42On May 18, 2026, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, GenZero Climate Summit 2026 officially opened under the theme “Beyond Binaries.” On the first day of the summit, GenZero, together with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), presented the main-stage session GenZero Climate Summit Insights: Nature, Markets, Scale. Yan Luhui, Founder and CEO of Carbontop, was invited to join the stage as a roundtable speaker.
GenZero Climate Summit: A Leading Annual Forum for the Climate Sector in Asia-Pacific
The GenZero Climate Summit is one of the most influential annual forums in the climate sector across the Asia-Pacific region. Its organizer, GenZero, is a climate investment platform backed by Temasek, the Singapore-headquartered global investment company, and is dedicated to accelerating the deployment of climate solutions at scale worldwide. The first day’s main-stage program was co-presented in close partnership with UNEP, and attendance was by invitation only.
(At the GenZero Climate Summit)
This year’s speaker lineup brought together some of the most senior voices in global climate and green finance. Opening remarks were delivered by Martin Krause, Director of the Climate Change Division at UNEP. Other distinguished participants included Rachel Kyte, UK Special Representative for Climate; Jamie Fergusson, Global Director for Climate at the World Bank; Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority of Australia; and Dirk Forrister, President and CEO of IETA. Key decision-makers from across the global carbon ecosystem gathered to assess the direction of the international carbon market and the evolving policy landscape in 2026. Carbonstop, as a pioneering company focused on carbon management, was also invited to take part in this global dialogue.
(Martin Krause, Director of the Climate Change Division at UNEP, delivers the opening address)
Carbonstop Invited to Join a Core Roundtable: Exploring Integrity and Scalability in Carbon Credits
On the morning of the summit, as part of the core agenda, Yan Luhui, Founder and CEO of Carbonstop, was invited to participate in the featured roundtable discussion: Integrity That Scales — Independent Assurance, Safeguards and Claims Buyers Will Stand Behind.
(Yan Luhui, Founder and CEO of Carbonstop, participates in the featured roundtable discussion)
The topic addressed one of the central challenges facing today’s international voluntary carbon market: as the carbon credit market continues to expand, integrity has become the single greatest constraint on scaling. Buyers are no longer satisfied with simply obtaining carbon credits. What they require is a claim that can withstand scrutiny and a decarbonization pathway they can publicly stand behind.
How should independent third-party assurance function? Where are the boundaries of safeguard mechanisms? What kind of carbon credit standards can truly stand up to both market expectations and regulatory scrutiny? The answers to these questions will determine whether the international carbon market can move toward genuine maturity.
During the roundtable, Yan Luhui shared his perspectives on these issues and offered his views on where the market is headed next:
Joining Yan Luhui on stage were several of the leading figures in carbon market integrity and assessment: Amy Merrill, CEO of ICVCM, the world’s most authoritative body for integrity standards in the voluntary carbon market; Tommy Ricketts, CEO of BeZero Carbon, a leading independent carbon ratings agency; and Juan Carlos Arredondo, Director of Knowledge and Policy Advocacy at Abatable and former Mexican climate negotiator to the UNFCCC. The session was moderated by Daniel Fisher, UNEP expert on climate finance and carbon markets. Bringing perspectives from integrity standard-setting, independent ratings, policy analysis, and carbon management practice, the five speakers shared insights into the challenges of integrity and scalability in the global carbon market.
(Speakers participating in the third roundtable session)
Going Global, with Expertise as the Passport
Carbonstop’s presence on this stage reflects international recognition of the company’s 15 years of professional expertise, and also highlights the company’s continued progress in its global expansion. Previously, on November 28, 2025, Professor Myles Allen of the University of Oxford — Fellow of the Royal Society and originator of the global “Net Zero” concept — visited Carbonstop to gain an in-depth understanding of the company’s high-quality carbon credit product, CCT, and its Carbon Cloud platform, Ccloud. He spoke highly of Carbonstop’s technological achievements in carbon management. From that in-depth exchange between academia and industry to today’s participation on the stage of a leading global climate summit, Carbonstop is steadily advancing along a clear internationalization path toward the core of the global carbon market.
Integrity is the prerequisite for scale — not its price. Carbonstop has always believed that speaking with data, grounding services in sound methodology, and aligning every service with international standards are the strongest foundations for China’s carbon management industry to step onto the global stage. They are also the most fundamental expression of our respect for every client and every emissions-reduction commitment. Enabling every product to have a carbon footprint — this is the path we continue to pursue.
