Malaysia stock exchange to launch VCM with carbon credit auction by end of 2022

Published 08:57 on August 15, 2022  /  Last updated at 16:57 on August 15, 2022  / Peter Kiernan /  Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, International, Other APAC, Voluntary

Bursa Malaysia will launch a voluntary carbon market (VCM) later this year in a key move to facilitate growth in carbon trading in the Southeast Asian country which will be kickstarted with an initial carbon credit auction, the Kuala Lumpur-based stock exchange announced on Monday.
Bursa Malaysia will launch a voluntary carbon market (VCM) later this year in a key move to facilitate growth in carbon trading in the Southeast Asian country which will be kickstarted with an initial carbon credit auction, the Kuala Lumpur-based stock exchange announced on Monday.


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