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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently finalized guidance aimed at promoting integrity and transparency in the...
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Authored by Antonia Panayides and Grace Durnall. As per the Commission Implementing Decision (CID), the Commission has now established a...
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On 18 December 2023, the UK government announced its plan to introduce a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) by 2027. For more...
On December 4, 2023 and during the initial days of COP 28, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued proposed guidance...
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Co-authored with Grace Durnall The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) has been extended to cover the maritime sector from 2024. The...
On 19 October 2023, the PRC Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), issued...
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The UK is reported to be on the verge of introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) that would apply a carbon price to...
Recent changes to the UK emissions trading system (ETS) diverge from the EU ETS, but what are the implications? Long-term Impact While EU...
On August 16, 2022, the Biden administration enacted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a key piece of legislation that seeks to spur the...
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) has been active in the voluntary carbon credit industry. ISDA helped...
Co-authored with Paddy Sutton With the intensification of carbon-control efforts all over the world, there has been a growing focus on...
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Please find below a link to an insightful podcast in which Pittsburgh-based energy transactions lawyer Ryan Haddad and Brussels-based...
Introduction In June of this year, the CFTC announced a new Environmental Fraud Task Force in its Division of Enforcement, and also...
Co-authored by Chris Borg. The past year or so has seen the gradual emergence of standard documentation for the trading of credits in...
“High-integrity carbon credits can unlock urgently needed finance to reduce and remove billions of tonnes of emissions,” the Integrity...
Carbon markets play an important role in ensuring that states and companies deliver on their climate ambitions. The need to finance...