Environmental Markets Conference (EMC) 2027

Environmental Markets Conference (EMC) 2027 is a four-day international conference taking place from 26 to 29 April 2027 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Organised by the Alliance for Environmental Markets & Investments (AEMI), the conference brings together professionals working across environmental markets, including wetland and stream mitigation, carbon, water quality and quantity, biodiversity, conservation finance, restoration, and nature-based solutions.

Purpose and Objectives

The conference aims to connect environmental markets with the investment, policy, technology and practical expertise needed to deliver stronger environmental outcomes. It focuses on improving the effectiveness of mitigation, conservation and restoration markets while encouraging investment, collaboration, transparency, efficiency and accountability.

Key Activities

The programme combines keynote sessions, panels, presentations, workshops, working groups, roundtables, networking, technology showcases, investor connections and field visits. The event covers environmental market mechanisms across water, carbon, biodiversity and ecological restoration, while Invest Connect links capital providers with project developers and Tech Connect highlights technology and data solutions.

You’ll explore

• Wetland, stream and conservation markets
• Carbon, water quality and biodiversity markets
• Nature-based solutions and ecological restoration
• Environmental market policy and regulation
• Climate resilience, mitigation and investment
• Technology, data, measurement and transparency

Speakers

• The Honorable Jay Inslee - Governor of Washington State (2013–2025)
• Casey Sixkiller - Director, Washington Department of Ecology
• Leah Feldon - Director, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
• Michael Rolband - Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Significance

EMC is significant because it connects environmental market participants across carbon, water, biodiversity and ecological restoration rather than focusing on a single market. Its combination of policymakers, regulators, investors, project developers, scientists, technology providers and land managers creates a cross-sector platform for developing practical market-based environmental solutions.

Expected Outcomes

Participants can expect insight into emerging environmental market mechanisms, policy developments, investment opportunities, technologies and restoration practices. The conference is designed to support partnerships between project developers, investors, regulators, landowners and solution providers while strengthening the markets that finance environmental outcomes.