Every tonne of carbon
has a price.
Let’s make it count.
A carbon price doesn't just measure emissions — it changes decisions. For three years, cities across North-West Europe have used it to show the true cost of emissions and write tenders that reward doing things differently.
On 5 November we bring the results of these decisions to Brussels — the pilots, the tools and the people who made it work in practice.
05 Nov
Thursday, 2026
Brussels
Venue to be announced
Full day event
Keynotes · workshops · roundtable
CARBON BUDGETING · GREEN PROCUREMENT · PRACTICAL TOOLS · CITY CASE STUDIES · PEER LEARNING
The biggest climate decisions in a city are made
when you decide what kind of project to launch
and what it has to deliver. Set different priorities, and different
tenders follow.
Procurement is where those priorities become real: put a price on the carbon inside a tender, and companies start to compete on reducing emissions, not just on cost.
DeCarb-Pro spent three years learning how cities take those decisions and how tendering drives them home. Here's what came out of it.
15%
of CO₂ emissions in North-West Europe can be decreased by impactful public procurement.
THE PROBLEM, IN ONE NUMBER
€30M
in climate damage avoided per year across the Green Metropolitan Region pilot by buying green gaz.
ARNHEM-NIJMEGEN · GMR
12
cities and agencies piloting carbon pricing, from Paris and Amsterdam to Essen and Strasbourg.
THE PARTNERSHIP
THE SHAPE OF THE DAY
Less conference, more workshop.
You’ll leave with methods
you can use on Monday
10:00
Welcome and opening
Setting the scene on where carbon pricing sits in Europe’s wider decarbonisation push.
PLENARY· EN/FR/DE
10:25
Keynote: the bigger picture
An inspirational take on what it means to price carbon into how municipalities decide and spend by Benoit Leguet
PLENARY
11:15
Hands-on workshops · round one
From “CO₂ pricing in 60 minutes” to the CO₂ Performance Ladder in practice — for Newcomers and experienced practitioners.
PARALLEL TRACKS
12:15
Standing lunch
Built for bumping into the person whose city solved the exact thing you’re stuck on.
NETWORKING
13:30
Hands-on workshops · round two
Pay now or pay later? Modelling future carbon costs, building-stock data for low-carbon procurement, and more.
PARALLEL TRACKS
14:30
City roundtable: what actually changed
Strasbourg, Paris, Amsterdam, Arnhem and Essen compare notes — wins and friction included.
PANEL
15:30
Next steps & the platform launch
Where this goes after the project ends -plus a first look at the booklet and the film.
PLENARY
15:45
Drinks & informal networking
INFORMAL
WHO SHOULD BE IN THE ROOM
If your decisions have a carbon footprint, this is for you.
01
Project managers & sustainability leads
02
Policy makers & strategy officers
03
Elected representatives & decision-makers
04
Procurement & tender professionals
Block the date.
Registration and full programme coming soon.