INTERVIEW: Thailand’s ETS compliance phase unlikely before 2030 as key market rules remain undecided

Published 08:01 on June 10, 2026 / Last updated at 08:01 on June 10, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes), Insights (Interviews), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Thailand's parliament is expected to pass its Climate Change Act sometime in 2027, but the planned emissions trading system (ETS) is unlikely to impose compliance obligations until close to 2030, according to a legal expert who said many important design features remain undecided.
Thailand's parliament is expected to pass its Climate Change Act sometime in 2027, but the planned emissions trading system (ETS) is unlikely to impose compliance obligations until close to 2030, according to a legal expert who said many important design features remain undecided.


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