Net Zero Carbon Market Policy Dialogue 2025

The aim of the policy dialogue is to facilitate international carbon market cooperation between the EU and partner jurisdictions on key topics around net-zero regulation and integration of carbon markets. This dialogue will focus on the topic of carbon market integration, including direct linkages between compliance markets and indirect linkages via the Voluntary Carbon Market and the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanisms. The discussion will consider recent insights from ex-ante and ex-post assessments of the EU ETS and other ETSs worldwide. 

Participation is by invitation only. 

14:00-14:05 | Welcome

14:05-14:30 | Takeaways from 2025 Ex-Ante Workshop and Ex-Post Conference 

• Paul Ekins (UCL) 
• Simone Borghesi (EUI, University of Siena, EAERE) 

14:30-15:30 | A global carbon market: theoretical potential and practical barriers 

• Rohini Pande (Yale University) 
• Axel Michaelowa (Perspectives Climate Group) 
• Federica Dossi (Carbon Market Watch) 

15:30-15:40 | Coffee Break 

15:40-16:40 | Implications of (re)linking the EU and UK ETS 

• Charlie Lewis (UK DESNZ)
• Josh Burke (Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment) 
• Juan Fernando López (Climate Action Research and Tracking Service (CART), European Parliament)