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US market watchdog challenged regarding extent of regulation over voluntary carbon market

Published 19:47 on February 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:54 on February 21, 2024  / Allison Gacad /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Dozens of green groups, think tanks, and industry associations submitted feedback in response to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s guidelines on voluntary carbon credit trading, of which commentators varied in degrees to which the CFTC can establish standards regarding underlying carbon credits in derivatives contracts.
Dozens of green groups, think tanks, and industry associations submitted feedback in response to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s guidelines on voluntary carbon credit trading, of which commentators varied in degrees to which the CFTC can establish standards regarding underlying carbon credits in derivatives contracts.


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