Latin America Climate Summit (LACS) 2025: 26-28 August in Sao Paulo, Brazil
IETA and ICAP look forward to welcoming delegates to our flagship Latin America Climate Summit (LACS) 2025, taking place 26-28 June at the Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel, Alameda Santos, 2233 - Jardim Paulista, São Paulo - SP, 01419-002, Brazil
Building momentum on carbon markets as we get closer to COP30, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), in cooperation with the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), is organizing its annual Latin America Climate Summit (LACS 2025) in São Paulo, Brazil, 26–28 August at the Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel.
LACS 2025 is the premier gathering of carbon market practitioners from across the Latin America and Caribbean region, bringing together over 800 delegates to discuss the importance of carbon pricing instruments for raising climate ambition and drive fair transition in the region considering the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.
The Summit will offer an unmatched space to discuss carbon pricing trends, deepen market expertise, and engage with policy makers and governments, business leaders, civil society, and local and traditional communities who are shaping the future of carbon markets in Latin America and the Caribbean.
We look forward to welcoming you to LACS 2025 to navigate emerging opportunities, drive impactful and large-scale climate action, and contribute to the global journey toward net-zero!
PROGRAM
This year’s summit program will explore key market developments, and include topics such as the:
- Impacts of VCM integrity initiatives and the implementation of compliance instruments across the region
- Global market developments such as CBAM, CORSIA, and IMO’s recent decision on carbon pricing
- The engagement of countries in the region with Article 6
- Opportunity of scaling up climate finance through international markets leading up to COP30 in Belem
- Role of Natural Climate Solutions (NCS), waste and energy related projects in driving high-integrity climate action
- Competitiveness issues and jurisdictional programs
- Importance of technological developments for ensuring high-integrity and promoting interoperability between markets in the region.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Attend as a delegate, contact the IETA Events team: events
ieta [dot] org (events[at]ieta[dot]org) & mosqueraieta [dot] org (mosquera[at]ieta[dot]org). Register HERE - For Media Participation, please contact Badr Maallem: maallemieta [dot] org (maallem[at]ieta[dot]org)