• WPC 2024
  • March 18-22, 2024

Dirk Forrister

International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

President & Chief Executive Officer

Dirk Forrister is President and CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), a non-profit business association dedicated to market-based climate policies. With over 300 member companies, IETA is respected globally as a thought leader on strategies to harness the power of markets to deliver climate protection.

Dirk brings a long history of public and private sector engagement in energy and environmental policy. He spent a decade as Managing Director at Natsource LLC, the manager of carbon funds valued at $1.2 billion. Earlier in his career, Mr. Forrister served as Chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force in the Clinton Administration, and Assistant U.S. Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Public Affairs. His environmental markets career began when he advised US Congressman Jim Cooper, a leader in crafting the US acid rain trading legislation in 1990.

Sessions With Dirk Forrister

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 08:00am - 09:30am (CST) / 19/mar/2024 01:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 02:30 pm

    Carbon Markets - Impact of Carbon Taxes and Incentives on the Petrochemical Sector

    Fueling tomorrow, sustainably today: Steering Petrochemicals toward Sustainability through the Power of Carbon Markets and Carbon Management             
    Delve into the pivotal role of carbon markets and strategic carbon management in reshaping the future of the Petrochemicals Sector. gain valuable insights into the dynamic interplay between carbon markets and carbon management in the petrochemical landscape.      

    Session 1: Impact of Carbon Taxes and Incentives on the Petrochemical Sector       

    8:00 AM: Welcome & Moderator Remarks - Sean Mulholland, Director, Ammonia Consulting, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    8:05 AM: Impact of CBAM on fertilizer exports and primary fertlizer demand - Georgy Eliseev, Lead, Research Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights 
    8:30 AM: Panel: Impact of 45V Hydrogen Tax Credit in the Inflation Reduction Act - Shannon Angielski, President and Founder, Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition; Eric Guter, Vice President, Hydrogen for Mobility, Air Products 
    9:00 AM: Convergence of compliance and voluntary carbon markets - Dirk Forrister, President, IETA