Building Regional Cooperation and Real Demand: The New Generation of Interoperable Carbon Markets

As countries move from carbon market design to implementation, Article 6, regional initiatives and the Open Coalition’s new workplan are creating opportunities to align markets, strengthen policy-driven demand and mobilize investment ahead of COP31. This panel will convene policymakers, investors and market actors to clarify what cooperation requires in practice and elevate EDF’s role as a trusted convener shaping high-integrity carbon market cooperation. Speakers: Angela Churie Kallhauge, Executive Vice President, Impact, Environmental Defense Fund (moderator) Annette Nazareth, Chair, Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market Jamie Fergusson, Director of Climate, World Bank Group Janet Peace, Head of Advisory and Policy, Anew Climate Additional speakers to be announced