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European Climate Summit - ECS 2025

1–3 April 2025

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SCALING MARKETS SOLUTIONS. POWERING PROGRESS & GROWTH

 

Introduction

To kick off our Annual Regional Climate Summit Series of this year, we at IETA look forward to welcoming delegates this Spring to our flagship European Climate Summit (ECS) 2025, taking place 1-3 April at the Pavilhão Carlos Lopes in Lisbon, Portugal.

ECS will take place amid a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, even as carbon markets in the EU and globally continue to mature and expand. A new political cycle for EU climate action has begun, and the task of preparing carbon markets for their next stage presents both new challenges and opportunities. In this dynamic context, competitiveness, integrity, and innovation will be at the heart of our discussion.

Be part of the conversation driving the next phase of carbon market evolution. Join us at ECS to engage with policymakers, business leaders, and climate market pioneers who are shaping the future of carbon markets. Organised by IETA, ECS is an in-person event.

 

Daily Snapshot

1st of April: Summit Sessions, Side Events, Member Meetings & Welcome Reception

2nd of April: Summit Sessions, Side Events & IETA Nightcap Reception

3rd of April: Summit Sessions, Side Events

 

Practical Information 

  • Interested in speaking, hosting your own side event session or close meeting, partner sponsor visibility, contact Lisa Spafford: spafford@ieta.org – Visibility Packages available HERE
  • Attend as a delegate, contact the IETA Events team: events@ieta.org  – Register HERE
  • For media attendance, contact Badr Maallem: maallem@ieta.org

 

Agenda Overview (subject to updates)

TUESDAY 1 APRIL – DAY 1

10:00-10:30   Registration & Welcome Coffee

10:30-12:00   IETA Members Only Meeting – VCM Working Group

12:00-13:30   Welcome Lunch

12:30-14:15   ICROA Governance Only – Committee Meeting

13:00-16:00   IETA Members Only Meeting – EU Working Group

13:30-14:30   Workshop 1 – Meet IETA

14:30-16:00   ICROA Members Only Meeting – Roundtable on the Future of the ICROA Program

14:45-15:45   Workshop 2 – Carbon Markets in 60 Minutes

15:45-16:15   Coffee Break

16:15-17:15   Side Event 1 – To be announced

                     Side Event 2 – To be announced

17:15-17:30   Short Break

17:30-18:30   Side Event 3 – To be announced

                     Side Event 4 – To be announced

18:30-19:30   European Climate Summit Welcome Reception

 

WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL – DAY 2

08:00-09:00   Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:00-09:30   Opening Addresses

09:30-10:30   Plenary 1 – Emissions Trading Goes Global: A Conversation on Carbon Markets Around the World

10:30-11:00   Coffee Break

11:00-12:00   Plenary 2 – Countdown to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM) Compliance: Uncertainty Grows as the Deadline Nears                        

12:00-13:00   Networking Lunch

13:00-14:00   Side Event 5 – To be announced

   Side Event 6 – To be announced

14:00-14:15   Short Break

14:15-15:15   Breakout 1 – CORSIA: Navigating Through Turbulence to Smoother Skies

   Breakout 2 – World Café: IETA Guidelines for High Integrity Use of Carbon Credits 2.0

15:15-15:45   Coffee Break

15:45-16:45   Breakout 3 – Competitiveness: The Role of Carbon Markets in Winning the Industrial Low Carbon Transition Race

   Breakout 4 – Where is Nature in Europe's Removals Plan?

16:45-17:00   Short Break

17:00-18:00   Plenary 3 – EU Carbon Market Analyst Roundtable

18:00-18:30   EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) 20th Anniversary Roundtable & Apéritif              

21:00-00:00   IETA Nightcap Party

 

THURSDAY 3 APRIL – DAY 3

08:30-10:00  Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:00-10:00  Side Event 7 – To be announced

  Side Event 8 – To be announced

10:00-10:15  Short Break

10:15-11:15  Plenary 4 – The Role of Emission Trading Systems (ETS) to Deliver Net Zero Target

11:15-11:45  Coffee Break

11:45-12:45   Breakout 5 – The Road to ETS2: Speedbumps and Greenlights for the New Emissions Trading System

  Breakout 6 – Markets for Engineered Carbon Removals in the EU and Beyond

12:45-13:45  Networking Lunch

13:45-14:45  Side Event 9 – To be announced

  Side Event 10 – To be announced

14:45-15:00  Short Break

15:00-16:00  Plenary 6 – Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) - Financial Integrity and Transparency & Closing Remarks

 

MORE INFORMATION

- Summit venue: Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, Av. Sidónio Pais 16, 1070-051 Lisboa, Portugal

- Accommodation options in a walking distance:

 

Details

Start: 1 April 2025
End: 3 April 2025
IETA

Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, Avenida Sidónio Pais, Lisbon, Portugal

Avenida Sidónio Pais 16
1070-051 Lisboa Lisboa
Portugal

Collaborating Partners

International Carbon Action Partnership - ICAP

Collaborating Partner
International Carbon Action Partnership - ICAP
  • icapcarbonaction.com
  • International Carbon Action Partnership - ICAP

    Founded in 2007, the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) is an international forum for governments and public authorities that have implemented or are planning to implement emissions trading systems (ETS). ICAP facilitates cooperation between countries, sub-national jurisdictions, and supranational institutions that have established or are actively pursuing carbon markets through mandatory cap and trade systems.
    ICAP provides a forum to share and discuss knowledge and practical experiences with emissions trading and the design of ETS. Since its formation, ICAP has established itself as an ETS knowledge hub and its membership has grown to 33 members and 7 observers.
    ICAP’s work focuses on three pillars: ETS knowledge sharing, technical dialogue and capacity building activities. This includes the publication of reports and knowledge products on key ETS topics, the organization of workshops and webinars as well as courses on emissions trading for developing countries and emerging economies.

    If you have any queries, please contact Martina Kehrer, Administrative and Financial Officer: martina.kehrer@icapcarbonaction.com  

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