World Bank, Qantas, Carbon Trade Exchange to Outline Effective Business Engagement in Carbon Markets
This month’s Climate Action webinar unites experts in carbon strategy and market development to discuss the way in which businesses can best engage in the market to navigate voluntary and mandatory carbon commitments and take impactful action on climate c
This month’s Climate Action webinar unites carbon market experts to discuss the way in which businesses can navigate voluntary and mandatory carbon commitments to take impactful action on climate change.
As COP21 approaches, businesses are being urged to take increasingly ambitious climate action, with Christiana Figueres recently stating ‘corporations can definitely work out how they can go carbon neutral’.
Many private sector companies now include voluntary offsetting strategies within CSR objectives, with We Mean Business involving an additional 47 companies in such action. To date, the voluntary carbon market has facilitated investment of $379 million, locking 76 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHGs) out of the atmosphere.
Momentum behind carbon pricing has also been building at a national level, with more than 30 countries and regions choosing to implement mandatory carbon market mechanisms. This includes the EU Emission Trading Scheme and US based Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and California Cap-and-Trade Program.
As these schemes expand globally to cover more sectors and geographies, there is increasing recognition that businesses need to align voluntary actions on climate action with the requirements of compliance carbon markets.
This free webinar will unite speakers from Qantas, the World Bank and Carbon Trade Exchange to share perspectives on carbon policies being perused in different regions, proactive strategies for corporate leadership on carbon management and the opportunities that evolving markets open for businesses, technology developers and financiers to drive low carbon project development.
Panelists:
- Wayne Sharpe, Chairman and Founder, Carbon Trade Exchange
- Megan Flynn, Head of Environment and Carbon Strategy, Qantas
- Bianca Sylvester, Consultant, Climate and Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank
- Moderator: Anna Watson, Head of Conference Production, Climate Action
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Points of discussion:
- How can organisations best develop strategies to effectively engage in evolving carbon markets?
- Which policies are most likely to impact private sector decisions around carbon pricing?
- How can project financiers and technology developers work with businesses to meet commitments around carbon reduction?
Climate Action’s Head of Production, Anna Watson said: “I am excited to bring together such great speakers from financial, private sector and market trader points of view to engage in debate on how best to engage businesses in carbon market mechanisms”.
Location:
Wednesday 30th September, 2pm BST
United Kingdom
Company: Cluimate Action
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Anna Watson
Head of Conference Production, Climate Action
T: +44 207 871 0173
E: awatson@climateactionprogramme.org
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About Climate Action
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Climate Action establishes and builds partnerships between business, government and public bodies to accelerate international sustainable development and advance the ‘green economy’. We do this by providing a global media and events platform across which stakeholders can share knowledge, technologies and expertise, and identify innovative solutions to the challenges faced by climate change and a growing population.
