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ABOUT IETA

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) is a non-profit business organisation created in June 1999 to establish a functional international framework for trading in greenhouse gas emission reductions.

Our membership includes leading international companies from across the carbon trading cycle. IETA members seek to develop an emissions trading regime that results in real and verifiable greenhouse gas emission reductions, while balancing economic efficiency with environmental integrity and social equity.



OUR 2023 PRIORITIES

To deliver the Paris Agreement’s climate goals, IETA champions the power of high integrity markets to price carbon effectively for reaching net-zero targets. We will - 

  • support expansion, functionality and credibility of compliance carbon markets
  • help to build a global pool of verified carbon credits that serves both voluntary and compliance market needs
  • expand work and special initiatives in new markets
  • promote linked carbon pricing systems as a valuable means of channeling increased finance to the climate transition
  • convene the carbon market to build the professional community that will deliver a net zero future – and to promote the benefits of market cooperation in our communications.

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Our Team

Our staff is comprised of a vast array of public policy experts and professionals.

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TEAM



DIRK FORRISTER
President and CEO
London, UK
secretariat@ieta.org


KATIE SULLIVAN
Managing Director 
Toronto, Canada
sullivan@ieta.org


LISA SPAFFORD
Managing Director
Geneva, Switzerland
spafford@ieta.org


ANDREA ABRAHAMS
Managing Director, ICROA
London, UK
abrahams@ieta.org

OPERATIONS


CHARLOTTE GLOSSOP
Interim COO
London, UK
glossop@ieta.org


CHRIS WINCH
People Operations
London, UK
winch@ieta.org

POLICY

Americas


TOM LAWLER
Washington Representative
Washington, DC, USA
lawler@ieta.org

CARLOS CORDOVA
Latin America & Caribbean Lead Coordinator
Washington, DC, USA
cordova@ieta.org


CLAYTON MUNNINGS
US Strategic Advisor
Emeryville, USA
munnings@ieta.org


JUSTIN JOHNSON
RGGI Representative
Montpellier, USA
johnson@ieta.org


JOSEPH HOEKSTRA
Analyst
Castor, Canada

hoekstra@ieta.org


SAMUEL GROOTELAAR
Analyst
Calgary, Canada

grootelaar@ieta.org

Article 6, B-PMI, International, UNFCCC


ANDREA BONZANNI
Director, International Policy
New York, USA
bonzanni@ieta.org


PEDRO VENZON
International Policy Advisor
Geneva, Switzerland
venzon@ieta.org


BJÖRN FONDÉN
International Policy Advisor
Sweden
fonden@ieta.org

Asia


MIN LI
China Representative
Beijing
li@ieta.org


TAKASHI MORISHIMA
Japan Representative
Tokyo
morishima@ieta.org

Australia & New Zealand


KATIE KOUCHAKJI
Australia & NZ Lead
Auckland, New Zealand
kouchakji@ieta.org

Aviation


ELLEN LOURIE
Aviation Director
Bristol, UK
lourie@ieta.org

CAD Trust


SIMON HENRY
Director, Carbon Market Development
Geneva, Switzerland
henry@ieta.org


LUKASZ BIERNACKI
Director, CAD Trust Communications
Geneva
biernacki@ieta.org


ALASDAIR WERE
Advisor
Geneva, Switzerland
were@ieta.org


SU LING KHOO
Singapore Representative
Singapore
khoo@ieta.org


KYLE LYNCH
Research Analyst

Geneva, Switzerland
lynch@ieta.org


TERENCE TAN
Intern
USA
tan@ieta.org

EU


JULIA MICHALAK
Senior Advisor, EU Policy
Brussels, Belgium

michalak@ieta.org


ANNA BONUTTO
EU Policy Intern
Paris, France
bonutto@ieta.org

ICROA


ANTOINE DIEMERT
Director, ICROA & Voluntary Markets
Geneva, Switzerland
diemert@ieta.org


FRANCO D'APRILE
Program Coordinator
Geneva, Switzerland
daprile@ieta.org

Legal


ALASDAIR WERE
Advisor
Geneva, Switzerland
were@ieta.org

Natural Climate Solutions


ELLEN LOURIE
NCS Director
Bristol, UK
lourie@ieta.org


SIMON HENRY
Director, Carbon Market Development
Geneva, Switzerland
henry@ieta.org

CARLOS CORDOVA
Natural Climate Solutions Advisor
Washington, DC, USA
cordova@ieta.org


WILL GIFFORD
NCS Policy Analyst
New York, USA
gifford@ieta.org

Task Force on Integrity in Digital Climate Markets


ALASDAIR WERE
Advisor
Geneva, Switzerland
were@ieta.org


TERENCE TAN
Intern
USA
tan@ieta.org

Voluntary Carbon Markets, ICVCM


TERESA HARTMANN
Director, Voluntary Carbon Market Formation
Geneva, Switzerland
hartmann@ieta.org


AMY ZELL
Technical Director,
Voluntary Carbon Markets
Calgary, Canada
zell@ieta.org

COMMUNICATIONS


MARK DOWNES
Global Director of Communications
London, UK
downes@ieta.org



ALESSANDRO VITELLI
Communications Advisor
London, UK
vitelli@ieta.org


KATIE KOUCHAKJI
Communications Advisor
Auckland, New Zealand
kouchakji@ieta.org

EVENTS



AWAGBÉ ANTILLE
Conference & Operations Manager

Geneva, Switzerland
antille@ieta.org


BADR MAALLEM
Conference Manager

Geneva, Switzerland
maallem@ieta.org


CHRISTIAN MOSQUERA
Conference & Operations Assistant

Geneva, Switzerland
mosquera@ieta.org

MEMBERSHIP


STEPHANIE OLEGARIO
Director, Global Operations & Membership
Toronto, Canada

olegario@ieta.org


MEG MILLER
Membership Program Assistant
Toronto, Canada

miller@ieta.org


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