COP30 Symposium

COP30 Upcoming Events
  • Date
    28 Nov 2025
  • Time
    1.00pm–7.00pm
  • Status
    Active
  • Location
    Allens, Level 37, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne

Join CMI for a Post-COP30 Symposium as we unpack outcomes, analyse implications for Australia, and explore what comes next for policy, markets and investment.

Program Overview 

 

  • Session 1: Advancing International Cooperation on Carbon Markets

  • Session 2: Policy Enablers to Achieve Australia’s 2035 NDC

  • Session 3: Implications for Australian Business and Investment

  • Concludes with: CMI’s End-of-Year Networking Function

COP30 will bring world leaders, NGOs, businesses and civil society to Belém, Brazil from 10–21 November 2025 — the first time a COP is hosted in the Amazon region. COP30 will highlight the critical role of tropical forests, protecting and restoring ecosystems, and nature-based solutions. This significant global summit will focus on accelerating climate action, updating national climate plans (NDCs), and reviewing progress on the Paris Agreement commitments, particularly the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5c. Touted as an “implementation and action” COP, its goal is to translate Global Stocktake (GST) outcomes into concrete climate action.

With a strong focus on translating the Global Stocktake into action, key themes include:

  • The energy transition
  • Climate finance
  • The launch of carbon markets
  • The role of nature and local actors in tackling climate change
Registration Fees

 

  • $175 + GST — CMI Member

  • $225 + GST — Non-Member

Agenda

1:00 – 2:00pm – Registration and Networking Lunch

2:00 – 2:20pm – Welcome & COP30 Update

  • Dr. Sasha Courville, CEO, CMI
  • Jillian Button, Partner and Head of Climate Change, Allens

 

2:20 – 3:00pm – Session 1: Advancing International Cooperation on Carbon Markets

Moderator: Mei Zi Tan, Manager, International Research & Projects, CMI

  • Janet Hallows, Director, Climate Programs & Nature-Based Climate Solutions, CMI
  • Elisa de Wit, Partner and Head of Climate Change, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Emily Gerrard, Director, Comhar Group

 

3:00 – 3:20pm – Afternoon Tea Break

 

3:20 – 4:10pm – Session 2: Policy Enablers to Achieve Australia’s 2035 NDC

Moderator: Jillian Button, Partner and Head of Climate Change, Allens

  • Luke Menzel, CEO, Energy Efficiency Council
  • Jacqueline Peel, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, The University of Melbourne
  • Tennant Reed, Director, Climate Change and Energy, Australian Industry Group

 

4:10 – 5:00pm – Session 3: Implications for Australian Business and Investment

Moderator: Peter Castellas, CEO, Climate Zeitgeist

  • Dr. Sasha Courville, CEO, Carbon Market Institute
  • Rebecca Russell, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
  • Estelle Parker, Co-CEO, Responsible Investment Association Australasia

 

5:00 – 7:00pm – EOY Networking Function

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