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CFTC Chairman Behnam Discusses the Regulatory Outlook Towards Voluntary Carbon Markets

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam recently spoke about voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in a speech entitled “Climate in the Center of Economy.” There are two types of carbon markets:...more

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Carbon Quarterly – Volume 8

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Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more

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CTFC Subcommittee Discusses Climate Regulations

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CTFC) subcommittee meeting for carbon markets met on March 15, 2024. The subcommittee specifically discussed the CTFC’s recently proposed guidance for trading of voluntary carbon...more

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CFTC Proposes Long-Awaited Guidance on Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts

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On Dec. 4, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed guidance on the listing of voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivative contracts. This proposed guidance comes after two voluntary carbon market convenings, in...more

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CFTC Turns on the Bat Signal: Whistleblowers Needed to Fight Carbon Credit Fraud

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Cap-and-trade fraudsters should be on notice: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) wants to address market manipulation in the voluntary carbon credit markets, and they want help from whistleblowers to do it....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

JPMorgan Outlines Voluntary Carbon Market Principles

In a recently published white paper, JPMorgan outlined its approach to improving and strengthening voluntary carbon markets to promote scalable decarbonization efforts. JPMorgan focused its analysis on voluntary carbon...more

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Rise in VCM Business May Trigger CFTC Oversight on Sales of Carbon Offset Credits

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Many major companies have announced a blueprint to minimize their carbon footprint. Some companies have gone so far as to proclaim that they will achieve “net zero” emissions in the near future. To accomplish their climate...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

CFTC Commissioner Proposes Framework for Environmental/Climate-Related Product Oversight

In recent remarks, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero proposed that the CFTC promote market resilience to climate-related risk by adopting an approach for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Chair Confirms CFTC's Planned Involvement in Policing the U.S. Carbon Markets

On January 23, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), Rostin Behnam, announced in his keynote speech at the Commodity Markets Council’s annual conference that the CFTC “can play a role in voluntary...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Turns Spotlight on the Voluntary Carbon Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is joining other federal agencies in the move toward a whole-of-government approach to the mitigation of climate-related financial risk. The CFTC has taken steps this...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

The Growth and Development of Carbon Offset Markets

With the push to transition to a low-carbon economy, carbon offsets have become an option that many have turned to in order to decarbonize and achieve their climate goals. The demand for carbon offsets is quickly increasing,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Key Considerations for Carbon-Neutral Oil and LNG Transactions Using Carbon Offsets

In the dynamic world of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading, one of the hottest new products is the carbon-neutral transaction. Designed to make oil and LNG more competitive environmentally with renewable energy in...more

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