Trellis Impact 26
2026-06-23 - 2026-06-25 | Mascone West, San Francisco, CA, United States
Verra staff participating: Scott Greenberg, senior director, marketing and business development
Trellis Impact is a sustainability and climate event that brings together corporate leaders, investors, policymakers, innovators, and solution providers to accelerate action on climate, nature, and sustainable finance. Hosted by Trellis Group, the conference combines VERGE, Bloom, and GreenFin events into one collaborative platform focused on practical solutions, emerging technologies, and cross-sector partnerships driving the clean economy transition.
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ForestCORE
2026-06-23 - 2026-06-25 | Online
Verra participants: Spencer Plumb, senior manager, forest management innovation | Liz Guinessey, manager, food and blue carbon innovation
ForestCORE is a global virtual conference that brings together researchers, professionals, and stakeholders to explore science-based approaches to sustainable forest management, ecosystem services, and nature-based solutions. The event features multilingual sessions and discussions on topics including carbon markets, ecosystem service payments, forest planning, and quantitative forest science.
Keynote: VCS Version 5: Raising the Bar for High-Integrity Climate Action
Date: Wednesday, June 24 | 2:55 pm
Verra Speaker: Liz Guinessey

Using Biogeochemical Models in VM0042 Projects - Insights on Applying VMD0053
2026-06-29 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Verra and the Nutrient Management Institute (NMI) will cohost a webinar to provide practical guidance on the use of biogeochemical models in projects applying VM0042 Improved Agricultural Land Management. It will draw on lessons learned from independent modeling experts (IMEs), including at the NMI, when assessing model validation reports per the requirements of the module VMD0053 Model Calibration, Validation, and Uncertainty Guidance for Biogeochemical Modeling for Agricultural Land Management Projects, v2.1.
Participants will receive step-by-step guidance on ecosystem identification, model selection (e.g. RothC, DayCent), data collection, model set‑up, validation, and preparation of results for reporting. Project proponents will also come away from the session with concrete tips to streamline monitoring, reporting, and verification.
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The Iberian Forest and Voluntary Carbon Markets
2026-06-30 | Higher Institute of Agronomy, Tapada da Ajuda, Lisboa, Portugal
As part of EU Green Week 2026, “The Iberian Forest and Voluntary Carbon Markets” partner event in Lisbon will bring together experts and leading organizations to explore how voluntary carbon markets are supporting investment in the Iberian forest and driving positive climate and nature outcomes. Participants can join either in person or virtually.
Join us for the panel “Voluntary Carbon Markets.”
Date: Tuesday, June 30 | 3:55 pm
Verra Speaker: Candace Vinke, chief program development and innovation officer
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Aspen Institute Business & Society Summit
2026-07-06 - 2026-07-09 | Aspen, CO, United States
Verra staff participating: Mandy Rambaros, CEO
The Aspen Institute’s 2026 Business & Society Summit in Aspen, Colorado is an invitation-only gathering of corporate leaders, investors, governance experts, academics, and NGOs focused on advancing sustainable business practices and long-term societal impact. The summit provides a forum for collaboration and dialogue on the evolving role of business in addressing sustainability, stakeholder engagement, and corporate trust.
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Asia Climate Summit (ACS) 2026
2026-07-07 - 2026-07-09 | Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, China
Verra staff participating: Cassio Souza, director, market and client relations | Win Sim Tan, regional representative, Asia and the Pacific | Kranav Sharma, technical manager, industrial innovation | Richa Verma, manager, energy demand, energy and industry | Irfan Nurhadi, deputy representative, Asia and the Pacific
Organised by IETA and co-hosted by Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB), Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC), and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), ACS2026 will convene senior leaders from business, government, finance, and civil society to shape the next phase of carbon markets across Asia.
Visit Verra at ACS. Stop by our booth to learn more about Verra’s work and current initiatives across carbon markets and climate action. To connect with the Verra team during the conference, please contact events@verra.org.
Join us for the Verra led session “Navigating Verra’s Latest Article 6 and CORSIA Updates”
Date: Tuesday, July 7 | 3:30 pm
Verra staff speaking: Win Sim Tan
Description: This session will provide an overview of the latest Article 6 and CORSIA label guidance in the VCS Program, updated to streamline the process for requesting and applying these labels. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with Verra representatives, gain practical insights into the new guidance, and better understand how to position projects to participate in these important markets.
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Overview of the New Verra Registry: Project Management Focus
2026-07-07 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This webinar will provide an overview of key Verra Registry workflows, specifically those related to project creation and management.
Topics covered include:

Account application, KYC review, and user management
VCS project creation and management, including submission process for project documents
Billing and invoice management
Public view of project information and public comment process
Verification record creation, issuance requests, buffer pool contribution managements, and labeling process navigation
Registry activity tracking

This session is recommended for anyone who manages a project on the Verra Registry.

Overview of the New Verra Registry: Transactions and Labeling Focus
2026-07-08 21:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This webinar will provide an overview of key Verra Registry workflows related to issuances, transactions, and the labeling process.
Topics covered include:

Account application, KYC review, and user management
Verification record creation, and submitting issuance and label requests
Billing and invoice management
Completion of unit management and transactions (intra- and inter-account transfers, retirements, and cancellations)
Xpansiv Connect overview
Registry activity tracking
Public dashboards and reporting tools

This session is recommended for anyone who manages a project on the Verra Registry and for other account holders (traders, intermediaries, etc.).

Improving Social Safeguards and Traceability in the Plastic Value Chains
2026-07-16 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Halifax) | Online
This webinar, organized by Verra and PCX Solutions and hosted by PREVENT Waste Alliance, will explore practical approaches to strengthening traceability and social safeguards across plastic recovery and recycling value chains. Speakers will share lessons on responsible sourcing, informal sector integration, worker protections, and the data systems needed to improve visibility, accountability, and alignment across initiatives. Learn more and register.
Verra staff speaking: Varun Aggarwal, senior manager, head of plastic program
Date: Thursday, July 16 | 8:00 – 9:00 am UTC-4

Asia ESG Summit 2026
2026-07-21 - 2026-07-22 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Asia ESG Summit 2026, organized by Asia ESG Positive Impact Consortium will bring together regulators, policymakers, investors, board members, and corporate leaders in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to explore the region’s transition from voluntary sustainability reporting to accountable, mandatory ESG implementation. Under the theme “Driving Action to Measurable Impact,” the summit will feature plenary sessions and dedicated forums on ESG governance and data assurance, the circular economy, and green climate and energy.
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Panel: Scope 3 Decarbonisation: Practical Strategies for Engaging and Greening Your Suppliers
Date: Tuesday, July 21 | 1:50 – 2:50 pm local time
Verra staff speaking: Win Sim Tan, regional representative, Asia and the Pacific
Description: How businesses can reduce emissions across their value chain by working closely with suppliers, setting clear expectations, and driving collaborative decarbonisation.

“Advancing Digital Solutions, Durability, and Jurisdictional REDD”
2026-07-29 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | https://verra.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CoqbOLjoSYyb9hYb2dgE-w
Please join us for Verra’s third quarterly stakeholder update webinar of 2026, “Advancing Digital Solutions, Durability, and Jurisdictional REDD.”
To support the scaling of the global carbon markets, we must continuously advance innovation on all fronts. In our next stakeholder update webinar, we will therefore explore the following topics:

Verra’s implementation of digital solutions to build the market infrastructure and process that can underpin its growth:

The launch of Verra’s next-generation registry
Verra’s testing of digital measurement, reporting, and verification (dMRV) approaches

Verra’s piloting of innovative approaches to addressing durability
The different accounting scenarios under Verra’s Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) Framework, following the successful registration of Verra’s first government-led jurisdictional forest carbon program in Misiones, Argentina

We look forward to seeing you there!

India Carbon Summit 2026
2026-07-30 | India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Estate,, New Delhi, India
The India Carbon Summit 2026 brings together policymakers, investors, corporates, farmers, and climate experts to explore the development of India’s carbon economy. The summit will focus on carbon markets, nature-based solutions, biochar, climate finance, and strategies for scaling high-integrity climate action while creating new opportunities for sustainable agriculture and rural communities.
Session: Biochar: A Silver Bullet for India’s Carbon Economy
Verra Speaker: Kranav Sharma, technical manager, industrial innovation
Date: Thursday, July 30 | 1:45 pm
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Eligibility, Degradation and Ecosystem Integrity in High Integrity ARR Projects in Savannas
2026-07-30 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This workshop explores eligibility for high-integrity afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) projects in savanna ecosystems, with a focus on ecosystem degradation and integrity. Participants will learn practical approaches for developing ARR eligibility maps using GIS tools and VCS-aligned criteria, supporting robust project assessments and credible carbon credit generation. Learn more and register.
Date: Tuesday, July 30 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm UTC-5
Verra staff speaking: Spencer Plumb, senior manager, forest management innovation

International & Indonesia Carbon Capture and Storage Forum (IICCS) 2026
2026-08-26 - 2026-08-27 | Mulia Hotel Jakarta, Jalan Asia Afrika Senayan, RT.1/RW.3, Jakarta, Indonesia
The International & Indonesia Carbon Capture and Storage (IICCS) Forum, in Jakarta, is a leading event that brings together industry, government, and technology leaders to accelerate carbon capture and storage (CCS) development through collaboration, innovation, and investment.
Join us for concurret session 4, “Unlocking CCS Markets: Business Models, Incentives, and Carbon Value Creation”
Date: Thursday, August 27 (day 2) | 1:30 pm
Verra staff speaking: Irfan Nurhadi, deputy representative, Asia and the Pacific
This session will explore how CCS markets can be unlocked through viable business models, targeted incentives, and carbon value creation. It will examine benchmarks, CCUS applications, carbon credit mechanisms, BECCS, and other market-based approaches that can improve project economics and accelerate deployment.
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Brazilian Climate & Carbon Conference
2026-08-27 - 2026-08-28 | Memorial da América Latina, Av. Mário de Andrade, 664 - Barra Funda, São Paulo, Brazil
The Brazilian Climate & Carbon Conference (BCCC), organized by Alliança Brazil NBS is Brazil’s leading climate event, bringing together government, business, investors, and civil society to advance climate action, carbon markets, and nature-based solutions while accelerating the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy.
Join us for the panel “The future of carbon credit certification in Brazil.”
Date: Friday, August 28 (day 2) | 5:00 pm
Verra staff speaking: Cassio Souza, director, market and client relations
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Mexico Carbon Forum
2026-09-02 - 2026-09-03 | Tres Centurias Complex Trust, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Verra staff participating: Susana Velez Haller, regional representative, Latin America and the Caribbean and Valeria Enciso, senior program officer, market relations

Mexico Carbon Forum in Monterrey, Mexico is one of Latin America’s leading climate and carbon markets events, bringing together government, industry, finance, and sustainability leaders to discuss carbon pricing, decarbonization, climate finance, and innovative environmental market solutions.

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Climate Week NYC 2026
2026-09-20 - 2026-09-27 | New York City, New York, NY, United States
Climate Week NYC is the world’s largest annual climate event, bringing together business leaders, policymakers, investors, innovators, and civil society for a week of conferences, networking, and collaboration. Held alongside the UN General Assembly, it features more than 1,000 events across New York City focused on accelerating global climate action and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Verra will have a strong presence throughout Climate Week NYC, contributing to key conversations on the future of carbon markets and climate action. Check back here for updates as our speaking engagements, conference participation, and other events are confirmed.
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World Agri-Tech Summit
2026-09-22 - 2026-09-23 | Intercontinental O2, 1 Waterview Drive, London, United Kingdom
The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London brings together global agribusiness, technology, finance, and sustainability leaders to advance credible environmental markets, regenerative agriculture, and scalable climate solutions for the agricultural sector.
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Tuesday, September 22 | 12:10 pm
Session: Carbon Markets in Practice: Farm-Level Reality | Scale, Trust & Value Distribution
Verra staff speaking: Manish Neupane, director, natural climate solutions
Overview: This session examines whether agricultural carbon markets are delivering real value for farmers, exploring income generation, market trust, scalability, verification challenges, and impacts on land management across diverse farming systems.

Carbon Markets Africa Summit
2026-10-13 - 2026-10-15 | Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Convention Ctr Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda
Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS), hosted in Kigali, Rwanda, brings together over 500 stakeholders shaping the market – from governments and investors to project developers and buyers, to focus on one thing: moving from pipeline to transaction.
Opening Debate: What Does High Integrity Really Mean?
Date: Thursday, October 15 (Summit Day 2) | 8:55 am
Verra staff speaking: Mandy Rambharos, CEO
Description: This debate brings together standards bodies, ratings agencies, buyers, and project developers to examine competing perspectives on what defines high integrity in carbon markets. Panelists will explore how the market can build credibility and investor confidence while working toward a clearer, more widely shared understanding of quality.
Solutions Lab 4: Authorisation in Practice: From LoA to Market Access
Date: Thursday, October 15 (Summit Day 2) | 2:15 pm
Verra staff speaking: Heather McEwan, regional representative, Africa and the Middle East
Description: This lab explores how country authorisation processes can be streamlined to enable faster, more predictable carbon market transactions.
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CDR26
2026-10-20 - 2026-10-21 | Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada
Verra staff speaking: Ian Kuwahara, director, energy and industrial innovation
CDR26 is a global conference that brings together policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders working on carbon dioxide removal. The event will include the launch and signing of a new global policy framework for CDR developed by Carbon Dioxide Removal Action Network (CDRANet) delegates, the Vancouver Declaration, aimed at encouraging stronger government involvement and investment in high-integrity carbon removal.
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African Biochar Alliance Summit 2026
2026-10-27 - 2026-10-28 | Ciêla, Lusaka – A Tribute Portfolio Resort and Spa, Ngwerere Road, Bonanza Estate, Lusaka, Zambia
The African Biochar Alliance Summit, organized by African Biochar Alliance will bring together investors, policymakers, project developers, researchers, standards bodies, and industry leaders in Lusaka, Zambia, to advance Africa’s regenerative carbon economy. The two-day program will explore biochar, carbon markets, project finance, and scalable climate-smart solutions, with a focus on connecting farmers, developers, buyers, and investors to strengthen high-integrity nature-based carbon markets. Learn more and register here.
Session: Verification, Integrity & Market Confidence
Date: Wednesday, October 28 | 11:30 am – 12:10 pm local time
Verra staff moderating: Heather McEwan, regional representative, Africa and the Middle East
Description: An important discussion on the role of governments, standards, and national frameworks in supporting credible regenerative carbon systems. Topics include market readiness, policy alignment, safeguards, and the implications of Article 6 for African countries.
Session: Policy, Regulation & Article 6
Date: Wednesday, October 28 | 1:45 – 2:25 pm local time
Verra staff speaking: Heather McEwan, regional representative, Africa and the Middle East
Description: An important discussion on the role of governments, standards, and national frameworks in supporting credible regenerative carbon systems. Topics include market readiness, policy alignment, safeguards, and the implications of Article 6 for African countries.

Stakeholder Update Webinar (October 2026)
2026-10-28 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | https://verra.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t0psLiALRjODwt8Jxp5ObQ
Please join us for Verra’s quarterly Stakeholder Update Webinar. Learn more about Verra’s latest organizational developments, programmatic updates, and future priorities.
