The Asia Climate Summit (ACS 2024) #ACS2024 is the leading gathering of carbon market practitioners, experts, and governments from across the Asia Pacific. Co-organized by IETA, in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP). ACS 2024 is an in-person event taking place 22-24 of October at the Andaz Delhi, bringing together over 700 delegates from across the APAC region and internationally.

The Summit offers a unique opportunity to gain insights on regulatory developments and enhance your carbon market expertise, foster meaningful business connections, and “what to watch” through COP29 Baku and beyond. ACS addresses how to best drive corporate decarbonisation strategies and gather market intelligence on the evolving carbon pricing landscape and latest market trends around the world. The program focuses on the next steps for climate action in Asia and internationally, collaboratively moving the needle on delivering climate action and transition finance at scale.

DAILY SNAPSHOT

22 October – DAY 1: ‘India Day’ Plenaries, Open Side Events, Closed Meetings & ACS Welcome Reception

23 October – DAY 2: Plenaries, Breakouts, Open Side Events & IETA Nightcap Party

24 October – DAY 3v Plenaries, Breakouts, Open Side Events

WHY ATTEND

• Keep up with carbon markets policy development
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of current and forecast carbon market drivers
• Get a full picture of transition to a net-zero economy, both on the ground and through policy
• Understand the pricing evolution, risk profile, and investment opportunities across the compliance and voluntary carbon markets
• Engage your peers and build new connections across business, government, and civil society
• Get provoked and inspired by new ideas and opportunities

BE VISIBLE

We are delighted to offer a limited number of Partner Sponsor Packages, allocated on a first come first served basis. These provide:

• Branding and visibility opportunities
• Private meeting room access
• Individual display counters located at the heart of ACS in the ‘Carbon Market Lounge’
• Possibility to host your own side event session

Full package details available HERE.

MORE INFORMATION

Interested in speaking opportunities, hosting your own side event session or closed meeting, partner sponsor visibility, contact Lisa Spafford, spafford@ieta.org

Attend as a delegate, register here

For media, contact Badr Maallem, maallem@ieta.org 

Summit Venue: Andaz Delhi, Aerocity, New Delhi. (Gate No. 1, Asset No. 1, Hospitality District Delhi, Street Number 1, Aerocity, Mahipalpur – New Delhi 110037, India).

8:30-10:00

Registration & Welcome Tea & Coffee

9:00-13:00

Invite Only – World Bank & Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI) Workshop: Creating an Enabling Environment for Enhanced Participation in International Carbon Markets

9:00-16:00

Closed Door – International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) & Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) & Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Carbon Market Dialogue 

10:00-11:30

Inaugural Addresses & Plenary 1 – Building a Unified Climate Action Narrative 

11:30-11:40

Session Transition

11:30-13:00

Invite Only – Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) & IETA Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM) Workshop

11:40-12:40

Plenary 2 – Leaders’ Talk on Leveraging the Carbon Markets in India: Strategies for Sustainable Growth and Climate Action through Advanced Technologies, Climate Finance & Demand Creation

12:30-14:00

Welcome Lunch

13:30-15:00

Invite Only – Asia Climate Summit Interactive Media Workshop on Carbon Markets in Asia   

13:40-14:40

Climate Risk for Financial Institutions & Banks Towards Low Carbon Technologies

14:30-15:00

Tea & Coffee Break  

14:30-16:00

Invite Only – Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), India & World Bank Roundtable Discussion: Designing a Market Stability Reserve for the Indian Carbon Market  

15:00-16:00

Plenary 4 – Business for Land (B4L) in Combating Climate Risks  

16:00-16:10

Session Transition      

18:30-20:00

Side Event 6 Organised by GIZ & BMWK – Opportunities for the Use of International Carbon Markets by India   

17:30-18:30

Side Event 5 Organised by Grow Indigo – The Importance of Carbon Credit Integrity in Agricultural Programs

17:30-18:30

Side Event 4 Organised by Verra – Recent Updates to the VCS Standard and Key Methodologies, and Eligibility of the VCS Program for Compliance Markets

17:15-17:30

Session Transition      

16:15-17:15

Side Event 3 Organised by cKinetics – Comparison of Global Schemes and Relevance to India’s Upcoming Carbon Credit Trading Scheme  

16:15-17:15

Side Event 2 Organised by EKI Energy – Investment Opportunities in Voluntary and Compliance Carbon Markets 

16:10-17:25

Side Event 1 Organised by UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre MENA and South Asia – Masterclass on Article 6 

18:30-20:00

Asia Climate Summit Welcome Reception Opened to all Summit Delegates.    

8:30-9:00

Registration & Welcome Tea & Coffee

9:00-9:30

Opening & Ministerial Addresses: Carbon Markets Driving Collective Climate Action

9:30-9:45

Session Transition

9:45-11:00

Plenary 5 – State of Play of Carbon Markets in Asia Roundtable

11:00-11:30

Tea & Coffee Break

11:00-13:00

Closed Door – cKinetics Roundtable on Attracting Global Climate Finance to Indian Corporates

11:30-12:30

Breakout 1 – Reaching Net-Zero: The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDR) 

11:30-12:30

Breakout 2 – What the Private Sector Wants from Article 6: A Preview of the Article 6 Business Pulse Survey

12:30-13:30

Networking Lunch

13:30-14:30

Side Event 7 Organised by Renew – The Carbon Project Developer‘s Perspective: Barriers and Opportunities for Scaling-Up the Supply of High Quality Offsets

13:30-14:30

Side Event 8 Organised by The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA) – Delivering Impact for Local Communities and Smallholders through High-Integrity Markets 

13:30-14:30

Side Event 9 Organised by S&P Global Commodity Insights – Building Resilient Registries: Safeguarding National Data and Integrating with Global Carbon Markets

14:30-14:45

Session Transition

14:45-15:45

Breakout 3 – What Role for the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) in Decarbonizing the Asia Pacific Region?

14:15-15:15

Breakout 4 – Emissions Trading Systems in the Asia-Pacific Region: Good Practices and Challenges

15:45-16:15

Tea & Coffee Break 

16:15-17:15

Plenary 6 – From Voluntary to Mandatory: The Use of Independent Crediting Programmes in Compliance Schemes 

17:15-17:30

Session Transition

17:30-18:30

Plenary 7 – Shaping the Energy Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation in Asia

20:30-23:30

IETA 25^th Anniversary Nightcap Party
Separate paid ticket required for entrance, to be purchased online.

8:30-10:00

Registration & Welcome Tea & Coffee

9:00–10:00

Side Event 10 Organised Carbon Market Mechanisms Working Group (CMM WG) & Perspectives – Accelerating Energy Sector Transformation Through International Carbon Markets

10:00-11:00

Plenary 8 – Driving the Green Transition Through High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM) across Asia Pacific

11:00-11:30

Tea & Coffee Break

11:30-12:30

Breakout 5 – The Impact of EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on Asia 

11:30-12:30

Breakout 6 – Financing Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) and REDD+ in Southeast Asia

12:30-13:30

Networking Lunch

13:30–14:30

Side Event 11 Organised by ACX – National Environmental Exchanges in Emerging Markets: ACX’s Approach 

13:30–14:30

Side Event 12 Organised by YC Holdings – Holding Mitigating CBAM and ESG Risk: Impacts and Solutions for SMEs 

14:30-14:40

Session Transition

14:40-15:30

Breakout 7 – Potential of Digital Infrastructure: Creating Liquid and Transparent Markets

14:40-15:30

Breakout 8 – Japan and the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM): Fostering Linkages Across Asia-Pacific and Beyond

15:30-16:00

Tea & Coffee Break 

16:00-17:00

Plenary 9 – Financing Net-Zero: Mobilizing the Private Sector in Delivering the New Finance Goal

17:00-17:15

High-level Closing Addresses

The ASIA Climate Summit brings together business leaders from energy, industry and transport, investors, traders, analysts, lawyers and project developers, along with legislators and government representatives. Media and news agents, as well as academia will also be present.

It offers valuable opportunities to interact with a variety of experts on how climate change is affecting their businesses, what the major challenges are and what solutions should be implemented. Discuss, debate and network with climate leaders from across the continent.