Welcome to the EUROPEAN CLIMATE SUMMIT 2025
7th edition
To kick off our 7th 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.
DAY 1
TUESDAY
1 APRIL
09:00
17:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Foyer
09:30
11:00
IETA Members Meeting – VCM Working Group
Board Room
11:00
11:30
Coffee Break
Carbon Market Lounge
11:15
12:30
IETA Members Meeting – Natural Climate Solutions Strategy Roundtable
Board Room
11:15
12:30
IETA Members Meeting – Legal Working Group
Study Room
12:00
13:30
Welcome Lunch
Carbon Market Lounge
12:45
14:15
ICROA Members Meeting – Governance Committee
Study Room
13:00
16:00
IETA Members Meeting – EU Working Group
Board Room
13:30
14:30
Workshop 1 – Harmonisation of the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM)
Breakout Room | Organised in collaboration with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Germany
14:30
16:00
By Invitation – ICROA Roundtable on Advancing Best Practices Among VCM Service Providers
Study Room
14:45
15:45
14:45
15:45
Workshop 2 – Around the World of Carbon Markets in 60 Minutes
Breakout Room
15:45
16:15
Coffee Break
Carbon Market Lounge
16:15
17:15
Side Event 1 – Decarbonization Solutions for Hard to Abate Sectors and Designing Greener Products with AI
Breakout Room | Organised by Carbon Finance Lab & CarbonSig
17:15
17:30
Short Break
17:30
18:30
Side Event 2 – Carbon Credit Use Cases – Searching for Legitimacy
Breakout Room | Organised by Verra
18:30
19:30
European Climate Summit Welcome Reception
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Promenade
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
DAY 2
WEDNESDAY
2 APRIL
08:00
09:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Foyer
09:00
09:15
Opening Addresses
Plenary Room
09:15
10:30
Plenary 1 – Emissions Trading Goes Global: A Conversation on Carbon Markets Around the World
Plenary Room
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
Carbon Market Lounge
11:00
12:00
Plenary 2 – Countdown to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM) Compliance: Uncertainty Grows as the Deadline Nears
Plenary Room
12:00
13:00
Networking Lunch
Carbon Market Lounge
12:30
15:30
IETA Members Meeting - Council
Board Room
13:00
14:00
Side Event 3 – Organised by Valitera: From Seed to Credit - Scaling Nature-Based Removals in Africa
Breakout Room
13:00
14:00
Side Event 4 – Organised by Philip Lee: Climate Project Finance - Structuring, Diligence and Bankability
Side Event Room
14:00
14:15
Short Break
14:15
15:15
Deep Dive 1 – Competitiveness: The Role of Carbon Markets in Winning the Industrial Low Carbon Transition Race
Plenary Room
14:15
15:15
Deep Dive 2 – CORSIA: Navigating Through Turbulence to Smoother Skies
Breakout Room
15:15
15:45
Coffee Break
Carbon Market Lounge
15:20
16:50
Deep Dive 3 – World Café on IETA Guidelines for High Integrity Use of Carbon Credits 2.0
Plenary Room
15:45
16:45
Deep Dive 4 – Markets for Carbon Removals in the EU and Beyond
Breakout Room
17:00
18:00
Short Break
16:45
17:00
European Climate Summit Welcome Reception
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Promenade
18:00
18:30
Plenary 3 – EU Carbon Market Analysts Roundtable
Plenary Room
16:45
17:00
European Climate Summit Welcome Reception
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Promenade
20:30
23:30
IETA Nightcap Party | Downtown Lisbon
Separate Nightcap Ticket required for entrance. Can be purchased via www.europeanclimatesummit.com
DAY 3
THURSDAY
3 APRIL
08:00
09:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes Foyer
08:00
09:00
Workshop 3 – Women in Carbon Breakfast
Board Room
08:45
10:15
Side Event 5 – Alternate Solutions - Maintaining the Integrity of Carbon Credits While Facilitating the Building of Capacity
Breakout Room | Organised by 1PointFive
10:00
10:15
Short Break
10:15
11:15
Plenary 5 – The Role of Emission Trading Systems (ETS) to Deliver Net Zero Target
Plenary Room
11:15
11:45
Coffee Break
Carbon Market Lounge
11:45
12:45
Plenary 6 – The Road to ETS2: Speedbumps and Greenlights for the New Emissions Trading System
Plenary Room
12:45
14:00
Networking Lunch
Carbon Market Lounge
13:00
13:45
Workshop 4 – ICROA Networking Session
Side Event Room
13:45
14:45
Deep Dive 5 – Carbon Accounting Roundtable
Breakout Room
14:45
15:00
Short Break
15:00
16:00
Plenary 7 – Restoring Momentum in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) & Closing Remarks
Plenary Room
Daily Snapshot
Summit Sessions Side Events Member Meetings & Welcome Reception
Summit Sessions Side Events & IETA Nightcap Reception
Summit Sessions Side Events
This year’s summit will focus on the key EU policies shaping carbon markets both within Europe and globally, including:
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Global carbon pricing outlook
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Emissions Trading in Road Transport and Buildings sectors (ETS2)
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The role of emissions trading to deliver net-zero targets
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CBAM, preparations for the compliance phase
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Markets for engineered and nature-based carbon removals
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EU ETS & Market Stability Reserve Review
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VCM and Claims
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Next steps for CORSIA
MORE INFORMATION
Summit venue:
Pavilhão Carlos Lopes
Av. Sidónio Pais 16
1070-051 Lisboa Portugal
Start:
1 April 2025
End:
3 April 2025
Accommodation options in a walking distance:
H10 Duque de Loulé
Iberostar Selection Lisboa
EPIC SANA Marquês Hotel
InterContinental Lisboa
Hotel Tivoli Avenida Liberdade
HF Fénix Urban
Turim Europa Hotel
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