Carbon Markets
Towards Blue-Green Economy
September 27, WED
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14:15 - 15:30
The climate agenda is an important factor in global development. Transitioning to a green economy effective business must relate to its climate profile: carbon footprint, climate strategy of the company, reduction and compensation of greenhouse gas emissions from production activities. Trading in quotas and carbon units is an effective mechanism for limiting greenhouse gas emissions, offsetting the carbon footprint.
Currently, 26 greenhouse gas emission trading systems are already in operation around the world, and the voluntary carbon market segment is actively developing. In addition, the launch of market mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is expected in the near future.
At the same time, a global trend is beginning to emerge towards the implementation of circular emission trading systems, where only national quotas for greenhouse gas emissions are traded or partial use of carbon units generated is under strictly defined by climate standards or programmes.
In this context, it is crucial to seek a balanced approach between the development of national carbon markets and high-quality international partnership. This will reduce the risks to national economic growth from the economic barriers which might emerge and promote low-carbon but mutually respectful trade cooperation.
Moderator
Speakers
Olzhas Agabekov
Chairman of the Management Board, International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center
Iskender Asylkulov
Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic
Sergey Demidov
Head of the Operational Risk, Information Security and Business Continuity, Moscow Exchange
Oksana Gogunskaya
General Director, Kontur
Grace Hui
Founder – CEO, Net Zero Asia
Aleksei Matsevilo
Vice Chairman, Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange
Tatiana Medvedeva
Leading Researcher of the Department of Legislation on Legal Entities, S.S. Alekseev Private Law Research Center under the President of the Russian Federation
Irina Petrunina
Director of the Department for Competition, Energy Efficiency, and Environment, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Andrey Slepnev
Member of the Board (Minister) for Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission
* The Programme may be subject to change