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The Energy Forum, Inc. is dedicated to fostering public understanding of energy issues including the energy market and industry and of the many challenges facing them in a rapidly changing world. Its regular public lectures and discussions on a variety of relevant topics provide a collegial platform where industry and academic experts, business leaders, policymakers, students, journalists and others can exchange information and ideas about energy issues and interact with one another in a non-partisan environment.

COP28 failed to deliver the expected progress on Article 6, which is meant to support the development of global carbon markets. We continue to see a tale of two carbon markets - compliance markets continue to expand while the voluntary markets are mired in transparency and integrity issues. Failure to progress Article 6 has pushed the need to bolster market clarity back to stakeholder bi-lateral initiatives and governments. While voluntary markets remain uncertain, compliance carbon markets continue to expand, with large emitting and fast-growing countries laying groundwork for their implementation. Will the sector be able to regain momentum?  What will be the resulting levels of ambition and how much will these markets interact?