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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