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

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 leading nations
      • Unveiling progress and active buyers engaging in bi-lateral agreements in carbon markets
      • 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
      Euan McDougall, Group Chief Operating Officer, DelAgua
      Chris Slater, Founder and CEO, Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company
    • 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 carbon pricing: Progress and opportunities
    • 11:30 Developing Carbon Price in Turkey
    • 11:50 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
    • 12:20 Inclusion of EU ETS in shipping
      Serra Tükel, Maritime Group Sustainability Director, Arkas Line
    • 12:50 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
      Karthik Ramanna, Co-founder and Principal Investigator, E-liability Institute
    • 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
      Kevin Welsh, Environmental Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, Airlines for America
    • 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 Day two opening remarks
      Patricia Jimena Guzman Cabello, Head of the Mother Earth and Indigenous Peoples Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bolivia
    • 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
      Pedro Barata, Co-Chair, ICVCM
    • 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
      Naomi Swickard, Senior Director, REDD+ Program Development and Innovation, VERRA
    • 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
      Rob Lee, Chief Carbon Officer, Catona
      Vincent Mainga, Country Director of Kenya Programs, Trees for the Future
    • 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
      Marco Bressan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Cambiuth.Earth
    • 15:55 Chair’s closing remarks
    • 16:00 End of Conference

30%

Project Developers

30%

Traders

20%

End-buyers

10%

Ratings & Certifiers

5%

Policy Developers


Speakers


Kevin WelshKevin Welsh,
Environmental Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, Airlines for America
Serra Tukel.jpgSerra Tükel,
Maritime Group Sustainability Director, Arkas Line
MarcoMarco Bressan,
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Cambiuth.Earth
Rob LeeRobert Lee,
Chief Carbon Officer, Catona Climate
Euan McDougallEuan McDougall,
Group Chief Operating Officer, DelAgua
KarthikKarthik Ramanna,
Co-founder and Principal Investigator, E-liability Institute
DanielDaniel Tutu Benefoh,
Ag Director, Climate Change Unit, Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana
Pedro Martins Barata.pngPedro Barata,
Co-Chair, ICVCM
SurajSuraj Vanniarachchy,
Vice President, Global Carbon, Macquarie
SyedaSyeda Hadika Jamshaid,
Carbon Markets and NDCs Advisor, Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan
Patricia Jimena Guzman Cabello.pngPatricia Jimena Guzman Cabello,
Head of the Mother Earth and Indigenous Peoples Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bolivia
Chris SlaterChris Slater,
Founder and CEO, Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company
DavidDavid Newell,
Senior Policy Advisor, Swedish Energy Agency
VincentVincent Mainga,
Country Director of Kenya Programs, Trees for the Future
NaomiNaomi Swickard,
Senior Director, REDD+ Program Development and Innovation, VERRA

2024 Sponsors


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Become a sponsor for 2024

Elevate your brand at the Global Carbon Markets Conference. Sponsoring the Global Carbon Markets Conference offers unparalleled opportunities to position your brand at the forefront of the global sustainability movement. Engage with industry leaders, policy makers, and innovators as we shape the future of carbon markets. Showcase your dedication to a sustainable future, enhance your corporate image, gain exclusive insights and enhance your corporate reputation. Join us in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. Secure your sponsorship today!

Demonstrate your strengths, raise your company profile, and maximize your ROI as we bring key industry players and decision-makers to you. At the S&P Global Carbon Markets Conference, each sponsor has the opportunity to showcase their products and services and distinguish themselves from the competition. We offer a full range of opportunities and packages, and can even tailor solutions to suit your needs. 

Contact us to start a conversation about your goals and how you can lead the pack as an event sponsor: Irina Bondareva, Commercial Partnerships at [email protected] 
Tel: +44 7976 684 617

You can also download our event brochure here.

Pricing


Early Bird Rate
Register by October 4
Standard Rate
Register by November 29
Conference pass only
$1,795    
$2,095    
Conference pass & training course combined
$3,290    
$3,890    

Rates are in USD and are not inclusive of local taxes or VAT. EMEA Region event terms and conditions apply. Please note training courses are seperately bookable from main conference.

* See FAQs for details on registering at this special rate.




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Venue


The Global Carbon Markets Conference will take place at the InterContinental Barcelona, Spain.

Address: Av. de Rius i Taulet, 1-3, Sants-Montjuïc, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
Tel: +34 934 26 22 23
Website: InterContinental Barcelona
Please note: Your conference registration does not include accommodation. 


Reservations: Please use the link here to book your stay by November 11, 2024.

**Please note: S&P Global Commodity Insights is not associated with any third-party reservation agents. Making any reservations through a third party may put your credit at risk of a compromise. To make your reservation, please contact the hotel directly.

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FAQs

How to register

We offer three easy ways to register:

Online: Click here to register now

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +44 (0)20 7176 6111

Payment forms accepted

We accept payment by credit card, wire transfer, and check for this event. To pay without a credit card, contact us via email to [email protected]. For assistance, you may also reach out by phone: +44 (0)20 7176 6111.

Group rate

Your organization may send 1 person for free for every 3 people registered at the current delegate rate. All registrations must be from the same organization and made at the same time to qualify. The group rate is not retroactive. Your invoice will reflect 3 delegates at the current rate and 1 delegate at $0.

How to obtain a letter of invitation to apply for a travel visa

We can provide you with a letter of invitation to apply for a travel visa, which you should then send to the appropriate consulate or embassy of the event location. Please note:

  • — Your registration fee must be paid in full before a letter of invitation can be issued. There are no exceptions.
  • — Payment is considered full once money is posted to an order. Credit card payments are immediate. Wire transfer payments require at least 5 business days. Check payments require at least 10 business days.
  • — The visa application process can take weeks or even months, depending on the countries involved and time of year, so you should consider registering and paying as early as possible.

Once full payment has been made, please contact Customer Service to request a letter of invitation:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +44 (0)20 7176 6111

Networking app

Event registration includes access to the networking app, available for your smartphone, tablet, and desktop (both iOS and Android). We'll send registrants details about logging in to the app as soon as it goes live. Please note that your registration must be paid in full to receive access.

Substitution policy (how to transfer your registration to a colleague)

If you’re not able to attend, we’re happy to transfer your registration to a member of your organization at no cost, up to 2 business days in advance of the event. Requests must be received in writing via email to [email protected], and are subject to approval. For assistance, you may also reach out by phone: +44 (0)20 7176 6111

Cancellation policy

If you're not able to attend or send a colleague in your place, we accept cancellations and provide refunds if received in writing to [email protected] at least 30 days before the event. In the event of non-attendance, the full invoice fee will be payable.

Sponsorship opportunities

We offer a variety of standard and tailor-made sponsorship opportunities to fit your marketing and business-to-business needs—and your budget. Please reach out directly to Commercial Partnerships for this event:

Irina Bondareva

Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 7976 684 617

Speaking opportunities

We're always looking for the best voices in the industry to share their experience and perspective on opportunities, challenges, and trends. Please reach out directly to the Conference Producer to discuss availability and suitability:

Nikki Coleman

Email: [email protected]

Press passes

We allow accredited media writing on behalf of major industry publications to cover the event at no charge. Please reach out to the contact below for press pass approval.

Niki Dhakan

Email: [email protected]

Event terms and conditions

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