Conferences

Argus Europe Carbon Conference

Nice, France
11-13 May 2026
17:00 - 19:00

Welcome drinks reception

08:00 - 08:50

Registrations and welcome refreshments

08:50 - 08:55

Conference welcome

08:55 - 09.00

Chairperson's opening remarks

Justin Colley

Manager - Electricity and Environmental Markets • GenFuels
Argus
09:00 - 09:30

Emissions markets, competitiveness and Europe’s industrial strategy

  • Alignment of emissions markets with Europe’s industrial strategy and 2040 climate objective
  • Carbon pricing as an industrial policy tool shaping investment and decarbonisation pathways
  • Distributional impacts across sectors, regions and member states
    Free allocation phase-out, CBAM and the evolving balance between competitiveness and decarbonisation
  • Structural trade-offs between climate ambition, industrial resilience and global competitiveness
 

Speakers Include:

Graham Weale

Professor for Energy Economics
Ruhr University Bochum
09.30 - 09:55

PRESENTATION - European emissions market update: Prices, supply & demand and policy signals

  • EU ETS Review in 2026
  • Revised EU ETS benchmarks for 2026-2030
  • EU vs UK ETS fundamentals
  • Political noise and policy uncertainty being priced into market today
  • Price drivers in the coming years

Victoria Hatherick

Editor, Argus
09:55 - 10:40

PANEL DISCUSSION – EU ETS, UK ETS and ETS 2: Alignment, expansion and market implications Latest developments on EU-UK ETS linkage

  • Latest developments on EU-UK ETS linkage and design compatibility 
  • The role of CBAM and 2040 climate targets in shaping alignment 
  • Key structural features of ETS 2 and how it differs from the existing EU ETS 
  • Carbon pricing exposure for transport and buildings under ETS 2 
  • Implications for industrial competitiveness, consumers and political acceptance 
10:40 - 11:10

Networking coffee break

11:10 - 11:30

SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION by Rina

Spotlight presentation by RINA on CBAM, exploring practical implementation challenges and verification readiness as the mechanism moves towards full enforcement.

Emanuele Castagno

Executive Vice President
RINA

Mahsa Kheradmand

CBAM Scheme Manager
RINA
11.30 - 12:10

ANALYST PANEL - European emissions market price outlooks analyst panel

  • Short-term and long-term EUA price outlook and key near-term catalysts
  • Medium- to long-term supply and demand assumptions
  • Divergence in analyst price forecasts and underlying drivers
  • Impact of policy direction on long-term price expectations

Gabrielle Kinder

Carbon Research Lead
LSEG

Emma Coker

European Environmental Markets Lead
BloombergNEF

Riham Wahba

Senior Market Analyst
Vertis Environmental Finance

Victoria Hatherick

Editor, Argus
12:10 - 12:25

SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION – Türkiye ETS x CBAM

Practical update on Turkish ETS progress and governance, MRV/data readiness, sequencing and the implications of CBAM for exporters and EU buyers.

Speakers Include:

Mustafa Aydin

VP – Environmental & Minerals Markets
Energy Exchange İstanbul (EPİAŞ)
12:25 - 12:45

FIRESIDE CHAT – Biomethane and the EU ETS: Navigating the overlap

  • Interaction between biomethane markets and the EU ETS: regulatory overlap, accounting questions and implications for producers and buyers 
  • Role of biomethane in European decarbonisation strategies and how carbon pricing may influence market development 

Justin Colley

Manager - Electricity and Environmental Markets • GenFuels
Argus

Nils Holta

Net Zero Advisor, Ecohz
12:50 - 14:00

Networking lunch

13:45 - 14:25

CBAM and Carbon Pricing: Certificates, Supply and Market Expectations

  • Impact on EUA pricing and hedging behaviour
  • Impact on affected sectors, the Article 27a debate
  • CBAM outstanding matters
  • Loopholes and proposed solutions

Erisa Senerdem

Global Lead- Carbon
Argus
14:20 - 14:40

SPOTLIGHT on CBAM by SGS

A focused look at the practical challenges of CBAM implementation, with particular emphasis on MRV frameworks and data integrity. This session will explore how companies are approaching emissions reporting, verification requirements and data management, and where gaps remain as the mechanism moves towards full enforcement.

Speakers Include:

Francesca Cerchia

Global Head of Climate Services
SGS

Jerónimo Casas

Global Product Manager, Climate Change Solutions
SGS
14:40 - 15:20

PANEL DISCUSSION – Can Europe’s heavy industry remain competitive under CBAM and a tightening EU ETS?

  • Exposure of Europe’s core industries to rising carbon costs under CBAM and the EU ETS 
  • How companies are reassessing capital allocation and long-term investment decisions 
  • What the phase-out of free allowances means in practice for competitiveness, margins, and investment timing. 
  • Is CBAM sufficient to prevent leakage and global displacement of emissions? 
  • How asymmetric global carbon rules are reshaping competition with non-EU producers across key traded sectors. 
  • What signals do industrial players need from policymakers to commit to decarbonisation in Europe? 

Speakers Include:

Jonathan Sims

Senior Research Analyst
Triland Metals

Anton Kallstrom

Business Development & Strategy Analyst
SSAB

Marcel Duits

President
IACBAM
15:20 - 15:50

Networking coffee break

15:50 - 16:05

SPOTLIGHT - CRCF by Anew Climate

Speakers Include:

Roger Williams

Executive Vice President, Environmental Products
Anew Climate
16:05 - 16:40

PANEL DISCUSSION – CRCF and the future of European carbon removals

  • Role of CRCF within the EU climate policy landscape and implications for removals markets 
  • Certification and verification standards shaping market confidence and buyer behaviour 
  • Nature based and engineered removal pathways under CRCF 
  • Industrial demand signals and integration of removals into decarbonisation strategies 
  • Investment models and policy signals required to scale durable carbon removals 

Speakers Include:

Roger Williams

Executive Vice President, Environmental Products
Anew Climate

Shikha Sharma

Global Technical Lead - Offsets & Removals
SGS

Marika Niekowal

Policy Manager
Carbonaires

Erisa Senerdem

Global Lead- Carbon
Argus
16:40 - 17:10

PANEL – Carbon pricing and market for CDRs and EACs

  • Market positioning of durable removals within Europe: compliance, voluntary and hybrid demand
  • Interaction between CRCF-certified units and existing voluntary standards and registries
  • Durability, permanence tiers and implications for pricing differentiation across BECCS, DACCS and EACs from Carbon Capture projects
  • Fungibility, claims and accounting treatment for buyers
  • Liquidity, contracting structures and the conditions required for secondary market development and the conditions required for secondary market development
 

Speakers Include:

Alexandra Fasola

Senior Business Manager, CCUS
Heidelberg Materials

Per Godfroij

Head of BECCUS
RWE

Emma Marsland

LCA & EAC Manager
Isometric

Russel Quek

Vice President
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Gabrielle Kinder

Carbon Research Lead
LSEG
17:10 - 17:15

Chairperson’s closing remarks

Speakers Include:

Justin Colley

Manager - Electricity and Environmental Markets • GenFuels
Argus
17:15 - 19:15

Networking drinks beach reception

08:00 - 08:50

Registrations open

08:50 - 09:00

Opening remarks

09:00 - 09:30

Financing carbon projects: capital structures, risk transfer and investment models

  • Insurance, guarantees and other risk-transfer mechanisms within project financing structures 
  • Alternative capital and specialised funds financing early-stage and higher-risk projects 
  • Offtake agreements, forward contracts and other mechanisms providing revenue certainty 
  • Interaction between compliance markets, voluntary demand and project investment 

Speakers Include:

Rocco H. Huesch

CEO & Co-Founder
Valor Carbon

Brett Orlando

Founder & Chief Executive
Net Zero Capital Advisory

Adrian Rimmer

Senior Advisor
Google X the Moonshot Factory
09:30 - 09:50

Setting the scene for CORSIA

20 Minute Spotlight on CORSIA by Vertis.

Mark Latimer

Head of Aviation Services
Vertis Environmental Finance
09:50 - 10:45

PANEL DISCUSSION – How are airlines preparing for CORSIA compliance?

  • Airline compliance strategies and procurement approaches under CORSIA Phase I 
  • Timing of credit procurement and implications for market liquidity and price formation 
  • Hedging considerations 
  • EU ETS exposure risk 
  • Interaction between CORSIA compliance, SAF deployment and broader decarbonisation strategies 

Speakers Include:

Erisa Senerdem

Global Lead- Carbon
Argus

Adelfio Ronci

Director, Environmental Products, ICE

Darragh Smyth O'Neil

TFA Strategy, Transition Finance and Advisory
Standard Chartered

Michelle​ Carvalho

Bio-refining Manager
Petrobras
10:45 - 11:15

Coffee and networking break

11:15 - 12:00

PANEL DISCUSSION – CORSIA supply, authorisations and environmental integrity

  • Status of CORSIA-eligible credit supply and delivery readiness 
  • Role of host-country authorisations and Letters of Authorisation in enabling supply 
  • Interaction between national climate policy and CORSIA credit availability 
  • Environmental integrity considerations beyond eligibility criteria and due diligence practices 

Rory McDougall

Chief Financial Officer
Delagua

Juan Carlos Arredondo Brun

Member of Technical Advisory Body (TAB)
ICAO

Vincent Verweij

Co-Head of Carbon Markets
Valitera
12:00 - 12:30

PANEL DISCUSSION – Corporate Use of Carbon Markets: Credibility, Strategy and Risk

  • Aligning with the SBTi’s updated Corporate Net-Zero Standard (v2.0) 
  • Scope 3 target delivery challenges and credibility risk from value-chain emissions gaps 
  • Article 6 authorisation and other tools for managing reputational and procurement risk 
  • Portfolio approaches to carbon procurement across different corporate buyer types 

Speakers Include:

Francesca Cerchia

Global Head of Climate Services
SGS

Oğuz Tosun

CEO
Climate Balanced

Adrian Rimmer

Senior Advisor
Google X the Moonshot Factory
12:30 - 12:50

SPOTLIGHT Presentation by Everpath

Philip Hardwick

Head of Environmental Projects
BB Energy Trading Ltd.
12:50 - 13:30

Panel – Clean cooking and carbon markets: Delivering social impact with integrity

  • How clean cooking and household energy solutions are evolving within the voluntary carbon market 
  • The role of social impact in shaping project design and why this moment matters for the market 
  • How developers and multilateral organisations can collaborate to deliver outcomes on the ground 
  • Integrity, governance and credibility as the market evolves 
  • What responsible scaling looks like and how impact is communicated transparently 

Philip Hardwick

Head of Environmental Projects
BB Energy Trading Ltd.

Pilar Pedrinelli

REP Fund Lead
UNHCR

Erisa Senerdem

Global Lead- Carbon
Argus

Siddhartha Sinha

Head, Innovative Finance
UNHCR
13:30 - 14:30

Networking lunch

14:30 - 15:25

PANEL DISCUSSION – Voluntary carbon markets in 2026

  • What high-quality means in practice and how credits are screened before purchase 
  • The biggest reasons projects fail to deliver and how developers are responding 
  • Examining the shifting mix of projects in the space and where buyers are concentrating 
  • What durability and long-term delivery mean for which projects attract funding 

Speakers Include:

Alexander de Blocq

Carbon Sales Trader
Green Steps

Ruben Ortiz-Hernandez

Co-Founder and Director

Matt Udberg

Partner and Co-Head of Trading
15:25 - 15:50

PANEL DISCUSSION - Electricity Attributes (EACs), Electricity and Carbon Markets

  • Market structure and liquidity across EAC markets and key developments in supply and demand
  • Interaction between electricity attribute prices, power markets and carbon pricing signals
  • Emerging trading dynamics across EACs, guarantees of origin and carbon markets

Speakers Include:

Justin Colley

Manager - Electricity and Environmental Markets • GenFuels
Argus

Oleg Dobrovolsky

Regional Director, MENAT & Central Asia
I-TRACK Foundation
15:50 - 16:00

Closing remarks

Justin Colley

Manager - Electricity and Environmental Markets • GenFuels
Argus
16:15 - 16:15

Conference Close