Event

18/09/2024

NORTH AMERICA CLIMATE SUMMIT (NACS)

Location: Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, NYC, USA

Climate Week is a great opportunity to connect, reflect, and plan. At CAD Trust, we are using the opportunity to engage with our broader community across various forums and to strengthen our core partnerships and stakeholder relationships.

CAD Trust will participate in the following public events:

  • IETA’s North America Climate Summit (24-26 September)
  • Accelerating Climate Action: Delivering High-Integrity Carbon Markets event by the ICVCM, VCMI, and GCMU (25 September)

At NACS, CAD Trust will moderate the Digital Breakout session co-hosted with IETA’s Digital Working Group to explore how digital tools and data harmonisation initiatives can help build trust in the market. See event details below:

Breakout 4 – Carbon Code: Navigating the Digital Landscape of Carbon Markets

DATE: 25 September | Time: 15:45-16:45 (local time)

Location: Breakout Room – Riverside Ballroom

Session Summary: This session will highlight the need for a digital transformation in carbon markets. It will explore how we transition from the current market arrangements to a more sophisticated, efficient and digitized future. The session will discuss how we can help restore trust in the market by improving issues such as environmental integrity, price transparency, data harmonization and accessibility. It will also highlight initiatives that are currently underway and working to tackle some of these issues.

ModeratorIeva Steponaviciute, Director for Strategy and Outreach, CAD Trust

Speakers:

  • Kelly Rytel, Client Success Lead, Pachama
  • Kelly Parker, Director of Projects, CarbonAi
  • Kristen Gorguinpour, Vice President, Programs, Climate Action Reserve
  • Shona Crawford-Smith, Product and Data Partnership Lead, Sylvera
  • William Barrett, Vice President, Product Development, 1PointFive

Full NACS program is available here.

Please reach out to Ieva if you would like to connect during the week.