Unpacking the Legal Risks of Carbon Transactions - 09 Nov 2022

Panel on mitigating the legal risks and harnessing opportunities of carbon transactions, throughout the carbon market ecosystem.

Nature and technology-based carbon transactions in the ASEAN region can generate top-quality carbon credits and are therefore attracting massive investment in the sector. However, carbon markets are relatively new to the region and are currently facing regulatory and legal grey areas considering carbon credits are largely unregulated, and the existing agreements are bilateral between landowners/project developers and buyers of credits. This panel will discuss the nature of these legal and regulatory risks and explore mitigation measures so carbon transactions can become smoother in the near future.