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This half-day Regional Round Table will provide a current overview of the environmental markets landscape, with a focus on how recent state and federal policy developments are shaping the industry. Sessions will examine how individual states are responding legislatively to the energy affordability crisis, the status of key environmental programs, and the downstream effects on asset values and compliance markets. Attendees will hear directly from experts working through these challenges in real time and discuss what current and pending developments mean for market participants navigating an evolving policy environment.
Hosted and sponsored by OPIS, a Dow Jones company.
Agenda (Eastern Standard Time)
1:00 p.m. – Check-in
1:30 - 1:40 p.m. – Welcome Address
1:40 - 2:25 p.m. – Panel Discussion: RECs & State Legislative Session Updates
This panel will examine how states are responding legislatively to the energy affordability crisis, with a particular focus on New Jersey and the Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Panelists will discuss the implications of recent and pending state legislative action for REC markets and explore what these developments mean for market participants navigating an evolving policy landscape.
Speakers:
- Patrick Luckow, Director - Cross-Regional Power and Renewables Research Lead, S&P Global Energy CERA
2:25 - 2:40 p.m. – Carbon Market Trends, Policy Updates & Outlooks for 2026 and Beyond
This presentation will cover the latest pricing and policy developments in the California Cap-and-Invest, Washington Cap-and-Invest and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative markets. OPIS's market outlooks for the remainder of 2026 and the coming years will also be discussed.
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2:45 - 3:00 p.m. – California Carbon Commentary
This “California Carbon Commentary” briefing will cover key issues for carbon market participants in California, including developments in the state’s cap-and-invest program, a newly introduced safe harbor bill, and the climate disclosure landscape. With the potential to reshape markets in California and beyond, the session will also provide a brief stocktake of global carbon accounting developments across the GHG Protocol, ISO, and other emerging initiatives.
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3:00 - 4:00 p.m. – Panel Discussion: RGGI Update – Virginia's Return and the Impact on Carbon Prices
This panel will provide a current overview of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, with a focus on Virginia's re-inclusion in the program and its ripple effects on carbon allowance prices. Panelists will examine market trends since Virginia's return, the evolving supply-demand dynamics within the program, and what compliance entities and market participants can expect going forward. The discussion will also address broader implications for RGGI states and the compliance carbon markets that depend on program stability and price predictability.
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4:00 - 4:15 p.m. – Closing Remarks
4:15 p.m. – Program Concludes
Cocktail Reception
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Registration Fees:
- EMA Members: *$99
- Non-Members: $299
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*Complimentary Regional Roundtable tickets available to members in 2026:
- Gold Corporate - 4
- Silver Corporate - 2
- Bronze Corporate - 1
