Climate Finance, Carbon Credits & Global Emissions Trading Market Seminar
Venue: Acacia Premier Hotel, Kisumu-Kenya
Date: 23rd - 28th February 2026
Cost: Kshs. 80,000 / USD 800
CPD points: 10
Overview
Navigate the rapidly evolving climate finance landscape through this specialized seminar focused on carbon market mechanisms, climate investment strategies, and emissions trading systems that mobilize capital for climate action while creating economic opportunities. Participants will develop comprehensive understanding of carbon credit generation, verification, and trading processes while learning to access climate finance for mitigation and adaptation projects. The curriculum emphasizes practical approaches to developing carbon projects, navigating certification standards, and participating in voluntary and compliance carbon markets with particular relevance to African contexts and opportunities. Through case studies of successful carbon projects and interactive market simulations, attendees will learn to identify climate finance opportunities, structure bankable climate projects, and navigate the complex regulatory and market landscape. This seminar prepares climate finance professionals to mobilize resources for climate action while creating value through carbon markets.
Objectives
- Master carbon credit generation processes including project identification, methodology application, and verification requirements
- Navigate global emissions trading systems understanding compliance markets, voluntary markets, and offset mechanisms
- Develop climate investment strategies accessing climate funds, green bonds, and other climate finance instruments
- Create carbon project documentation meeting certification standards and investor due diligence requirements
- Implement carbon asset management approaches maximizing value from carbon credit portfolios
- Design climate risk assessment frameworks identifying physical and transition risks for different sectors and regions
- Establish internal carbon pricing mechanisms integrating climate considerations into organizational decision-making
- Develop climate finance mobilization strategies for mitigation and adaptation projects in developing country contexts
Target Audience
- Climate finance professionals in development banks, climate funds, and financial institutions
- Carbon project developers identifying, developing, and implementing emission reduction initiatives
- Corporate sustainability managers developing carbon strategies and offsetting approaches
- Government climate change officials designing carbon market regulations and climate finance mechanisms
- Environmental consultants advising on carbon project development and certification
- Investors and asset managers incorporating climate considerations into investment decisions
- Academics and researchers studying climate finance mechanisms and carbon market effectiveness
- Non-governmental organization staff implementing climate projects and accessing climate finance
Methodology
- Market simulation exercises participating in simulated carbon credit trading and pricing scenarios
- Project development workshops creating complete carbon project documentation for specific methodologies
- Certification process walk-throughs navigating verification, registration, and issuance requirements
- Case study analyses examining successful carbon projects and climate finance mobilizations
- Risk assessment sessions identifying and analyzing climate-related financial risks
- Investment structuring workshops developing bankable proposals for climate mitigation and adaptation projects
- Regulatory analysis sessions interpreting evolving carbon market regulations and standards
