
Among others, ICAP discussed questions about economic competitiveness and how carbon pricing revenue can be used to drive low-carbon investments. Finally, ICAP also launched the Guide to Linking Emissions Trading Systems, a new publication that synthesizes key lessons from the practical experiences policymakers have gained through linking negotiations and operating joint carbon markets.
ICAP and GIZ, together with SinoCarbon, and local partners in Hainan are convening a joint international advanced ETS course for Chinese participants from 22-26 October 2018.
In the lead up to the launch of the Chinese national emissions trading system (ETS), ICAP organized and participated in a series of emissions trading events in the first half of December in China.
Twenty six jurisdictions endorsed a joint statement and celebrated ICAP's 10-year Anniversary in Lisbon.
On 26 May 2016, the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and ICAP co-hosted a side event on joint governance structures for linking. Benjamin Görlach, senior fellow at the Ecologic Institute, presented the findings of a report on the legal arrangements for linking, as well as the institutional frameworks for managing a joint carbon market. This was followed by a discussion with policymakers from Germany, New Zealand and Vermont.
Title: Governance and Perspectives of Linking Emissions Trading Systems
Speakers: Benjamin Görlach (Ecologic Institute), Dirk Weinreich (BMUB), Matthew Cowie (Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand), Justin Johnson (Vermont, USA).
The World Bank’s Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) and the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) held a side event on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at Carbon Expo.
On 14 November 2008, ICAP hosted the second Global Carbon Market Forum on “Auctioning carbon allowances – towards robust auction design and implementation” in Washington, DC.