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BRIEFING: Asian transition credits could find home in compliance markets, but questions over additionality remain -IEA

Published 05:00 on May 18, 2026 / Last updated at 09:04 on May 18, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), Insights (Briefings), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Compliance carbon markets could become the biggest source of demand for transition credits in Asia’s coal transition, provided project developers can prove that early closures are genuinely additional amid falling renewable energy costs, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report.
Compliance carbon markets could become the biggest source of demand for transition credits in Asia’s coal transition, provided project developers can prove that early closures are genuinely additional amid falling renewable energy costs, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report.


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