Agenda – Carbon Forward Turkiye 2025

08.00     Women in Carbon Breakfast

08.30     Registration and coffee

09.00     Turkiye’s international climate change commitments 

• An update on Turkiye’s NDC and how it hopes to meet it in the context of COP and Article 6 activities 

09.15     COP and the importance of NDCs

• What is the significance of the updated NDCs for 2025-35, and what are the expectations for COP30? What are the next steps for building on last year’s climate finance goal, and/or putting Article 6 in motion. What are Turkiye’s hopes and plans for COP31, if it is chosen as the next host?

09.20     What will demand look like in VCM2? 

• Is Article 6 the key to growth or more confusion for buyers? How is the Green Claims Directive going to impact VCM demand – will it result in standardisation, trading finance and scale? CCPs and how this influences demand 

10.00     Regional developer panel – VCM and A6 project development opportunities in Turkiye and the MENA region 

• Is Turkiye preparing for Corresponding Adjustments to promote Article 6 development? Are nature based carbon removals the obvious replacement for renewable credits? 

10.40     Coffee break 

11.10     Carbon removals – and their role in the voluntary carbon markets. Where is demand coming from? 

Nature based removals 

• Nature based removals and the pursuit of quality and credibility 
• Regenerative agriculture – is this a VCM bridge from renewables to removals 

Permanent removals 

• CDR, can the EU’s CRCF be a model for other regions? 
• CCS and engineered removals – how is this ramping up to address net zero? What are the key drivers and requirements from buyers? 

12.30     Lunch 

13.50     Turkiye’s decarbonisation options, pathways and progress 

• Turkiye is aiming for net zero emissions by 2053 — what sectors does it need to focus on decarbonising? What opportunities do the government and private sector see for making reductions in the near and longer term? And how has the country progressed so far?

14.50     ‘Responsible‘ – the carbon footprint funding programme and the role of sustainability reporting 

• How will the Responsible Program assist the green and digital transformation process for exporters? Also focusing on accessing financial opportunities

15.10     Afternoon tea 

15.40     CORSIA: current and future carbon trading opportunities 

• Understanding the complexities and the interrelationship between CORSIA, ETSs and the VCM 

16.20     Price forecast – Turkiye’s pricing within a global outlook 

16.50     Close of conference