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IETA Net Zero Ambition Working Group

Private-sector net-zero commitments, corporate strategy alignment, SBTi engagement.

Personalisation — person + organisation + alignment

Named recipient
Mark Proegler (ClearBlue Markets) and David Hone (Independent, formerly Chief Climate Change Advisor at Shell)
Co-Chairs, IETA Net Zero Ambition Working Group
IETA Net Zero Ambition Working Group
Recent work
Proegler: MD, Head of Origination & Structuring at ClearBlue Markets — structures carbon-credit transactions for corporate net-zero targets. Hone: long career at Shell architecting climate/carbon strategy; now independent advisor on energy transition and carbon pricing.

Signals the recipient responds to

Organisational context

Positions
Net Zero Ambition WG addresses the role of carbon markets in credible corporate net-zero commitments.
Active initiatives
SBTi engagement; high-quality credit integration; corporate decarbonisation pathways.
Pressures
SBTi scrutiny of offset-quality; corporate-buyer demand for substantiation.

Specific alignment

Why this recipient benefits: WG recognition that per-tonne evidentiary disclosure is a prerequisite for credible net-zero claims using market instruments produces a position paper for SBTi and other net-zero bodies. Proegler's procurement structuring and Hone's oil-major credibility give the position immediate reach.

Why now: SBTi guidance cycle; IETA annual conference.

The ask: WG position paper to SBTi. Schema compatibility analysis; corporate-buyer procurement-policy integration.

Working group
IETA Net Zero Ambition Working Group

Focus

Private-sector net-zero commitments, corporate strategy alignment, SBTi engagement.

The ask

Net Zero WG recognition that per-tonne evidentiary disclosure is a prerequisite for credible net-zero claims using market instruments.

Deliverable

WG position paper to SBTi and other net-zero bodies.

Why IETA is the right venue

IETA is the business voice of the emissions-trading industry. IETA working-group endorsement of per-tonne evidentiary disclosure translates immediately into uptake by member companies — traders, project developers, verification firms, and corporate offtake buyers. The ~300 IETA members are also the actors who will price proof-pack-equipped credits once they exist.

The three org-level IETA documents — the Integration Whitepaper, Partnership Proposal, and Technology Alignment Analysis — should be presented at the relevant working group rather than at the board level first. Working-group-level engagement is where the technical acceptance happens; board-level engagement is where the organisational endorsement follows.

See the three IETA org-level documents →

The co-dependence network

Trellison Institute

Research and methodology.

Carbon capture research →

Artrellion

Policy and stakeholder engagement.

Carbon release arsenal →

LedgerWell

Operational verification.

Carbon business cases →

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