Dirk Forrister, President & CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

“It’s actually turning out to be a phenomenal year. While there’s a lot of noise in Washington about program cuts and funding cuts, on the other side of the globe, markets are starting to blossom.”
Dirk Forrister

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On our third installment of Catching Up On Climate, we welcome Dirk Forrister, President & CEO of IETA, back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Dirk to discuss what he and IETA have been focused on this past year – and what he sees as some of the most important things happening in climate and the carbon markets ahead of IETA’s North America Climate Summit 2025.

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