North America Climate Summit – NACS 2023

Harnessing the Power of Collaboration

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) looks forward to welcoming delegates to our flagship North America Climate Summit (NACS) 2023 on 19-21 September, an official accredited event of New York Climate Week 2023 and the UN General Assembly 2023.

Taking place at The Westin New York at Times Square, IETA’s Summit is the ideal forum to take-stock of the world’s evolving net zero landscape and clean growth opportunities. Join us in NYC to hear from policymakers, business leaders and innovators who are leading the pack in building, scaling and collaborating on carbon pricing and markets for net zero.

Organized by IETA, in collaboration with the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), NACS 2023 is an in-person event with some hybrid sessions to enable virtual participation. The Summit features high-level plenaries, North America and cross-cutting deep-dive workshops, leadership roundtables, and a “Carbon Market Lounge” with Partner Sponsors display counters, a networking chill-out lounge, coffee breaks and receptions.

19 September – DAY 1: Summit Sessions & Partner Sponsors Side Event Sessions opened to all delegates & Welcome Reception

20 September – DAY 2: Summit Sessions & Partner Sponsors Side Event Sessions, opened to all delegates & IETA Member Nightcap (Invite Only)

21 September – POST-DAY: Closed Door Meetings & Invitation Only Events

US Federal

• Lawyers’ Roundtable: EPA Power Plant Proposal, Green Claims, CFTC
• Analysts’ Roundtable: NA Market Pricing, Dynamics, Forecasts, Market Oversight and Role of Speculators
• CEO Roundtable: Outlooks for Congressional Climate Action, Legislation, Impacts of SEC DisclosureUS States Carbon Markets Round-Up: Trends and Outlooks
• California-Quebec (WCI)
• Washington State Cap and Invest (Year 1 Progress)
• Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
• New York Cap and Invest Rulemaking & Outlooks

Canada

• Canada Climate Action & Carbon Pricing Round-Up: Post-2023 Outlooks
• Federal CFR, Oil & Gas Emissions Cap, CES, CCFD, Offsets etc.
• Provincial Carbon Market Action: Alberta, BC, Quebec

International

• Border Carbon Adjustments, Competitiveness, Climate Clubs (G7)
• North America & Road to COP28 Dubai
• Interaction Between Compliance and Voluntary Markets

Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM)

• North America VCM: The Projects, The Players, The Prospects
• Round table debate on key global trends
• Status of Global VCM Initiatives – Reactions and Outlooks?

Markets for Net Zero – Deep Dive Series

• Markets for Forests & Agriculture
• Markets for Removals – Engineered, Industrial, CCS

Digital Climate Markets & Assets

• Tokenization
• Climate Action Data Trust

Carbon Communication Challenges

• Carbon Credits: Separating Facts from Fiction
• Breaking Through the Carbon Echo-Chamber

• Interested in Speaking Opportunities, hosting Your Own Session or Event, Partner Sponsorship packages detailed HERE, contact Lisa Spafford, spafford@ieta.org.
• Want to attend as a Delegate, contact Awa Antille – events@ieta.org
• Interested to attend as a Media / Journalist, contact Badr Maallem – maallem@ieta.org
• For any ICAP related inquiry, contact Stefano De Clara – Stefano.declara@icapcarbonaction.com
• Summit venue: THE WESTIN NEW YORK AT TIMES SQUARE – 270 West 43rd Street – New York, NY 10036, USA.

POST-DAY

SPECIAL Opened Event Organised by COP28 Presidency – Strengthening the Integrity of the Voluntary Carbon Market: What Role for the Standards?

DAY 1

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Address – Harnessing the Power of Markets and Collaboration

Plenary 1 – CEO Roundtable: Energy Sector, Net Zero and Carbon Markets

Armchair Conversation 1 – Enhancing Integrity and Transparency in Carbon Markets

Plenary 2 – Net Zero to Net Negative: Navigating the Carbon Removals Landscape and Marketplace

Deep Dive 1 – Analysts’ Roundtable: North America Carbon Market Pricing, Forecasts, What to Watch

Side Event 2 Organised by Verra – Stakeholder Launch of the “New Era for Verra”

Side Event 3 Organised by Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) – Southeast Asia: The Catalyst for a Global Low Carbon Future

Side Event 4 Organised by SustainCERT – Can DMRV increase the value of carbon credits and raise prices?

Plenary 3 – Decoding the Digital Landscape: Carbon Markets Data Challenges & Opportunities

Deep Dive 3 – Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) Leadership Circle: Carbon Market Opportunities for Forestry & Agriculture

Deep Dive 4 – Carbon, Trade and Competitiveness Salon: Border Carbon Adjustments/CBAM, Competitiveness, Climate Clubs (G7) and Markets

Side Event 5 Organised by ACX (AirCarbon Exchange)

Armchair Conversation 2 – Carbon Markets and the Road to COP28

DAY 2

Side Event 6 Organised by CAD Trust – Elevating Carbon Markets Operations with Decentralised Metadata

Side Event 7 Organised by ERS Ecosystem Restoration Standard – Updates from ERS & Project Typology Overview

Plenary 4 – Government Roundtable: North America Carbon Markets Progress & Outlooks

Deep Dive 5 – Lawyers’ Roundtable on Carbon Markets & Claims: EPA Power Plant Proposal, Green Claims, CFTC

Deep Dive 6 – Canada’s Quilt of Net Zero and Carbon Markets: Stitching It All Together

Side Event 10 – Organised by ICVCM

Side Event 11 Organised by Chloris Geospatial – Creating confidence and quality for REDD+ with digital MRV

Side Event 12 Organised by European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) – The Role of CCS and Removals in International Carbon Markets

Side Event 13 – Organized by Georgetown Climate Centre, RFF, and Colombia Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law – Potential for Linking New York Cap & Invest with Other Programs, Existing and Emerging

Deep Dive 7 – US State Level Carbon Market Leadership & Cooperation: Spotlight on California, New York and Washington State

Deep Dive 8 – Carbon Communication Challenges: Myth Busters – Breaking Through the Carbon Echo-Chamber

Side Event 14 Organised by Drax – Raising the Bar: High Integrity Carbon Removals from Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)

Plenary 5 – The Evolving Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM): The role for voluntary markets

High-Level Armchair Conversation 3 – 10th Anniversary of California and Quebec Cap & Trade Systems, Cooperation and Outlooks and closing remarks