The ICAP online ETS Workshop conducted with focus on Latin America under the theme "Emissions Trading in Latin America: Developments on the Ground, Role for Cooperation" was held virtually from 8 to 10 December 2020, convened by the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) and co-organized by the Ecologic Institute, Get2C and ICF.

In this regard, ICAP convened experienced policy experts and stakeholders to discuss the state of play of LATAM carbon markets and give a practical perspective on key design choices and best practices in the establishment and operation of an Emissions Trading System in the region via an interactive workshop, which forms part of this series of ICAP training and capacity building activities supported by the European Commission.

The regionally-focused Workshop on Emissions Trading in Latin America: Developments on the Ground, Role for Cooperation was designed to i) provide a state of play of international negotiations on article 6, as a backdrop to the development of regional carbon markets; ii) provide a state of play of different national and sub-national initiatives in carbon markets, including voluntary carbon markets and correlated instruments; iii) discuss avenues for further cooperation in specific issues on policy and technical levels.

The workshop aimed to convey technical expertise and sharing of best practices, instead of specific political recommendations, so the discussed topics seek to be geographically and thematically relevant and balanced, encouraging participant’s active contribution and involvement.