
About Us

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.
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.
Environmental Markets Association
Board of 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
Pasquale Roselli
Enel north america
Staff

Executive Director
Lauren LeMunyan
Environmental Markets Association
