INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: EXPLORING THE NEW HORIZONS OF CARBON MARKETS
Presented by BMO
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM) have been instrumental tools in sustainable finance, channeling funds toward the decarbonization of our economies. However, they have faced significant integrity headwinds in recent years. Can the Voluntary Carbon Markets fulfill their potential, and provide transparent, rigorous and fair standards to allow the robust issuance and the safe purchase of credits for the VCM to expand globally? What are key market trends and regulatory and standardization initiatives to watch for in issuance and purchase of avoidance, reductions, and removals credits? Lastly, in what ways can we achieve standardization and harmonization of carbon market mechanisms across borders and in various voluntary and compliance markets worldwide?
PANEL
Lucy Hargreaves, Environmental Commodities Strategist, Patch
Injy Johnstone, Research Associate, Net-Zero Aligned Offsetting
Rachel Walsh, Environmental Commodities Strategist, BMO Capital Markets
MODERATOR
Grégoire Baillergeon, President, BMO Quebec and Vice Chair, BMO Capital Markets
