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Asia Carbon Conference

Kuching, Malaysia
29 - 30 May 2025
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29 May

8:45

Registration opens

Doors open, registration and coffee served
09:50 - 10:30

Keynote panel: Unwrapping the conflation of the VCM and compliance markets in Asia

  • How are traders and brokers navigating through diverse regulations in Asia?
  • Prospects for Asian credits to be off taken in Europe: has COP29 changed the dynamic?
  • What are the key gaps in the Asian market for the carbon community to develop further?

Speakers Include:

Lawrence Chia

Chief Executive Officer
SaraCarbon
Win Sim Tan

Win Sim Tan

Regional Representative - East and Southeast Asia
Verra

Nicola De Sanctis

Editor
Argus
10:30 - 11:00

Carrot or stick: Can global carbon markets successfully integrate to standardise credit criteria?

  • What standards are being developed in the global voluntary markets?
  • Does National policy translate to universal certification?
  • What has COP29 achieved? More clarity or further complications?

Speakers Include:

Joel Scriven

Co-Founder
Southridge Group

Emily Gerrard

Principal Lawyer
Comhar Group
11:10 - 11:40

Morning Break

Join colleagues for coffee and breakfast meetings in our exhibition and networking zones.
11:40 - 12:15

Government keynote: How are governments across Asia leading negotiations on climate mitigation

  • How is Singapore looking to build itself as a trading hub for carbon and financing key Asian decarbonisation projects
  • Japan’s roadmap towards decarbonising its industry and trade

Speakers Include:

Alejandro Rosselli

Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Malaysia

Deanna Tan

Deputy Director- Carbon Mitigation
Ministry of Trade & Industry - Singapore

Norihiro Kimura

Senior Negotiator for Climate Change
GX Policy Group
12:15 - 12:45

Achieving net-zero in Sarawak: The roadmap ahead

  • Presented by senior members from PricewaterhouseCoopers
12:45 - 13:15

How to get your project approved in Asia: Fireside chat with Worldview Foundation


Speaker:

Kim Gabrielli

CEO
Worldview International Foundation
13:15 - 14:30

Lunch

Lunch served in exhibition hall

14:30 - 15:00

Argus Carbon Markets and emissions outlook 2025

Speaker:

Nicola De Sanctis

Editor
Argus
15:00 - 15:30

Traditional Welcome Ceremony for Premier of Sarawak

Join colleagues and clients for coffee and a local cultural showcase welcoming the Sarawak Premier to the conference
15:30 - 16:00

Keynote: Fireside chat with Premier of Sarawak

Join an exclusive discussion with the Honourable Premier of Sarawak as he discusses Sarawak's development and energy transition goals
16:00 - 16:30

Official Announcement: Sarawak Government launches Sustainability Blueprint

Key ministers, governments and experts gather to announce the latest regulations and sustainability pathways from the Ministry of Energy and Environmental Sustainability- Sarawak.
16:30 - 18:30

Evening reception sponsored by SaraCarbon

30 May

8:30

Doors open and coffee served

08:40 - 08:45

Chairperson's opening remarks

09:15 - 10:00

IREC Workshop: Learn about energy certificates, renewable energy credentials and more

  • Developing a resilient cross-border framework to support renewable energy transition through trade

Speakers Include:

Placeholder

Roble Velasco-Rosenheim

Director-APAC
I-REC Standard Foundation

Justin Colley

Manager - Electricity and Environmental Markets • GenFuels
Argus
9:15 - 10:00

I-RECS Keynote panel: How are Asia's renewables assets contributing to energy attribute certificates

Speakers Include:

Placeholder

Izzat Hamzah

APAC Lead- Origination, Environmental Commodities
3degrees
Placeholder

Roble Velasco-Rosenheim

Director-APAC
I-REC Standard Foundation
10:00 - 10:30

How are businesses tackling emission increases? Will there be new buyers of Carbon credits in Asia?

- How are businesses tackling growing emissions: carbon credit purchases vs deploying emission mitigation technology - Is it easier for privately owned companies to procure carbon credits - Public vs private carbon credit trade

Speakers Include:

Dr. Götz Martin

CEO-Nature Based Solutions & Biochar
Golden Agri-Resources (GAR)

Renuhaa Asaithambi

Product Line Manager – Enterprise Carbon Management
Chevron

Reuben Lai

CEO-Founder
Arkadiah
10:30 - 11:00

Morning break

11:00 - 11:30

Creating an integrated ASEAN marketplace for carbon

- Structural differences: How will an ASEAN marketplace differ from EU? - Opening the voluntary markets: will current compliance markets set a challenge or opportunity for VCMs to thrive?

Speakers Include:

Riza Suarga

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Indonesia Carbon Trade Association & Agraus Resources
11:30 - 12:00

Biomass and biochar: looking at cost efficiency of biochar as a carbon removal tool in Asia

-How is Asia’s vast agriculture and forestry sector realising its untapped potential for biochar
-Biochar types: what are the most common feedstocks for biochar?
-Industrial decarbonisation: can biochar compliment other carbon removal technologies?

Speakers Include:

Placeholder

Stefan Boessner

Policy Lead
Swedish Energy Institute
Placeholder

Olivier Levallois

CEO
Hamerkop Climate Impacts
12:00 - 12:30

Regional Case Study 1: Indian Subcontinent developments

- Looking into latest government led carbon initiatives in Pakistan, Myanmar, India and Sri Lanka - How will local nature based blue carbon projects encourage investment in the carbon markets?

Speakers Include:

Kavin Kumar Kandasamy

CEO
ProClime
12:30 - 13:00

Regional Carbon removals

- Exploring the efficacy of the European BECCS model to generate credits - Carbon removal vs avoidance: What is the difference? - CCS vs ARR vs RED: How does Asia’s carbon removal technology compare to Europe
13:30 - 14:30

Lunch and end of conference