Agenda – Carbon Forward Expo London 2026

The agenda for this Stream will be announced shortly. Some of the topics we will look at:

• The V in the VCM – a look at demand and supply
• The UK’s path in the VCM
• Removals – market confidence, forward demand signals and the scalability of the CDR sector
• Financing carbon projects – banks, private equity and insurers
• Project development – from seed to sale
• CCUS
• Regulation and how carbon credits can become a trusted asset class

We want you to be part of Carbon Forward Expo 2026! Please apply below to get involved – we are calling out for:

💡 Start-ups for the Carbon Forward Pitch Hub – stand out and get noticed
This year the Start-up Pitch Hub will be in a designated spot in the heart of the networking area. Selected start-ups will have the opportunity to do a 5-10 minute ‘elevator’ pitch, connecting them directly with industry leaders, investors, and potential partners

🗣️ Deep Dive Workshop hosts – share insight, showcase expertise
If there is a topic the market needs to better understand, a challenge that needs unpacking, or an important opportunity to be raised, this is your chance to lead the conversation. These 30-45 minute workshop slots are to be focused, practical and interactive, giving attendees insight; whilst positioning your organisation at the centre of the discussion
Some workshop topic ideas:
– An introduction to emissions trading
– Price forecast sensitives
– Financing integrity and how investors pick projects
– A first-time CDR buyer’s guide
– How do I choose a VCM standard?
– Leveraging technology and data for next generation registries
– The real cost of CBAM
– Navigating the evolving requirements for insurance
– The road to 2040: Carbon credits in the EU’s climate policy
– Aviation in the EU ETS and CORSIA
– Managing risk in natural climate solution carbon credits

08.00   Women in Carbon Breakfast

08.00  Registration and coffee

09.00   Opening remarks from Carbon Forward

09.10   Keynote opening

09.35  CORSIA and the challenges of scaling high integrity credit supply

As CORSIA starts to push demand for Article 6 linked internationa carbon credits, this session will examine the challenge of scaling sufficient volumes of high integrity supply that meet increasingly rigorous requirements around additionality, permanence and verification. Discussion will also explore challenges with Article 6 alignment, liquidity, pricing dynamics and the interaction between aviation compliance demand and wider voluntary carbon markets

10.45  PACM and Article 6: Building the next generation of international carbon markets 

This session explores how PACM and Article 6 mechanisms are reshaping integrity standard, project eligibility, and the evolution of global carbon trading frameworks. Discussion will focus on the convergence of voluntary and compliance-grade credits, evolving demand signals, pricing dynamics and the future outlook of international carbon market cooperation

11.30  Morning coffee and start-up Pitch Hub

12.00   CCPs, market integrity and the reshaping of supply and demand in voluntary carbon markets

A deep-dive into how Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), and broader integrity initiatives, are establishing new benchmarks for high integrity credits across the voluntary carbon market. The session will examine impacts on project eligibility, supply dynamics, buyer behaviour, premium pricing, liquidity, and the growing convergence between voluntary and compliance carbon markets

12.45  Carbon market integrity: Who prices risk and who prices credibility?

This session will explore the role of standards, rating agencies, insurers, financial institutions, and regulatory frameworks in shaping trust and price differentiation across carbin markets. Discussion will focus on how project feasibility, verification systems, and risk management frameworks are influencing investment confidence, bankability and the scalability of high integrity carbon supply

13.30  Lunch and start-up Pitch Hub

13.30  Investing in carbon projects: what works, what doesn’t, and why capital flows where it does

How are project developers, investors and buyers navigating integrity standards, pricing uncertainty and evolving demand signals across carbon markets? This session will examine what makes projects investable at scale, and how finance, insurance and risk mitigation structures are shaping future project pipelines and capital allocation

14.15   Removals spotlight: Carbon as an emerging asset class

As carbon removals move toward large-scale deployment, access to institutional capital is becoming increasingly critical. This session will explore financing barriers, bankable project structures, market infrastructure, and the policy mechanisms needed to unlock large-scale investment in carbon removal projects. Discussion will also examine how investors, corporates, development finance institutions, and regulators are approaching the emergence of carbon removals as a distinct and investable asset class.

15.30   Afternoon tea and start-up Pitch Hub

16.00  Analyst Showdown – forecasting through the chaos

In an increasingly volatile geopolitical and economic environment, forecasting carbon prices has become more challenging than ever. This interactive session brings together prominent analysts to debate the outlook for carbon pricing across compliance and voluntary markets amid policy uncertainty, shifting corporate demand, evolving net-zero commitments, and the growing convergence of global carbon market systems

17.45  Close of day two

The agenda for this Stream will be announced shortly. Some of the topics we will look at:

• A global tour of some of the most active and fast-evolving carbon market regions
   South America
   Asia
   Africa
   US
   Middle East
• Navigating the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
• Industrial decarbonisation
• Audit and verification

We want you to be part of Carbon Forward Expo 2026! Please apply below to get involved – we are calling out for:

💡 Start-ups for the Carbon Forward Pitch Hub – stand out and get noticed
This year the Start-up Pitch Hub will be in a designated spot in the heart of the networking area. Selected start-ups will have the opportunity to do a 5-10 minute ‘elevator’ pitch, connecting them directly with industry leaders, investors, and potential partners

🗣️ Deep Dive Workshop hosts – share insight, showcase expertise
If there is a topic the market needs to better understand, a challenge that needs unpacking, or an important opportunity to be raised, this is your chance to lead the conversation. These 30-45 minute workshop slots are to be focused, practical and interactive, giving attendees insight; whilst positioning your organisation at the centre of the discussion
Some workshop topic ideas:
– An introduction to emissions trading
– Price forecast sensitives
– Financing integrity and how investors pick projects
– A first-time CDR buyer’s guide
– How do I choose a VCM standard?
– Leveraging technology and data for next generation registries
– The real cost of CBAM
– Navigating the evolving requirements for insurance
– The road to 2040: Carbon credits in the EU’s climate policy
– Aviation in the EU ETS and CORSIA
– Managing risk in natural climate solution carbon credits