| Title |
Description |
URL |
| EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) |
The world’s largest carbon market, regulating emissions from power plants and industries through a cap-and-trade system that reduces emissions cost-effectively. |
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-emissions-trading-system-eu-ets_en |
| European Climate Law |
Establishes a legally binding target for the EU to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, including emission reduction milestones and a system for tracking progress. |
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/european-climate-law_en |
| European Green Deal |
a significant legislative endeavor that seeks to use regulatory frameworks pertaining to the energy, transportation, and industrial sectors to make the EU climate-neutral by 2050. |
https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en |
| U.S. Climate Regulation Database (Sabin Center) |
An extensive source of federal regulations in the United States pertaining to mitigating climate change, providing a searchable database spanning multiple federal agencies. |
https://climate.law.columbia.edu/content/us-climate-regulation-database |
| Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) |
Ensures that imports into the EU follow the same carbon pricing rules as domestic goods in order to prevent carbon leakage and promote decarbonization. |
https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/013fa763-5dce-4726-a204-69fec04d5ce2_en?filename=CBAM_Questions%20and%20Answers.pdf |
| KPMG Regulatory Insights on Carbon Markets |
An overview of global trends in carbon market regulations, with a focus on compliance (ETS) and voluntary carbon markets. |
https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/regulatory-insights.html#04 |
| State Climate Policy Maps (C2ES) |
Provides an overview of US climate policies, including carbon pricing schemes like carbon taxes and cap-and-trade, state by state. |
https://www.c2es.org/content/state-climate-policy/ |
| Carbon Market Regulations Tracker (Gold Standard) |
An international tracker that summarizes the main rules governing the carbon market with an emphasis on carbon credit schemes and international compliance standards. |
https://www.goldstandard.org/resources/carbon-market-regulations-tracker |
| Global Carbon Pricing Dashboard (World Bank) |
Provides information on carbon pricing frameworks in various jurisdictions by tracking international carbon pricing initiatives, such as taxes and emissions trading systems. |
https://carbonpricingdashboard.worldbank.org/ |
| California Climate Change Scoping Plan |
The legal framework established by California to achieve climate neutrality includes measures to cut carbon emissions through innovation and technology. |
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/ab-32-climate-change-scoping-plan |
| Carbon Removal Law Database |
A source that discusses laws and rules controlling carbon removal technologies like direct air capture (DAC) and carbon capture and storage (CCS). |
https://cdrlaw.org/ |
| Effort Sharing Regulation (EU) |
Sets binding national emissions reduction targets for non-ETS sectors such as transportation, buildings, and agriculture, which contribute to the EU’s climate goals. |
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/effort-sharing-member-states-emission-targets_en |
