North America Climate Summit (NACS) 2026: 22-23 September in New York City

The North America Climate Summit (NACS), organized by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) in collaboration with ICAP, was an important stepping stone on the road to COP31 in November. Taking place alongside Climate Week NYC and UNGA 2026, the Summit served as a key platform for connecting regional leadership with global carbon market momentum.

Held at a pivotal moment for carbon pricing, carbon removals, clean investment, and industrial decarbonization, NACS 2026 provided a premier forum for advancing dialogue on the policies, market mechanisms, and financial innovations shaping the next generation of climate action in the United States, Canada, and beyond.

As in previous years, the NACS brought together hundreds of delegates from North America and beyond to exchange insights, foster collaboration, and help drive practical, market-based solutions to the climate challenge. The Summit included high-level plenaries, technical workshops, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities focused on evolving compliance and voluntary carbon markets and emerging regulatory frameworks.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of the conversations shaping North America’s climate future.

Key themes included:

• North American Subnational Carbon Markets
• Canadian Industrial Carbon Pricing
• Carbon Accounting and Climate Disclosure
• Post-Midterm US Federal Climate Policy
• Geopolitical/Trade Tensions Affecting Carbon Markets
• Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage
• Article 6/PACM
• CORSIA/Aviation
• International Carbon Market Coalitions