about The Environmental Markets Association

Our Mission

EMA's mission is to promote open, competitive, and tradeable environmental commodity markets and market-based solutions as a long-term, sustainable solution to solve environmental challenges.

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About Us

The Environmental Markets Association (EMA) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade association representing the interests of companies that are involved in the trading, legislation and regulation of environmental markets.

Founded in 1997 as The Emissions Marketing Association, EMA changed its name to The Environmental Markets Association in 2004 to reflect the growing benefits and applications of market-based solutions to solve environmental challenges.

For twenty-seven years, EMA has focused on promoting market-based solutions for environmental challenges through sound public policy, industry best practices, effective education and training, and member networking.

EMA represents a diverse membership including large utilities, emissions brokers and traders, exchanges, law firms, project developers, consultants, academics, NGOs and government agencies.

1996 - EMA FOUNDED

On November 4, 1996 EMA was formally registered as The Emissions Marketing Association.

1997 - EMA's First Meeting HELD

The first of many Annual meetings was held in Phoenix, Arizona to bring awareness to emissions trading.

1999 - EMISSIONS TRADING HANDBOOK

ETEI (Emissions Trading Education Initiative), a partnership with The Environmental Defense Fund, released The Emissions Trading Handbook.

2002 - ET 101 Launched

In 2002, in partnership with The US EPA, EMA launched "ET 101" to educate people about cap-and-trade

2004 - EMA Gets a Name Change

In 2004, The EMA Board voted to change its name to The Environmental Markets Association to reflect the growig diversity in environmental markets.

2007 - Master REC agreement Created

Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement was developed with ABA and ACORE.

2013 - Best Practices Principles for Market-Based Solutions

EMA releases best practice principles to support the utilization of markets to achieve environmental policy goals.

2018 - REC Market Best PRactices PRinciple

EMA agrees upon and publishes its REC Market Best Practices Principles.
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2021 - EMA 2.0 Launch

Leveraging the strengths from its history, EMA moves into its next quarter century with a bold and innovative strategy.

The Environmental Markets Association is a pro-business and pro-environment industry trade association that advocates for competitive and tradable market-based solutions for solving the world's most pressing environmental challenges, while simultaneously contributing to economic development.

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Board of Directors

EMA's Board of Directors, are appointed by the general voting membership for a period of three years. The Board of Directors is composed of the following directors:

Chairperson

Jack Velasquez

Marex Spectron

Vice-Chairperson

Christian Hofer

Sol Systems

Treasurer

Stephen McComb

IncubEx LLC

director

Sean Barwin

Carbon Financial Services

director

Laura Duklewski

Constellation

Director

Ken Nelson

Blue Delta Energy LLC

Director

Lance Titus

Uniper

Staff

Executive Director

Lauren LeMunyan

Environmental Markets Association

EMA Committees

Comprised of industry volunteers from all types and sizes of member companies, EMA committees work proactively for the mutual benefit of the industry. Current Committees include:

Events Committee

Market Principles Committee

Policy Advocacy Committee

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