Carbon accounting has evolved from primarily a reporting exercise into an important tool for operational, investment, and technology decisions. However, the growing number of methodologies, reporting boundaries, and disclosure requirements can create inconsistencies and uncertainty across industries. 

The Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI) and BCarbon are convening leaders from the energy, chemicals, power, technology, finance, and professional-services sectors to build a clearer understanding of how carbon information is developed, interpreted, and applied.

Through expert panels and facilitated discussions, participants will examine how credible and comparable carbon data can support informed decisions, strengthen competitiveness, attract investment, improve market access, and accelerate the deployment of lower-carbon technologies. 

 

Tentative Agenda 

8:00–8:30 a.m.
Arrival, Breakfast, and Networking 

8:30–8:40 a.m.
Welcome and Strategic Framing 

8:40–9:15 a.m.
Panel 1: Understanding Carbon Accounting Across Industries 

A discussion of how methodologies, reporting boundaries, data practices, and operational realities differ across sectors, and how stakeholders can more effectively interpret carbon information. 

9:15–9:45 a.m.
Facilitated Table Discussion: Building Greater Clarity Across Industries
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Networking Break
10:00–10:30 a.m.
Panel 2: Carbon Accounting as a Decision Tool: Investment, Competitiveness, Market Access & Technology Deployment
A discussion of how companies, investors, and customers use carbon information to inform capital allocation, commercial decisions, technology deployment, and market strategy.
10:30–11:15 a.m.
Facilitated Table Discussions 

  • Track A: Investment and Capital Allocation 
  • Track B: Competitiveness, Trade, and Market Access 


11:15–11:45 a.m.
Key Findings and Group Recommendations
11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Networking Break 

12:00–1:00 p.m.
Lunch Keynote: Turning Carbon Complexity into Competitive Advantage 

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