The Environmental Markets Association (EMA) is the leading US-based trade association focused on promoting market-based solutions for environmental challenges through sound public policy, industry best practices, effective education and training, and member networking. EMA represents a diverse membership including large utilities, emissions brokers and traders, exchanges, law firms, project developers, consultants, academics, NGOs and government agencies – the people making environmental markets work. Established in 1996 and currently located in Washington, DC, EMA has been serving its membership and supporters with up-to-the-minute educational programs including a quarterly Webinar series, simulcasts of Issues Forums, high level sessions and speakers at their hosted conferences, and multiple presentations of the highly acclaimed Introduction to Emissions Trading Workshop and Environmental Risk Management Workshop.