The potential for the US carbon trading market has recently been estimated to be three times the size of the European market. With estimated demand surpassing $1bn a year, the progression towards a federal cap-and-trade system has been eagerly followed by investors, traders and industrial companies.

The US Carbon Finance Forum will provide you with the key insights you need to stay ahead in this rapidly developing sector.

Key conference topics:

• How will a federal program intertwine with regional schemes?
• What will be the scope of market oversight – and by whom?
• What initiatives are already being taken by industry and investors, and how are they positioning themselves towards future trading?
• Beyond Kyoto: What are the current opportunities for investment in global carbon markets and how can their potential be realized?

Over 40 high-level speakers will take part including representatives from:

• Finance
• Industry
• Government
• International organizations

Industry background and conference details

Recent months have seen a rapid and significant shift in the US towards adopting measures to limit carbon emissions.
With strong support in congress and public endorsement from both parties’ presidential candidates the questions that arise for the US carbon trading markets are fast becoming:

• How it will be implemented?
• How will it affect the economy?
• What are the timelines? 
  

Demand for carbon credits in the US alone is estimated to surpass $1bn a year.
Buoyancy in trading on domestic voluntary exchanges and in the European compulsory market, have prompted the US Future Commodity Trading Commission to announce that carbon is set to generate the biggest commodity market in the next four to five years. 

The uncertainty that prevailed over the form of carbon regulation, reflected by the increased hesitancy to invest in heavily-emitting infrastructure, is gradually clearing:
The Senate debate over the Lieberman-Warner bill expresses the sentiment towards the measures that will need to be incorporated, while strong foundation work is being laid out by the House Energy Committee.

Technology continues to remain a significant driver towards a low-carbon economy, with American technology playing a major part in project development in Asia and Latin America.
Funds are also flowing into infrastructure and technology, and US investments in compliance credits overseas remains strong.

The US Carbon Finance Forum will unite investors with representatives from finance, industry and government bodies, to examine how carbon legislation will affect stakeholders in the US, and to identify existing opportunities in carbon markets worldwide.

A faculty of over 40 high level speakers will the lead the debate, and provide cutting-edge insight into the challenges of carbon finance as well as the benefits of early action for both investors and industrial companies. Discussion forums in each session of the conference will allow delegates to take part in a high level debate with industry experts, benefiting from the latest analysis and opinion.