Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit AER SUMMIT on October 20-21, 2026 in Adelaide, Australia

The Australasian Emissions Reduction (AER) Summit is Australia's premier business and climate event, the country's leading forum for carbon markets, climate investment and the net zero transition. 

The AER Summit is hosted by the Carbon Market Institute, an independent, not-for-profit, member-based organisation accelerating the transition to net zero emissions.

The 2026 AER Summit will be presented as a two-day conference and gala dinner at Adelaide Convention Centre on 20-21 October 2026.

2026 AER Program Themes

Safeguard Mechanism Review and Corporate Transition

• How the next phase of safeguard reform will reshape industrial decarbonisation and corporate strategy.  

ACCU Integrity and Method Reform

• How method design, review recommendations and integrity reforms are rebuilding confidence in Australia's carbon market.

Mandatory Disclosure and Greenwashing Reforms

• How climate disclosure obligations and anti-greenwashing action are changing the way business communicates on climate.  

Nature Repair Markets, Adaptation and Emerging Opportunities

• How nature repair, biodiversity markets and adaptation are opening new pathways for investment and impact.

Climate Investment, Finance and Infrastructure

• How capital is being mobilised to scale the projects, infrastructure and technologies the transition demands. 

COP31, Indigenous Leadership and the Regional Agenda

• How Australia's co-hosting of COP31 and First Nations leadership are shaping our climate role in the Asia-Pacific.