VCMI at COP28
The VCMI team is looking forward to attending COP28 in Dubai, where we will be hosting and speaking at various events and panel discussions.
The focus of our conversations will be driving integrity in voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) and working to accelerate global net-zero goals in line with the Paris Agreement.
Closely following the release of additional guidance to the Claims Code of Practice, our team will be on the ground to share insight on making the first VCMI Claims. Our flagship event in partnership with We Mean Business Coalition, “Mobilizing corporate climate action through high-integrity voluntary carbon markets,” on the 4th December will showcase corporate climate leadership on behalf of companies pioneering high-integrity action in the VCM. Attendees can register here. Please note that registration does not guarantee entry; we suggest arriving early to secure a spot.
VCMI will be participating in the following events:
30th November
14:30-21:00
Anantara World Islands Resort
Singapore Climate Leaders Assembly
Hosted by Singapore Government | Mark Kenber speaking
1st December
8:00-9:30
Blue Zone IETA Business Hub
Delivering high-integrity in 2024: An update from the VCM standard
Hosted by VCMI & ICVCM | Mark Kenber speaking
1st December
18:30-21:30
Goals House
TIME 100 Impact Dinner
Hosted by TIME 100
2nd December
9:30-10:15
Singapore Pavilion
Saving Mother Nature: Opportunities and limitations of nature-based solutions
Hosted by GenZero | Mark Kenber speaking
2nd December
9:30-11:00
West Africa Pavilion
Establishment of West African Carbon Market: Issues and Perspectives
Hosted by ECOWAS
2nd December
14:30-15:30
Business Pavilion
High-Level Principal Roundtable on Corporate Performance and Accountability
Hosted by WBCSD | Mark Kenber panelist
3rd December
9:00-10:00
SDG7 Global South Pavilion, Blue Zone
Building the foundations of Africa’s Carbon Markets with Integrity
Hosted by ACMI, GEAPP, SE4ALL, Rockefeller Foundation, ECA, UN Climate Change High-Level Champions | Tariye Gbadegesin panelist
3rd December
12:00-13:30
Blue Zone
Roundtable on Carbon Credits (VCM)
Hosted by Aon Climate
3rd December
16:00-16:45
Blue Zone Opportunity Petal – Stage 4
Accelerating high integrity voluntary and regulated carbon markets: The role of government
Co-Hosted by VCMI | Rachel Kyte speaking
3rd December
16:45-17:45
Malaysia Pavilion
Financing for Climate, Community & Biodiversity: Unleashing the Potential of Voluntary Carbon Market in ASEAN
Hosted by CIMB | Mark Kenber speaking
3rd December
17:00-18:15
Water Pavilion
Unlocking Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) Investment in Resilient Water Systems: A High-Impact Dialogue
Hosted by Resilient Water Accelerator in collaboration with the WaterAid, VCMI, Gold Standard, and Sustainable Markets Initiative | Lydia Sheldrake speaking
3rd December
18:00-20:00
TBC
Are Transition Credits the answer to early coal decommissioning?
Hosted by Standard Chartered & Climate Impact X
4th December
10:00-11:00
Green Zone
Restoring confidence in voluntary carbon markets
Hosted by COP28 & GFANZ | Rachel Kyte speaking
4th December
11:30-12:30
Spain Pavilion
Call to action for Paris-aligned Carbon Markets
Hosted by Patch | Lydia Sheldrake, Panellist
4th December
12:00-13:15
IETA Business Hub
Carbon Markets: Digital Infrastructure for Integrity
Hosted by Patch | Mark Kenber, Panellist
4th December
16:30-17:30
Blue Zone
Unlocking high-integrity carbon markets
Hosted by COP28 | Tariye Gbadegesin speaking
4th December
16:45-17:45
Blue Zone WMB Pavilion TA3 – Pavilion 240, Level 1
Mobilizing corporate climate action through high-integrity voluntary carbon markets
Hosted by VCMI & WMBC | Rachel Kyte, Mark Kenber speaking
This flagship event will showcase climate leadership by companies who are pioneering action in a new era of high-integrity voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) to help keep 1.5 alive. Attendees can register here. This event is also available to stream online through this link.
Registration does not guarantee entry. Please arrive early for the best chance of securing a spot.
4th December
18:00
Blue Zone WMB Pavilion TA3 – Pavilion 240, Level 1
Drinks reception
Hosted by VCMI & WMBC
5th December
10:00-11:00
Goals House at Concrete
Accelerating Implementation of high-integrity voluntary carbon markets
Hosted by VCMI, ICVCM & Patch | Mark Kenber speaking
5th December
10:00-11:30
Energy Transition Hub
The Role of Voluntary Carbon Markets in Meeting Net-Zero Emissions Targets
Hosted by Financial Times | Rachel Kyte speaking
5th December
15:00-16:00
ICC Pavilion
What does a new chapter for the VCM, grounded in high integrity mean for business?
Hosted by ICVCM | Mark Kenber speaking
5th December
17:30-21:00
TBC
Thematical Exchange on Mitigation Contribution and the Contribution Claim Model
Hosted by Foundation Development and Climate Alliance / Wuppertal Institute
5th December
18:30-19:30
IETA Hub
Economist Roundtable: Generating Energy Security
Hosted by Climate Investment | Mark Kenber speaking
6th December
8:30-10:30
TBC
Economist Roundtable: Generating Energy Security
Hosted by Economist | Rachel Kyte speaking
6th December
11:00-12:30
Region of Solutions: Latin America and the Caribbean’ Pavilion, Blue Zone, Opportunity Petal
CAF ICVCM VCMI IIF – Guía para policymakers sobre mercados de carbono
Hosted by CAF | Ana Carolina Szklo speaking
8th December
11:00-12:30
TBC
IICA Latam Ag Ministerial Roundtable
Hosted by IICA | Mark Kenber speaking
8th December
14:00-18:00
Palace Downtown
Legal Perspectives on Sustainable Finance: Navigating Offsets, Transition Planning, and Implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement
Hosted by International Bar Association (IBA), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Law Society of England and Wales (TLS), and the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB | Ana Carolina Szklo speaking
8th December
15:00
Brazilian Pavilion
Integrity and Quality in the Carbon Market
Hosted by Carbonnext | Ana Carolina Szklo speaking
9th December
10:30-12:00
EU Pavilion
Africa-Europe High-Level Policymaker Meeting on Carbon Markets
Hosted by Africa and Europe Foundation | Tariye Gbadegesin speaking
9th December
14:00-15:00
IETA Business Hub
What is end-to-end integrity in the voluntary carbon market?
Hosted by IETA | Mark Kenber, Panellist
9th December
17:00
Sustainable Agriculture for the Americas Pavilion
Leveraging high-integrity voluntary carbon markets in support of climate action and resilience in LAC food production systems
Hosted by VCMI & IICA | Mark Kenber speaking
9th December
16:30-18:00
TBC
High Level Event on Forests – Delivering on Glasgow: Halting and reversing forest loss by 2030
Hosted by COP Presidency x Forest & Climate Leaders
9th December
16:00-18:00
IDFC Pavilion
How can Public Development Banks contribute to fair carbon markets?
Hosted by Agence française de développement (AFD) | Sohyeon Park, Speaker
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