Carbon Expo 2014

"It is clear that next year, every country will escalate its policy process to produce a contribution to the global climate agenda. That means business needs to prepare for more action, more clean technology deployment and more innovative finance," says Dirk Forrister, President and CEO of IETA. "Carbon Expo brings the key players from business, government and finance together to explore how carbon markets and climate finance will rise to meet these new challenges."

Entering its second decade, this 11th edition of CARBON EXPO will offer  insights about the future of business and climate change. New topics will cover Voluntary Markets, Sustainability and Green Energy – and the impacts and opportunities available to energy companies, the consumer good industries, energy-intensive industries and service providers.

“Carbon Expo is the global platform to explore the detailed development of carbon markets and ways to minimize the carbon footprint of businesses worldwide,” underlines Dr Christian Glasmacher, Senior Vice president Koelnmesse GmbH. “It is the place to talk about concrete projects, sustainable supply chain management and corporate social responsibility.”

The 3-day-conference presents high-profile experts from around the world.  It offers attendees the possibility to understand new market and policy trends and to explore innovative financial strategies.

"The World Bank has co-hosted the Carbon Expo since its inception. In these ten years, carbon markets were created - they grew, and then they registered declines.  But the Expo is still the world’s premier event on carbon and climate finance and is able to attract market participants in sizeable numbers,” says Neeraj Prasad, Manager of the WBI Climate Change Practice.  “The   conference in Cologne will reflect the evolving landscape, including the challenges of private financing, of globally networked but discrete market initiatives that look beyond offsets to other instruments, the emerging technological advances, and the policy and regulatory requirements that must underpin our efforts.”

Parallel to the conference, CARBON EXPO hosts a multi-sectoral trade fair that offers business development and matchmaking opportunities. Companies from the finance and energy sectors, auditors, governmental organizations and project developers present solutions, cooperation opportunities and innovations. Business opportunities in countries which are developing market-based approaches– including China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Mexico and Brazil – may present themselves.

THE LARGEST PRIVATE PUBLIC CLIMATE CHANGE PLATFORM FOR DEBATE AND ACTION

CARBON EXPO 2014 Conference Program will be the Global Crossroad for Climate Policy Development, with markets emerging around the world, opening new opportunities for businesses, governments and financial institutions to lead the transition to clean energy. Over this 3 days program, learn from the world’s leading experts on sustainability, energy and finance, meet business, finance and government leaders and drive new policies, projects and funds with the public and private sectors. Sessions will offer you the possibility to explore and understand every new market, get on top of every new policy trend around the world and get involved in innovative financial strategies.

FEATURING OVER 220 SPEAKERS IN 9 HIGH LEVEL PLENARIES, 27 IN-DEPTH WORKSHOPS, DIVIDED INTO 3 STREAMS*

• POLICY STREAM
• CLIMATE FINANCE STREAM
• CLEAN ENERGY STREAM

A snap shot of what we have in store for you:

• Linking Cap & Trade schemes
• State of Voluntary Carbon Market
• Aviation - What`s Next for ICAO?
• Financing REDD+ Short-med-long Term Conditions for Leveraging Public/Private Funds
• Green Climate Fund - Outlook for 2014 & Private Sector Engagement
• EU-ETS Reform: Stock-taking on the Different Proposals to Reform the Scheme in Light of the Broader Discussions on Setting a 2030 Climate and Energy Package
• Emissions Trading in China: What to Expect Between now and 2020?
• The Oil & Gas Industry – Finding Effective Solutions
• Competitiveness, Carbon Leakage & Energy Prices
• Energy Pricing: Fossil fuel subsidies
• Pre-2020 Policies and Technologies for the Energy Sector
• The Roles of Innovation, Investment and Finance in Mitigation and Adaptation
• National and Sub-National Collaboration on Climate Change
• Building Sustainable Cities

Carbon Markets have proven to be a fundamental tool to expediently spur economy-wide abatement activities and steer finance towards low carbon technologies. Nevertheless, a combination of market based approaches with additional policies and measures are needed to meet global climate aspiration. CARBON EXPO is the global platform to explore the detailed development of carbon markets worldwide and interrelated policies and measures that will shape the international climate regime of the future. Equip yourself with crucial information on the challenges and opportunities in the global Carbon Market.

The global location for business transactions on the carbon market