Global Carbon Markets Conference from S&P Global Commodity Insights

Driving clarity in carbon markets to unlock its potential

In 2024, carbon markets are coming of age, and this year’s Global Carbon Markets Conference promises to be nothing short of transformative. As the landscape rapidly evolves with groundbreaking initiatives centered on integrity and quality, this is your chance to stay ahead. Although nascent, the carbon market is poised for exponential growth in the coming years. But with this growth comes uncertainty—new risks, new opportunities, and a pressing need for up-to-the-minute knowledge. For market participants in the carbon markets, this is the place to be post-COP and get the answers you need..

Key themes

Conference Day 1

• Predict when demand for CORSIA credits will increase and assess whether there will be sufficient credits with a CORSIA-approved tag
• Review CBAM’s position as a cornerstone of global carbon pricing mechanisms
• Explore how countries are implementing Article 6 and establishing national carbon regulations to mitigate political risks
• Examine the integration of removals in compliance markets and the implications for price signals in Emissions Trading Systems (ETS)

Conference Day 2

• Analyze the interaction between various frameworks in carbon markets to determine if they sufficiently support market scalability
• Investigate the quality thresholds for carbon credits required under ICVCM’s CCP label
• Evaluate the treatment of carbon as a financial instrument from the perspective of collateral and risk
• Consider the signals needed in carbon markets to stimulate demand and incentivize offsetting along with insetting

THIS EVENT STARTS IN

Early-Bird rates:

Conference only: $1795

Conference & training course: $3290

Early Bird rate ends October 4th

Event registration closes on:
November 29, 10:00 am CET

Main conference: December 03-04

Training course: December 02

December 2 - 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.

December 3 - Global Carbon Markets Conference, day 1 agenda

08:30 Registration and networking breakfast
09:00 Chair’s welcoming remarks
The rise of regulation in carbon markets
9:15 Keynote opening: Unlock potential: Can regulation drive scale and responsible growth in carbon markets?
• Reviewing the current landscape: Assessing if carbon markets are ready for regulatory frameworks
• Future outlook: Exploring whether regulation will drive expansion or create limitations
• Strategic focus: Understanding how regulation can steer investment and help carbon markets achieve their full potential
9:35 Interview: Insights on Article 6 engagement and implementation from a leading nation
• Country engagement Exploring strategies, successes, and challenges in implementing Article 6
• Analyzing progress in achieving alignment with Article 6 developments
09:55 Fireside chat: Safeguarding success: Strategies for developing and delivering Article 6 projects amid risks
• Ensuring success by integrating governments at the core of Article 6 projects
• Understanding the relevance of an LOA and the necessity of securing a CA
• Developing contingency plans to safeguard against the revocation of a CA
• Strategies to de-risk investments and secure insurance against political risks
10:20 Panel: Aligning for impact: Navigating political risks and national regulations in the carbon markets
• Review evolving national regulations shaping carbon markets
• Strategies for managing risks in countries without a CA
• Assessing opportunities and risks in countries offering LOAs
• Article 6.2 outlook: Forecasting commitments and developments under Article 6.2
Syeda Hadika Jamshaid, Carbon Markets and NDCs Advisor, Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan
Suraj Vanniarachchy, Vice President, Global Carbon, Macquarie
Daniel Tutu Benefoh, Ag Director, Climate Change Unit, Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana
David Newell, Senior Policy Advisor, Swedish Energy Agency
10:50 Networking & refreshment break
Global partnerships: Progress and opportunities in bi-lateral agreements and cap-and-trade linkages
11:30 Panel: Unveiling progress and active buyers engaging in bi-lateral agreements in carbon markets
• Buyer engagement: Highlighting countries actively involved in bi-lateral agreements
• Facilitating effective carbon credit transfers
12:00 Panel: Explore North American cap-and-trade linkages
• Overview of existing cap-and-trade linkages across North America
• Exploring connections between California, Quebec, and other regions
• Evaluating the potential for expanding linkages, including demand for connections with the UK and EU
12:30 Networking lunch

Impact of CBAM and other carbon mechanisms: ETS and CORSIA
14:00 Ensuring long term price signals in ETS and managing removals’ price volatility
• Challenges of long-term price signals in ETS
• Managing price volatility in carbon removals
14:20 Panel: CBAM’s influence on global carbon pricing: Industry impacts and responses
• Analyzing how CBAM reporting is shaping management strategies across major industries
• Exploring CBAM's role in advancing carbon pricing mechanisms worldwide
• Assessing whether the Global South has the financial capacity to comply with CBAM regulations
14:50 Exploring the intersection of compliance and voluntary with removals as a case study
• Examining the necessity of VCM in conjunction with Article 6 mechanisms
• Understanding the European Commission’s directive on carbon removal projects and its effects on integrating removals into compliance markets
15:20 Panel: Examining CORSIA supply dynamics and implications for airlines
• Strategies for airlines to achieve transparency in acquiring CORSIA credits
• Assessing whether introducing penalties could increase carbon credit prices and affect market behaviour
• The critical need to develop CORSIA credits now to secure a stable future supply
15:50 Chair's closing remarks
16:00 Networking drinks reception

December 4 - Global Carbon Markets Conference, day 2 agenda

08:00 Networking breakfast
08:30 Two breakfast workshops (Please select one of the following)
• Interactive showcase one: Carbon removals projects (technology and natural carbon capture and methane collection)
• Interactive showcase two: Carbon avoidance projects (nature, household devices and industrial pollutant projects)
09:30 Chair’s recap of day one
Quality, accountability, and offsets: Why buy credits today?
09:45 Keynote presentation and Q&A: Clarifying CCP labels and connecting with global frameworks in carbon markets
• Defining CCP labels and their role in ensuring carbon credit quality
• How CCP labels connect with and complement other significant frameworks
• Highlighting the synergies and differences across standards by ICVCM, VCMI and SBTI
10:30 Panel: Driving demand and incentives in carbon markets: The role of SBTI, carbon neutrality claims and business cases
• Analyze the key factors driving the demand for carbon offsets and incentives
• Building a business case beyond claims: Do co-benefits and environmental attribute provide justification?
• Value chain mitigation: Using offsets to manage Scope 3 emissions
• Evaluate how frameworks like CORSIA and SBTi are shaping opportunities and driving growth in the carbon markets
11:00 Interview: The role and accountability of offsets: Ensuring transparency and residual emission mitigation
• Ensuring offsets are being used to target residual emissions
• What claims can be made under the Green Plains Directive?
• Preventing the resale of offsets to third parties under the Green Plains Directive
• Explore the potential reputational risks that project developers face when selling carbon credits
11:20 Networking & refreshment break
Building the future of carbon markets: Ensuring bankability, infrastructure and risk management
12:00 Panel: Making carbon a bankable asset: Collateral requirements, asset classification and risk allocation
• Assess the collateral required to support carbon credits and its impact on financial institutions and investors
• Discuss whether carbon credits should be categorized as tangible assets or financial securities and the implications for market treatment
• Risk allocation in carbon credit transactions: How risks are managed and distributed among stakeholders.
12:30 Panel: Future infrastructure: Enabling seamless transactions and legal support in carbon markets
• Outline what the future infrastructure of carbon markets might look like considering technological advancements and regulatory developments
• Simplify transactions between different entities to boost market efficiency
• Discuss the necessary supporting infrastructure to ensure transaction security and robust legal backing in carbon markets
13:00 Networking lunch

Perspectives from the buyers and users of carbon projects
14:20 Fireside chat: Community engagement in project development: Financing benefits and best practices
• Examine the role of community involvement in ensuring the long-term success and sustainability of carbon projects
• Discuss how local communities can gain direct financial benefits from carbon project investments and development
14:50 Panel: Understanding end-buyer decision-making: Incentives, offset claims, and local procurement strategies
• Analyze the key factors driving end-buyers' decisions when purchasing carbon credits
• Explore the incentives that encourage buyer participation in carbon markets
• Address the challenges in ensuring carbon credits are credible and align with company objectives
• Examine the trend towards procuring local credits to eliminate emissions matching your carbon footprint geographically
15:20 Spotlight interview: Origins and objectives of carbon buyer coalitions
• Uncover the primary goals and purposes driving the formation of carbon buyer coalitions
• Explore the origins of these coalitions and the specific challenges they aim to address
• Discuss the benefits of participating in these coalitions for companies, including how membership supports their broader sustainability goals and strategic direction
15:40 Advancing the next generation of carbon projects
• Identify key areas for improvement in voluntary carbon markets
• Explore how emerging technologies and digital tools can enhance the effectiveness of carbon projects
• Defining the next generation of carbon projects
• Overcome criticisms of carbon credits and building greater trust and credibility in the market
15:55 Chair’s closing remarks
16:00 End of Conference