Topic: Carbon markets | Location: Online, Oslo
Time: 28 October 2025 at 9:00-11:00 CET (on-site event starts at 8:30 CET)
Place: Hybrid event, in person in Oslo (Ingeniørenes Hus Møtesenter, Kronprinsens gate 17, 0251 Oslo) and via Teams
By invitation only
Climate Leadership Coalition, Nefco and the Nordic Initiative for Cooperative Approaches (NICA) are convening a high-level event for Nordic businesses to engage with Nordic state representatives and lead climate negotiators ahead of UN Climate Change Conference COP30.
The event aims to brief the private sector on the key issues shaping this year’s climate negotiations, foster meaningful dialogue between private sector and national representatives, and spotlight the Nordic perspectives at COP30.
In addition to the policy dialogue, the event will raise awareness of carbon finance mechanisms under the Paris Agreement, with a focus on the private sector’s role. It will also present findings from two recent studies exploring private sector interest in carbon markets and demand of international carbon credits in the Nordics.
This event serves as a strategic opportunity to strengthen Nordic collaboration in carbon finance initiatives and accelerate climate action through public-private partnerships.
Agenda
Opening and welcome to the event – Tuuli Kaskinen, CEO, Climate Leadership Coalition & Dennis Hamro-Drotz, Acting Head of Department, Special Funds, Nefco
Keynote – Sari Multala, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Finland
Road to COP: Nordic objectives – Mattias Frumerie, Head of Negotiations, Sweden & Marjo Nummelin, Head of Negotiatons, Finland & Peer Stiansen, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Climate and the Environment, Norway
Private sector interest in carbon markets and demand of international carbon credits in the Nordics – Francois Sammut, Director, Carbon Limits, Norway
Panel discussion on private sector views – Jørund Buen, Head of Sustainability, SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge & Lea Rankinen, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Affairs, St1 & Vaibhava Singh, Head, Engineered Carbon Removal Solutions, Carbon Markets, Equinor
Closing – Pasi Rinne, Chair of NICA
About the organisers
Climate Leadership Coalition
Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC) is a leading Northern European non-profit climate business network developing business-driven solutions to mitigate climate change and believe that a profound transition to a sustainable world is imperative, economically beneficial, and financeable.
Nefco
Nefco – the Nordic Green Bank – is an international financial institution owned by the Nordic countries. Our task is to accelerate the green transition. We support globally set environmental and climate targets by financing the global scale-up of Nordic green solutions.
NICA
The Nordic Initiative for Cooperative Approaches (NICA) is a programme managed by Nefco that supports the implementation of international market-based collaboration under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. It also monitors developments in the Voluntary Carbon Markets and their interaction with Paris Agreement mechanisms. Read more: www.nefco.int/NICA