CAD Trust at Climate Week NYC 2025

CAD Trust is attending Climate Week NYC from 21 – 25 September 2025!

Climate Week NYC is one of the biggest global moments for climate action, uniting leaders across policy, business, and civil society to drive ambition and collaboration. We’re excited to contribute to the conversation on market infrastructure and transparency in carbon markets.

Representing CAD Trust at New York:

• Federico Di Credico – Interim CEO
• Ieva Steponaviciute – Director, Strategy & Outreach

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Ten Years on From Paris: Does the UN Climate Regime Need Reform?

• 22 September 2025, Monday 14:00 – 15:00
• Organiser: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

A 2030 Vision for the UNFCCC Climate Action Agenda

• 22 September 2025, Monday 16:30 – 18:00
• Organiser: C2ES

VCM+ Coalition NYCW Launch Event

• Tuesday 23 September, 16:00 – 18:30

Climate Week NYC offers both virtual and in-person sessions. View the event calendar here.

CAD Trust at North America Climate Summit 2025

Venue: Convene 360 Madison Avenue, Midtown East, New York

North America Climate Summit (NACS) is the premier gathering of carbon market, energy, and climate finance practitioners across North America and beyond. Taking place 23-25 September 2025 at Convene 360 Madison, NACS is an official affiliated UNGA and NYC Climate Week event.

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Plenary 2 – Market Infrastructure to Scale Carbon Credit Markets

24 September 2025, Wednesday 10:30 – 11:30

This high-level session will look at the enabling market infrastructure factors to scale the market and unlock climate finance.

Opening Address: Annette Nazareth, Chair – ICVCM

Moderator: Rostin Behnam, Distinguished Fellow – Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy, Georgetown University

Speakers:

• Unathi Kamlana, Commissioner – Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), South Africa
• Valerie Hickey, Global Director for Climate Change – World Bank
• Federico Di Credico, Interim CEO – CAD Trust
• Paula Vanlaningham, Director, Carbon Research – LSEG Data & Analytics
• Mike Zehetmayr, Partner – EY

Breakout 8 – Toward Data Standardization & Interoperability: Landscape and Outlook

25 September 2025, Thursday 14:40 – 15:30

Increasing data standardization and interoperability in digital infrastructure was emphasized by the World Bank and IETA as key building blocks to scale carbon markets in 2025. Several key initiatives have been addressing complementary parts of the puzzle, led by the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, the Carbon Data Open Protocol, the CAD Trust, and major independent crediting programs. Work is also ongoing at the ICVCM and ISO. This panel gathers representatives of key efforts to assess and clarify the state of affairs and discuss next steps.

Moderator: Ieva Steponaviciute, Director, Strategy & Outreach – Climate Action Data Trust

Speakers:

• Alice Carr, Managing Director – Climate Data Steering Committee (CDSC)
• Chris Canavan, CEO – Global Carbon Market Utility (GCMU) (CDOP co-chair)
• Mikela Waldman, Senior Manager, Market Engagement – ICVCM
• Shao Hua Ng, Senior Manager, Global Partnerships – National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), Singapore

NACS 2025 is an in-person event. Event Programme is available here

Get in touch with the CAD Trust team at contact@climateactiondata.org