ABOUT NACW

NORTH AMERICA'S PREMIER EVENT ON CARBON MARKETS AND CLIMATE POLICY

The North American Carbon World (NACW) conference addresses the most pressing issues in climate policy and carbon markets to the largest gathering of climate professionals in North America. Since 2001, NACW has featured comprehensive and up-to-date information and analysis, key thought-leaders advancing innovative climate solutions, and the best networking opportunities with colleagues in the business, government, nonprofit, and academic sectors.

For 22 years, NACW has been North America’s premier event to learn, collaborate, and network on carbon markets and climate policy. NACW 2025 will present the content, community, and connections for successfully navigating the low-carbon landscape and advancing market-based climate policies and mechanisms.

NACW has been honored to feature keynote remarks from distinguished climate leaders throughout its history, including:

  • Gov. Jerry Brown, State of California
  • Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, State of California
  • Gov. Jay Inslee, State of Washington
  • Gov. Gray Davis, State of California
  • Gov. Bill Ritter, State of Colorado
  • Gov. David Ige, State of Hawai’i
  • John Chiang, California Treasurer
  • Catherine McKenna, Environment and Climate Change Canada Minister
  • His Excellency Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France to the United States
  • Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC former Executive Secretary
  • Rostin Behnam, CFTC Chairman
  • Mary Nichols, California ARB Chair
  • Liane Randolph, California ARB Chair
  • Peter Lehner, NRDC Executive Director
  • Larry Schweiger, National Wildlife Federation President & CEO
  • Diane Regas, EDF Executive Director

Join us Tuesday, March 25 – Thursday, March 27 in Los Angeles, California to collectively advance our work in addressing climate change.

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Join us in sharing NACW news, updates, and insights through social media!

Twitter:
The Reserve’s twitter handle is @climatereserve.

LinkedIn:
The Reserve’s LinkedIn account is @climate-action-reserve.

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We will be using the hashtag #nacw2025.

About the Climate Action Reserve

The Climate Action Reserve is the most trusted, efficient, and experienced offset registry for global carbon markets. A pioneer in carbon accounting, the Reserve promotes and fosters the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through credible market-based policies and solutions. As a high-quality offset registry for voluntary carbon markets, it establishes rigorous standards involving multi-sector stakeholder workgroup development and local engagement and issues carbon credits in a transparent and publicly available system. The organization also supports compliance carbon markets in California, Washington and internationally.

The Reserve is an environmental nonprofit organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California with staff members located around the world. The Reserve is an equal opportunity provider.

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About our attendees

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