Podcast - Cracking Down on Carbon Markets: CFTC and FTC Exercise Heightened Scrutiny
On January 30, 2025, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana proposed a joint resolution of disapproval aimed at rescinding the recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Guidance on Carbon Credits ("the Guidance"). The...more
On September 19, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved final guidance regarding the listing of voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivative contracts (the Final Guidance). The Final Guidance—which...more
On May 28 2024, the Biden administration released the “Voluntary Carbon Markets Joint Policy Statement and Principles”. This is one of a number of recent international initiatives to “shore up” the voluntary carbon markets...more