For those asking what buyers actually want from African credits, the \u201cMarket Signals & Buyer Trends\u201d track is designed to be specific rather than aspirational. Organisers preview discussion points that range from category-level demand through 2030 to what constitutes \u201chigh integrity\u201d from a buyer\u2019s perspective in 2025, and how that translates into price discovery for African issuances.<\/p>\n The session also puts CORSIA<\/a> squarely on the table, exploring what eligibility means for airlines and host governments and what lessons can be drawn from early African movers including Kenya Airways. Project showcases from Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia; spanning forest investment and nature-based solutions, are interleaved to root the discussion in live pipelines rather than theoretical supply.<\/p>\n Read also:\u00a0European Banking Authority\u2019s ESG hold-off opens policy window for Africa\u2019s finance sector<\/a><\/p>\n Speaker line-ups cut across the value chain. Confirmed participants highlighted by CMAS and partner announcements include Promethium Carbon\u2019s Olivia Tuchten, FSD Africa\u2019s Reshma Shah, Standard Bank carbon trading lead Lawrence Cole-Morgan, Verra\u2019s regional representative Heather McEwan, and the Eastern Africa Alliance\u2019s Andrew Ocama, voices who can speak directly to verification bottlenecks, investor readiness and registry realities.<\/p>\n Verra has also flagged attendance by CEO Mandy Rambharos, signalling that standards bodies will engage substantively on programme eligibility and methodology pathways. Climate Policy Initiative\u2019s Jonathan First is slated to join finance-focused sessions on mobilising private capital, bringing a blended-finance lens to bankability and risk.<\/p>\n CMAS is deliberately designed to pull policy, integrity and money into the same room. A ministerial roundtable will gather senior officials from across the continent to compare national frameworks and registry build-outs, while a dedicated session on \u201cHigh Integrity in Practice\u201d examines how evolving rules from Verra, Gold Standard and the future Article 6.4 mechanism are landing in African jurisdictions, and whether local verification capacity can scale fast enough to meet buyer expectations.<\/p>\n The second day pivots to capital: investor roundtables promise direct engagement between funders and developers, and a financing keynote brings together the Presidential Climate Commission\u2019s Dorah Modise and Peace Parks Foundation CIO Colin Porteous, with additional participation across banks, DFIs and nature-based solutions teams.<\/p>\n Read also:\u00a0Angola calls for nominations to honour energy sector trailblazers at 2025 AOG conference<\/a><\/p>\n All of this unfolds against a market that is recalibrating rather than retreating. Ecosystem Marketplace\u2019s latest State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets data places 2023 transaction value at roughly $723 million, down from the 2021 peak above $2 billion, with buyers now funnelling demand toward credits that can clear integrity screens such as the Integrity Council\u2019s Core Carbon Principles. That quality-first pivot is exactly the dynamic CMAS aims to translate into actionable guidance for African issuers.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Academy-Website-ads.jpg\")
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