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Welcome to the European Climate Summit 2020

IETA is delighted to announce the special 2020 edition of our EUROPEAN CLIMATE SUMMIT – Virtual Deep Dive, taking place December 15^th 2020. Attendance is FREE of charge.

Experience with carbon markets in Europe runs deep. It is a world leader in climate action, designing policies and programs to adapt to changing market dynamics. 2020 and beyond heralds new territory for the market with new regulations and uncertainties, links to new markets and sectors, and funds to drivegreen recovery, innovation and technology.

This special Virtual Deep Dive edition, will bring together leading climate and energy practitioners to discuss and analyse key developments in carbon markets and emissions trading, green recovery and finance, industry decarbonisation and energy transition.

It offers valuable opportunities to interact with a variety of experts on how climate change is affecting their businesses, what the major challenges are and what solutions should be implemented. Discuss, debate and network with climate leaders from across the continent.

Any queries in the meantime, simply contact Lisa Spafford, Managing Director, IETA, spafford@ieta.org.

Recorded Sessions

Watch the session recording here by clicking on the chosen session name

Welcome & Opening Addresses and Vision 2050 – IETA 2020 GHG Market Report Launch

In Conversation with Analysts: The MSR – From COVID-19 to Net-Zero

Negative Emissions in the EU – From Zero to Hero

Roundtable on International Cooperation: ETS and Prospects for Linking

Making Sense of Voluntary Action & Closing Armchair Conversation

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Agenda

December 15th 2020

09:00 10:15		Welcome & Opening Addresses Address by: Jonathan Grant, Chair – IETA Council Vision 2050 – IETA 2020 GHG Market Report Launch Decisions made in the next decade will determine if the Paris Agreement’s 2050 goal to achieve net-zero emissions will be fulfilled. What does this mean for the development and evolution of the market for offset units? What role will Natural Climate Solutions play? What innovations will we need? This special session will feature our GHG Market Report, which takes a look at these questions, and more. Introductory Remarks: Katie Kouchakji, Communication Advisor- IETA Moderator: James Cameron, COP26 Advisor & Senior Advisor, Pollination Speakers: Anne-Marie Warris, Founder & CEO – Ecoreflect David Hone, Chief Climate Change Adviser – Shell International Rob Waterworth, CEO – Mullion Group Ilona Millar, Partner – Baker & McKenzie Register here
10:30 11:15		In Conversation with Analysts: The MSR – From COVID 19 to Net-Zero After almost a decade of low prices, the EU ETS has sprung back into life in recent years. This is in large part due to the MSR, which has continued to play a critical role during the pandemic. This session will look beyond the turbulence of 2020 and ask what we’ve learned about the effectiveness of the MSR, and the prospects for aligning it with the new 2030 emissions reduction target. Moderator: Mike Szabo, Director- Carbon Pulse Speakers: Haege Fjellheim, Head of Carbon Research- Refinitiv Marcus Ferdinand, Head of European Power & Carbon Analytics- ICIS Emily Jackson, EU Power and Carbon Analyst – Bloomberg New Energy Finance Register here
11:30 12:30		Negative Emissions in the EU – From Zero to Hero? The EU’s bold climate neutrality target requires decarbonisation and carbon removals at an unprecedented speed and volume. Whilst Europe’s decarbonisation is well underway, removals are much less mature. This session will explore the development of a policy framework for removals in the EU, and discuss how policies like a carbon certification mechanism might allow removals credits to be traded in the future. Moderator: Kate Abnett, European Climate and Energy Correspondent- Reuters Speakers: Peter Zapfel, Head of Unit CLIMA.C2 “Governance & Effort Sharing” – European Commission Pascal Siegwart, Vice President, Carbon Markets and Economy- Total Karl Smyth, Group Head of Bioenergy Carbon Capture & Storage Strategy & Engagement – Drax Group Federico Di Credico, Managing Director- ACT Financial Solutions Register here
12:45 13:45		Roundtable on International Cooperation: ETS and Prospects for Linking The benefits of international cooperation through market mechanisms are well knows, but the challenge lies in translating the theoretical potential in real action on the ground. This roundtable discussion will reflect on the way forward for international cooperation through market mechanisms, with a particular focus on ETS linking, looking at existing experiences and at future prospects. Moderator: Andrei Marcu, Founder & Director- European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) Scene Setter Presentation: Constanze Haug, Senior Advisor- International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) Speakers: Jos Delbeke, European Investment Bank Climate Chair – European University Institute (EUI) Xiliang Zhang, Professor, Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy – Tsinghua University Silke Karcher, Head of Division, EU Climate and Energy Policy, European Climate Initiative, Carbon Markets- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany Nicolas Girod, Founding Partner & Managing Director of Markets – ClearBlueMarkets Register here
14:00 15:30		Making Sense of Voluntary Action The voluntary carbon market has more than doubled in volume over the last three years as the private sector rapidly steps up its climate ambition. But as the market evolves in response to this growing demand, it also faces new challenges as it transitions into the Paris Agreement era. This session will tackle some of the big issues facing the market, such as how it maintains quality and integrity whilst increasing in size, and how it will be regulated in the coming years. Moderator: Rene Velasquez, Head of Global Carbon – CBL Markets Speakers: Eli Mitchell-Larson, Senior Researcher, Environmental Change Institute – University of Oxford Edit Kiss, Investment and Development Director- Mirova Natural Capital Paz Nachon, Head of Climate Action – Vertis Niclas Svenningsen, Manager, Global Climate Action- UNFCCC Closing Armchair Leaders Dialogue Facilitator: Dirk Forrister, President & CEO – IETA Speaker: Nuno Lacasta, CEO – Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) & Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January – June 2021) Register here

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Why Attend

Your Benefits

Position yourself as a Leader alongside those driving Europe’s transition to a low carbon economy in a post-Paris world
Access European Businesses and Government Leaders
Influence the Transition to a Low Carbon World
Optimise Your Growth Strategy
Invest in Emissions Reductions

Manage Climate Risks
Deploy Low Carbon Technologies at Scale
Acquire and Develop Knowledge
Share Experiences and Best Practices
Promote Your Organisation
Increase Your Network

Key Thematic Areas

This special Virtual Deep Dive edition will discuss and analyse key developments in carbon markets and emissions trading, green recovery and finance, industry decarbonisation and energy transition. It offers valuable opportunities to interact with a variety of experts on how climate change is affecting their businesses, what the major challenges are and what solutions should be implemented. Discuss, debate and network with climate leaders from across the continent.

Audience

The European Climate Summit brings together business leaders from energy, industry and transport, investors, traders, analysts, lawyers and project developers, along with legislators and government representatives. Media and news agents, as well as academia will also be present.

Contacts

Summit Program:
Lisa Spafford, Managing Director, IETA, spafford@ieta.org

Partnership, Sponsorship & Delegate Registration:
Awa Kaba-Antille antille@ieta.org
Phone: +41 22 737 05 00