PromETS for organisations
There are two ways to bring PromETS to your team, class or institution. We can run a live session for you, or you can run PromETS yourselves as part of your own courses and training.
We run it for you: live workshops
These are live, guided sessions where I walk you and your team through how a carbon market actually works, using the PromETS simulator with worked examples. Instead of slides, we open a real market and I explain each part as it moves.
We run a live game in the simulator and I narrate it as it happens. You see allowances being allocated, firms deciding whether to abate or buy, a price forming from real orders, and compliance arriving at the end of the period. As each piece moves I stop and explain what is happening and why, in plain language, with examples drawn from real schemes.
The session is tailored to your level. A group new to the topic gets the fundamentals built up slowly. A group that already knows the basics can go straight to the harder questions: how intensity benchmarks behave under growth, why prices move, how design choices change firm behaviour.
What you will take away
- An intuitive grasp of how an emissions trading system behaves
- The core decision every firm faces: abate or buy
- Why the carbon price moves the way it does
- The difference between intensity-based and absolute markets
- How all of this maps onto real systems, including the EU ETS, China's national ETS, and India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
Format and price
- Online by default. In-person on request, location permitting.
- Typical length: about 90 minutes.
- Small groups, so there is room for questions.
- Under $10 per person, priced to cover hosting and running costs rather than to make a profit.
You run it yourselves
For universities, training providers, consultancies, regulators and companies that want PromETS inside their own programmes: run by your own people, for your own groups, on your own schedule.
- Use PromETS as a regular part of your courses, induction or capacity-building programmes
- Have your own facilitators trained to run sessions, so you are not waiting on us
- Shape sessions around the scheme and sectors that matter to you
Every organisation uses it differently, so we agree the arrangement with you directly: how you plan to use it, for how many people, and what help you need to get started. Email hipromets@gmail.com and tell us a little about your organisation and what you have in mind.
Teaching a single class? The simulator is free for that. See the page for instructors.
Who it is for
- Teams and organisations new to emissions trading
- Policy and regulatory staff preparing for or studying a scheme
- Industry and compliance teams that will operate under a carbon market
- Universities, business schools and training providers
- Anyone who wants carbon markets explained clearly and quickly
The simulator stays free
Anyone can open PromETS and run a market on their own at no cost. Workshops and in-house arrangements are for people who want it guided, or built into their own programmes.
How to get in touch
Email hipromets@gmail.com. For a workshop, include your group size, rough level of experience, and what you would most like to understand. For running PromETS yourselves, tell us about your organisation and how you would like to use it. I will reply to confirm the details.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any background to join a workshop? No. Sessions are tailored to the group, including people who are completely new to carbon markets.
Is the simulator itself paid? No. PromETS is free to use on your own. Workshops and in-house arrangements are optional.
Can a workshop be tailored to a specific scheme? Yes. Sessions can focus on the design that matters to you, such as an intensity-based market like India's CCTS or an absolute cap-and-trade system.
How many people can join one workshop? Sessions are kept small enough for questions. Email with your group size and we can work out the best format.
Can our own staff run PromETS sessions? Yes. That is what running it yourselves is for. We can train your facilitators and agree how PromETS fits into your programme.