Sustainable Pittsburgh
43rd Annual International Pittsburgh Energy and Carbon Management Conference (PECMC)
October 28 – October 30
Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh
The 2026 Annual International Pittsburgh Energy and Carbon Management Conference (PECMC) will be held virtually. This year, the conference focuses on the benefits of clean energy and carbon management technologies in mitigating the effects of global climate change. Our faithful conference attendees, who have been successful in developing and using a fossil fuel-based economy over the years, are now focusing on mitigating the global temperature rise driven by mankind’s reliance on fossil fuels and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions. For example, the Conference is addressing both the energy and non-energy uses of fossil fuels, as well as carbon management, to meet the ambitious Net Zero emissions scenario by 2050. In this pathway, in addition to the main pillars of decarbonization, including energy efficiency & conservation, renewables, nuclear, low-emissions fuels, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, there are cross-cutting enablers, such as innovation, international collaboration, and digitalization, which could accelerate progress by strengthening policy or providing more effective technological solutions.