International Emissions Trading Association
Budget
€300 — €0
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
4
4 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
IETA is dedicated to: - The objectives of Paris Climate Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and ultimately climate protection; - The establishment of effective market-based trading systems for greenhouse gas emissions by businesses that are demonstrably fair, open, efficient, accountable and consistent across national boundaries; - Maintaining societal equity and environmental integrity while establishing these systems. Goals and Objectives IETA works to: - Promote use of Article 6 to form effective linkages between carbon pricing systems over time. - Promote growth of new market initiatives around the world. - Improve the credibility and functionality of compliance and voluntary carbon markets. - Promote carbon removals in carbon markets to advance the objectives of the Paris Agreement consistent with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. - Support effective models of private sector engagement in climate finance.
EU Legislative Interests
1. Implementation of EU 2040 climate target (EU Climate Law Review) 2. EU ETS and MSR Review 3. Integration of carbon removals into the EU policy framework 4. EU international cooperation in the field of carbon pricing 5. Linking of the EU ETS with other jurisdictions 6. Implementation of CBAM. 7. Green Claims and sustainable finance 8. The establishment of ETS2 9. EU rules for CORSIA implementation.
Communication Activities
Events: - European Climate Summit, an annual conference focused on carbon market developments in the EU and beyond - IETA/IEA/EPRI Emissions Trading Workshop, organised annually at the IEA Headquarter in Paris - IETA COP Business Hub - Regional Conferences on Carbon Markets A full list of IETA upcoming events can be found by using this link: https://www.ieta.org/events Publications: - GHG market sentiment survey - IETA's Greenhouse Gas Market Report - IETA positions and policy papers
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
IETA has formed several partnerships including, among others, the World Bank, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the International Energy Agency (IEA) and ICAP.
Organisation Members
The list of IETA's member companies is available at: https://www.ieta.org/memberships
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.