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Carbon market conferences 2026

Compare the carbon-market rooms that match your project and target buyer, then research relevant organizations and contacts before attending.

For project developers, credit portfolios, intermediaries and market advisors. Separate compliance trading, voluntary procurement and project finance.

6 upcoming or in-progress events · 6 selected editions. Dates, ticket information and access notes are shown below with their review status.

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EMA serves compliance and environmental certificate markets; Carbon Forward and the North America Climate Summit cover a broader mix. Qualify whether your target buys allowances, voluntary credits or project financing before selecting a pass.

Check procurement access

An advertised buyer workshop can have its own eligibility and registration. Ask whether sellers can attend, whether meetings are opt-in, and whether the full conference pass includes the session.

Plan around overlapping dates

Use main conference dates and optional workshop notes below to compare travel. Similar dates do not mean co-located events share admission; reserve enough time for meetings outside the program.

Voluntary carbon market conferences: check buyer access

Voluntary carbon market (VCM) procurement is distinct from compliance allowance trading. Corporate buyers may use dedicated or restricted sessions: admission to a conference does not establish access to those sessions or an interest in buying your credits. Check eligibility with the organizer, confirm the buyer’s procurement remit, and use removal-specific events when your offer needs a durable carbon removal conversation.

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Upcoming events include editions ending today (UTC). Use past editions for historical comparison. Audience descriptions help you qualify fit; they do not guarantee attendance, introductions or access to restricted sessions.

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6 conferences

Sep 2026

Sep

22–23

North America Climate Summit (NACS) 2026

Tickets

$500-1,500

New York, USA · North America · Sep 22-23, 2026

NACS 2026 is IETA's flagship North America carbon markets conference, run with ICAP at Convene 360 Madison in New York. It lands alongside Climate Week NYC and UNGA as the final stop in IETA's 2026 regional Climate Summit series and a lead-in to COP31. Sessions cover compliance and voluntary carbon markets, carbon removals and CCUS, Canadian industrial carbon pricing, RGGI, Article 6 and PACM, CORSIA, and US federal climate policy heading into the November midterms.

Who's thereIETA describes the event as drawing hundreds of delegates spanning government officials, carbon market analysts, and industry practitioners, with no independently verified attendance breakdown published. The 2026 sponsor roster runs from the American Forest Foundation at platinum level through 1PointFive, Fastmarkets, S&P Global Energy and Verra at gold, LRQA EcoEngineers and OPIS at silver, and API, Beveridge & Diamond, Cool Effect and StoneX at bronze. That mix puts carbon project developers, registries, traders, price reporting agencies, and compliance-market service providers in the room. ICE and Verra both run their own program sessions on Day 1.

TicketsUSD 899, no VAT. Eligible IETA members, government, NGOs and academia: USD 200 discount by code. Nightcap: separate USD 99 ticket. Press: free by code.

Access & notesSeptember 22 welcome reception included. Agenda roundtables have invitation restrictions. Nightcap requires its own ticket and invitation-card collection before September 23 at 18:00; passes are non-transferable. Additional pre-event activities are unconfirmed. Registration includes sold-out labels; check current ticket availability directly with the organizer.

Source check 2026-09-14; see linked source scope. Original record 2026-08-25. Confirm current availability with the organizer.

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Tickets: USD 899, no VAT. Eligible IETA members, government, NGOs and academia: USD 200 discount by code. Nightcap: separate USD 99 ticket. Press: free by code.

Who's there: IETA describes the event as drawing hundreds of delegates spanning government officials, carbon market analysts, and industry practitioners, with no independently verified attendance breakdown published. The 2026 sponsor roster runs from the American Forest Foundation at platinum level through 1PointFive, Fastmarkets, S&P Global Energy and Verra at gold, LRQA EcoEngineers and OPIS at silver, and API, Beveridge & Diamond, Cool Effect and StoneX at bronze. That mix puts carbon project developers, registries, traders, price reporting agencies, and compliance-market service providers in the room. ICE and Verra both run their own program sessions on Day 1.

Room: The organizer describes hundreds of delegates without a specific confirmed 2026 count. The main summit runs September 22–23.

Go if You sell into North American compliance carbon markets (RGGI, California cap-and-trade, Quebec, Alberta TIER), carbon removal, or MRV and carbon accounting software, or you need direct access to the regulators and policy staff shaping subnational and federal carbon rules, and USD 899 per delegate plus New York costs pencils out for two days of dense practitioner conversations.

Skip if You need an exhibition-led format or confirmed corporate voluntary-credit buyer participation. Some agenda roundtables require invitations; confirm access to the sessions relevant to your offer.

Worth knowing: September 22 welcome reception included. Agenda roundtables have invitation restrictions. Nightcap requires its own ticket and invitation-card collection before September 23 at 18:00; passes are non-transferable. Additional pre-event activities are unconfirmed. Registration includes sold-out labels; check current ticket availability directly with the organizer.

Carbon markets · Carbon removal

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Oct 2026

Oct

6–7

EMA 30th Annual Meeting

Tickets

Price unconfirmed

Annapolis, USA · North America · Oct 6-7, 2026

The Environmental Markets Association's 30th annual gathering, a small, day-and-a-half compliance carbon and REC markets conference for market intermediaries in Annapolis, Maryland.

Who's thereCompliance market intermediaries: exchanges and trading firms (Marex, Nodal, ACT Commodities, ClearBlue), regulatory attorneys, state officials, and verifiers. Almost no corporate sustainability or procurement buyers and no VCM project developers appeared on the 2025 agenda.

TicketsAttendee fee not confirmed on the public official page. Sponsorship and hotel rates are not ticket prices.

Optional datesOctober 5, 17:30–19:00: welcome reception; conference sessions October 6–7.

Access & notesThe official snapshot agenda separates the October 5 reception from October 6–7 sessions. The public page contains stale registration and sponsorship labels; check registration directly.

Source check 2026-09-14; see linked source scope. Original record 2026-08-27. Confirm current availability with the organizer.

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Tickets: Attendee fee not confirmed on the public official page. Sponsorship and hotel rates are not ticket prices.

Who's there: Compliance market intermediaries: exchanges and trading firms (Marex, Nodal, ACT Commodities, ClearBlue), regulatory attorneys, state officials, and verifiers. Almost no corporate sustainability or procurement buyers and no VCM project developers appeared on the 2025 agenda.

Room: Record 165 attendees at the 2022 in-person return (actual). The 2025 Boston edition was marketed as expecting 200+ (organizer target). No 2026 count is published.

Go if You sell into compliance carbon or REC markets (RGGI, California, PJM RECs, RNG, transferable tax credits) or want policy intel, with small-room density among the roughly 30-40 people who run compliance desks.

Skip if You sell voluntary credits to corporate buyers. Corporate voluntary-credit buyer participation has not been established here.

Worth knowing: The official snapshot agenda separates the October 5 reception from October 6–7 sessions. The public page contains stale registration and sponsorship labels; check registration directly.

Carbon markets · Renewables & energy

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Oct

14–15

Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) 2026

Tickets

$500-1,500

Kigali, Rwanda · Africa · Oct 14-15, 2026

A Kigali summit pairing African carbon-market policymakers with development capital, built around curated deal rooms and investor roundtables rather than an expo floor. Most of the demand side is development finance rather than corporate offtakers, so it suits developers and Article 6/MRV advisors more than credit sellers chasing retirement volume.

Who's thereSupply-heavy, about 10% demand side by the organizer's own targets (50+ investors, buyers, and financiers of 500+). Demand is mostly capital (AfDB, UNDP, DBSA, FSD Africa, funds) rather than corporate offtake; GenZero's CEO is the clearest large-cheque buyer on the roster. Senior African policy density is unmatched: ministers, REMA, Kenya's climate envoy, DG CLIMA, IETA, and Verra.

TicketsPrivate summit ZAR 14,090 / organizer-listed USD 940; public/academia/NGO ZAR 10,750 / USD 720. Preconference ZAR 6,260 / USD 420; recordings ZAR 5,000 / USD 350. Buy four, receive five.

Optional datesOctober 13: separately priced preconference; summit is October 14–15.

Access & notesSummit includes October 13 icebreaker and October 14 welcome drinks. Dialogue requires invitation/approval; programme has closed roundtables and deal rooms. Recordings exclude labs and closed sessions. Tax treatment not established. Other checkout prices have unconfirmed eligibility; ask the organizer which rate applies to you. Detailed deal-room eligibility and historical audience ratios not freshly confirmed.

Source check 2026-09-14; see linked source scope. Original record 2026-08-19. Confirm current availability with the organizer.

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Tickets: Private summit ZAR 14,090 / organizer-listed USD 940; public/academia/NGO ZAR 10,750 / USD 720. Preconference ZAR 6,260 / USD 420; recordings ZAR 5,000 / USD 350. Buy four, receive five.

Who's there: Supply-heavy, about 10% demand side by the organizer's own targets (50+ investors, buyers, and financiers of 500+). Demand is mostly capital (AfDB, UNDP, DBSA, FSD Africa, funds) rather than corporate offtake; GenZero's CEO is the clearest large-cheque buyer on the roster. Senior African policy density is unmatched: ministers, REMA, Kenya's climate envoy, DG CLIMA, IETA, and Verra.

Room: 330+ actual at the 2025 inaugural summit in Johannesburg; 500+ target for 2026. The published '77 speakers' figure mirrors the 2025 actual, so treat it skeptically.

Go if You're an African-asset developer near issuance and apply early for a Deal Room slot, need capital or Article 6 authorization rather than offtake, or sell MRV or policy advisory to African governments and DFI programs.

Skip if You need North American or European corporate offtake demand, your project is outside Africa, or you'd attend without applying to the curated tracks; the general badge does not open them.

Worth knowing: Summit includes October 13 icebreaker and October 14 welcome drinks. Dialogue requires invitation/approval; programme has closed roundtables and deal rooms. Recordings exclude labs and closed sessions. Tax treatment not established. Other checkout prices have unconfirmed eligibility; ask the organizer which rate applies to you. Detailed deal-room eligibility and historical audience ratios not freshly confirmed.

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Oct

14–15

Carbon Forward Expo London 2026

Tickets

Price unconfirmed

London, UK · Europe · Oct 14-15, 2026

Europe's flagship carbon markets expo, compressed from three days to two this year, covering EU ETS revision, UK ETS reform, CBAM, Article 6, and CORSIA for a compliance and finance heavy audience.

Who's thereCompliance market and finance heavy, mixed with VCM and project developers. A past-attendee list naming BP, Shell, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America could not be verified on current live pages. Confirmed 2026 speakers include the European Commission, IETA, the Polish climate ministry, and Vitol.

TicketsCurrent payable price is unconfirmed. Registration extraction contains multiple tiers, but active eligibility, currency and tax treatment were not established. Check the organizer before budgeting.

Access & notesLimited complimentary passes target medium/large voluntary-credit buyers or prospective buyers; energy, finance and consulting companies are excluded. Networking hub and workshops advertised. Current ticket tiers, expiry dates, currency and tax treatment are unconfirmed. Ask the organizer for a payable quote and whether curated introductions are available.

Source check 2026-09-14; see linked source scope. Original record 2026-08-19. Confirm current availability with the organizer.

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Tickets: Current payable price is unconfirmed. Registration extraction contains multiple tiers, but active eligibility, currency and tax treatment were not established. Check the organizer before budgeting.

Who's there: Compliance market and finance heavy, mixed with VCM and project developers. A past-attendee list naming BP, Shell, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America could not be verified on current live pages. Confirmed 2026 speakers include the European Commission, IETA, the Polish climate ministry, and Vitol.

Room: Over 600 attendees in 2025 (organizer claim, unaudited). The homepage's '1,500+' figure covers the wider event portfolio, not this edition.

Go if You sell to compliance-adjacent buyers or ESG and advisory services into finance and energy, want policy intelligence, or can stack other London meetings that week.

Skip if You need a narrowly targeted voluntary-credit buyer audience. Confirm the current networking format and relevant buyer participation before relying on introductions.

Worth knowing: Limited complimentary passes target medium/large voluntary-credit buyers or prospective buyers; energy, finance and consulting companies are excluded. Networking hub and workshops advertised. Current ticket tiers, expiry dates, currency and tax treatment are unconfirmed. Ask the organizer for a payable quote and whether curated introductions are available.

Carbon markets · ESG software & consulting

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Dec 2026

Dec

1–2

S&P Global Carbon Markets Conference 2026

Tickets

$1,500+

Paris, France · Europe · Dec 1-2, 2026

The self-billed premier post-COP gathering for carbon markets, back in Paris after several Barcelona editions, covering compliance market trends, CBAM/EU ETS, VCM dynamics, and Article 6/PACM/CORSIA operationalization.

Who's therePolicymakers, corporates, project developers, financiers and traders. Registration includes a networking app with delegate lists and meeting requests. Current buyer proportions and curated matching have not been established.

TicketsUSD, excluding local taxes/VAT. Conference / combined training / training only: by September 25, 1599 / 2994 / 1395; by October 30, 1799 / 3394 / 1595; by November 27, 1999 / 3798 / 1799.

Optional datesNovember 30: optional training; welcome reception includes conference and training delegates.

Access & notesNovember 30 welcome reception includes conference and training delegates. Registration includes networking app with delegate list, meeting setup and chat; this is not curated matching. No current attendee census or guaranteed buyer meetings established.

Source check 2026-09-14; see linked source scope. Original record 2026-08-19. Confirm current availability with the organizer.

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Tickets: USD, excluding local taxes/VAT. Conference / combined training / training only: by September 25, 1599 / 2994 / 1395; by October 30, 1799 / 3394 / 1595; by November 27, 1999 / 3798 / 1799.

Who's there: Policymakers, corporates, project developers, financiers and traders. Registration includes a networking app with delegate lists and meeting requests. Current buyer proportions and curated matching have not been established.

Room: No official per-edition count. A third-party count (Net Zero Compare) reported over 200 for 2025. S&P's '400+ attendees from 40+ countries' is a cumulative across-years figure, not a single-edition count.

Go if You want post-COP policy sensemaking with policymakers, financiers, and developers while Article 6 and CBAM decisions are days old, especially if you can pair the trip with the IETA workshop.

Skip if Your decision requires a verified concentration of corporate buyers or guaranteed meetings; neither is established by the available evidence.

Worth knowing: November 30 welcome reception includes conference and training delegates. Registration includes networking app with delegate list, meeting setup and chat; this is not curated matching. No current attendee census or guaranteed buyer meetings established.

Carbon markets

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Dec

1–3

DeCarbon Tokyo 2026

Tickets

$500-1,500

Tokyo, Japan · APAC · Dec 1-3, 2026

The APAC entry for carbon and CDR, at the Tokyo Marriott, covering Japan's GX-ETS and drawing trading houses, shippers, and removals technology companies.

Who's thereJapan and APAC compliance and CDR crowd: METI, GX-ETS players, trading houses (Mitsubishi, Sumitomo), shippers (MOL, NYK procurement speakers in 2025), and CDR technology firms (Climeworks). Day 2 includes a complimentary Corporate Buyers Primer Forum on credit and removal procurement, restricted to qualified Japanese corporate buyers, speakers, and partners.

TicketsThrough September 30: USD 1,195 three-day bundle; USD 995 group of 3+; USD 995 single REDUCE or REMOVE track. Local-company bundle USD 995 or single track USD 695 until November 2, by contact. Tax treatment unstated.

Access & notesDecember 2 closed primer is for Japanese corporate buyers, forum speakers and partners. Programme separately lists a shared lunch with main-conference participants. Group discount requires same-company joint registration/invoice. Buyer guest-pass approval and individual access remain conditional. Shared lunch does not guarantee meetings. Registration also displays 1795 bundle and 1395 single-track reference amounts; avoid asserting future active rates without recheck.

Source check 2026-09-14; see linked source scope. Original record 2026-08-19. Confirm current availability with the organizer.

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Tickets: Through September 30: USD 1,195 three-day bundle; USD 995 group of 3+; USD 995 single REDUCE or REMOVE track. Local-company bundle USD 995 or single track USD 695 until November 2, by contact. Tax treatment unstated.

Who's there: Japan and APAC compliance and CDR crowd: METI, GX-ETS players, trading houses (Mitsubishi, Sumitomo), shippers (MOL, NYK procurement speakers in 2025), and CDR technology firms (Climeworks). Day 2 includes a complimentary Corporate Buyers Primer Forum on credit and removal procurement, restricted to qualified Japanese corporate buyers, speakers, and partners.

Room: 350+ senior decision-makers, organizer target for 2026. No independent count exists for any edition.

Go if You sell to Japanese or APAC corporate buyers or GX-ETS-adjacent industries and can qualify the relevant conference sessions and networking opportunities.

Skip if Your buyers are outside APAC, or your participation depends on admission to the restricted Japanese corporate buyers primer.

Worth knowing: December 2 closed primer is for Japanese corporate buyers, forum speakers and partners. Programme separately lists a shared lunch with main-conference participants. Group discount requires same-company joint registration/invoice. Buyer guest-pass approval and individual access remain conditional. Shared lunch does not guarantee meetings. Registration also displays 1795 bundle and 1395 single-track reference amounts; avoid asserting future active rates without recheck.

Carbon markets · Carbon removal

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