IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Room 717 B, Level 700, MTCC
Session information
Voluntary carbon markets: issues, opportunities and challenges for Africa
Tuesday 4 November (1430 - 1545)
Room 717 B, Level 700, MTCC
Committee(s)
African Regional Forum
(Lead)
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit
Description
The emergence of voluntary carbon markets is an important phenomenon for the African continent. This phenomenon, however, is fraught with issues of fair regulation and challenges with credible national or continental legal frameworks for the regulation of such a market. There are, however, many opportunities that the continent can take advantage of in such a market. The session will seek to explore these issues, opportunities, and challenges associated with voluntary carbon markets for the African continent.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Caliis Nii Oman Badoo | Securities and Exchange Commission, Accra, Ghana; LPD Council Member, LPD Council |
Speakers
| João De Carvalho | Carbonfuture, Freiburg, Germany |
| Andrew Gilder | Climate Legal, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Bennet Kpentey | Sync Consult , Accra, Ghana |
| Claudia Santos Cruz | Morais Leitão Legal Circle, Maputo, Mozambique; Vice Chair, African Regional Forum |