Agenda
Discover the full agenda for the Argus Europe Carbon Conference, focused on market‑based solutions to decarbonisation and the policy, pricing and investment signals shaping European carbon markets. From EU ETS and CBAM reform to the evolving voluntary carbon market and Article 6.4, the programme is designed to help you understand compliance risk, competitiveness impacts and emerging opportunities across the carbon value chain.
Browse the sessions below for agenda highlights, deep dives and market updates, with discussions covering EU ETS price outlooks, CBAM and aviation market integrity under CORSIA. If you would like to discuss speaking opportunities at the 2026 event, please get in touch.
- 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 • GenFuelsArgus- 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 EconomicsRuhr 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 PresidentRINA
Mahsa Kheradmand
CBAM Scheme ManagerRINA- 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 LeadLSEG
Emma Coker
European Environmental Markets LeadBloombergNEF
Riham Wahba
Senior Market AnalystVertis 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 MarketsEnergy Exchange İstanbul (EPİAŞ)- 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- CarbonArgus- 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 ServicesSGS
Jerónimo Casas
Global Product Manager, Climate Change SolutionsSGS- 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 AnalystTriland Metals
Anton Kallstrom
Business Development & Strategy AnalystSSAB
Marcel Duits
PresidentIACBAM- 15:20 - 15:50
Networking coffee break
- 15:50 - 16:05
SPOTLIGHT - CRCF by Anew Climate
Speakers Include:

Roger Williams
Executive Vice President, Environmental ProductsAnew 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 ProductsAnew Climate
Shikha Sharma
Global Technical Lead - Offsets & RemovalsSGS
Marika Niekowal
Policy ManagerCarbonaires
Erisa Senerdem
Global Lead- CarbonArgus- 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, CCUSHeidelberg Materials
Per Godfroij
Head of BECCUSRWE
Emma Marsland
LCA & EAC ManagerIsometric
Russel Quek
Vice PresidentCopenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Gabrielle Kinder
Carbon Research LeadLSEG- 17:10 - 17:15
Chairperson’s closing remarks
Speakers Include:

Justin Colley
Manager - Electricity and Environmental Markets • GenFuelsArgus- 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-FounderValor Carbon
Brett Orlando
Founder & Chief ExecutiveNet Zero Capital Advisory
Adrian Rimmer
Senior AdvisorGoogle 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 ServicesVertis 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- CarbonArgus
Adelfio Ronci
Director, Environmental Products, ICE
Darragh Smyth O'Neil
TFA Strategy, Transition Finance and AdvisoryStandard Chartered
Michelle Carvalho
Bio-refining ManagerPetrobras- 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 OfficerDelagua
Juan Carlos Arredondo Brun
Member of Technical Advisory Body (TAB)ICAO
Vincent Verweij
Co-Head of Carbon MarketsValitera- 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 ServicesSGS
Oğuz Tosun
CEOClimate Balanced
Adrian Rimmer
Senior AdvisorGoogle X the Moonshot Factory- 12:30 - 12:50
SPOTLIGHT Presentation by Everpath

Philip Hardwick
Head of Environmental ProjectsBB 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 ProjectsBB Energy Trading Ltd.
Pilar Pedrinelli
REP Fund LeadUNHCR
Erisa Senerdem
Global Lead- CarbonArgus
Siddhartha Sinha
Head, Innovative FinanceUNHCR- 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 TraderGreen 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 • GenFuelsArgus
Oleg Dobrovolsky
Regional Director, MENAT & Central AsiaI-TRACK Foundation- 15:50 - 16:00
Closing remarks

Justin Colley
Manager - Electricity and Environmental Markets • GenFuelsArgus- 16:15 - 16:15
Conference Close

