Neutrality FunD, Mirova

PhilPhil Checkley,
Commercial Affairs and CBAM Lead, Tata Steel

DavidDavid Newell,
Senior Policy Advisor, Swedish Energy Agency

MandyMandy Rambharos,
CEO, Verra

AugustinAugustin Borelle,
Senior Research Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Coralie_Laurencin_100.jpgCoralie Laurencin,
Research and Analysis Director, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Yerlan headshot.jfifYerlan Aubakirov,
Team Leader, Global Carbon Markets and Pricing Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights

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