Join us during Climate Action Week. We will delve into the climate science, underscoring the atmosphere as a scarce resource, whilst decoding the economic strategies pivotal to incentivising investment in decarbonising energy systems and nature-based solutions - the world’s largest carbon sink.

Then, through a series of case studies, we will present practical, action-led sessions designed to demystify carbon markets for those less familiar. Through simple, short, and interactive sessions, we aim to enrich understanding and facilitate engagement with this complex system, empowering every participant to become an informed agent of change to help deliver net zero and safeguard our planet’s future.

The event will be held at Make UK, Broadway House, Tothill Street, London (with the option to also join online) and will include a networking lunch.

Agenda:

9-9:45am – Registration

9:45am -1:30pm – Panels

1:30pm – 3pm – Lunch & Networking

Panels will include

Keynote - The science of net zero: is the global carbon balance the ultimate scarce resource?

Our Keynote will discuss the history of the University of Exeter-led Global Carbon Budget Project, a groundbreaking study in climate science that maps the carbon cycle.

By considering both emissions and natural processes (such as carbon uptake from forest and oceans) the project offers an in-depth examination of human influence on the global carbon balance

The science of net zero: Carbonomics

In 1976 George Box said, “All models are wrong, some are useful”. This Carbonomics panel will bridge the physical and financial and will ask the questions:

whether our current economic model which is (largely) built on the assumption that the atmosphere is an infinite resource] is a contributor to climate risk and,

is there a more useful economic model to help companies to deliver on their Net Zero pathways and to balance the ultimate scarce resource

Launch of WBCSD Carbon Credit Portfolio construction guide

The Natural Climate Solutions Alliance (NCSA), from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has been established to mobilize demand for high-quality nature-based solutions.

Join NCSA and Bain to hear about the launch of the WBCSD Carbon Credit Portfolio Construction guide (for Tech & Nature).

Case study: Emission reductions from the biosphere

According to the United Nations Environment Program, deforestation contributes to 11% of global carbon emissions caused by human activity and forests and woodlands absorb 30% of emissions from industry and fossil fuels.

This case study will serve as a practical guide for buyers of nature-based carbon credits.

Hear from Permian Global, one of the world’s leading conservation businesses, together with independent service providers from the insurance, ratings & digital MRV sectors on how to reduce risk when buying carbon credits, catalysing the price signals to incentivise investment in the conservation of nature together with putting a price on pollution.

Case study: Emission reduction from geosphere (without storage)

2.3 billion people still cook over open fires and basic stoves. Last year, the International Energy Association and the African Development Bank published a report on Clean Cooking Access for All, and in May 2024, held a high-level summit on Clean Cooking at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

This case study will be a practical guide for buyers of clean cooking carbon credits.

Hear from UpEnergy, a leading clean cooking developer in Africa, together with independent service providers from the Insurance and Ratings sectors on how to reduce risk when buying carbon credits, catalysing the price signals to raise the finance required to help solve for energy poverty, address 3.7 million premature deaths per annum, save 461 million hours per annum of productivity for women and educating children, and put a price on pollution to reduce 1.5 billion tonnes of emissions annually.

Case study: A look through the lens of buyers and investors

Over 75% of emissions are not directly priced and those that do pay for pollution are (mostly) mandated to do so by Governments. In the absence of Governments, polluters can choose to buy carbon credits, incentivising the production of carbon reductions and removals - directly helping to conserve the global carbon balance - whilst paying for pollution and providing the economic incentive to deploy lower cost abatement opportunities.

Learn from existing buyers and investors about how to navigate the carbon credit market

Case study: Improving transparency in carbon markets

Transparency is often cited as a point of friction stifling the development of carbon markets.

Hear from ICE, a leading global provider of technology and data, where $1 trillion of energy and carbon price risk is managed, providing the foundation for a $57 trillion transparent market; and Marex, a diversified global financial services provider, on how to access carbon credit meta data and public carbon price signals to help risk manage and allocate capital efficiently to deliver net zero pathways and conserve the global carbon balance.

We look forward to welcoming you to what we are sure will be a highly informative event to round off Climate week.

This event is aimed at UK-based manufacturing organisations. The event organisers and host retain the discretion to refuse attendance to delegates who are not part of this pool or who represent competing organisations.

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