Mandatory Carbon Markets

What are mandatory carbon markets?

The mandatory market, as the name implies, is utilized by enterprises and governments that are legally required to offset their emissions.

Countries that have entered these markets have agreed and embraced the emission limits set out in the Framework of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. (UNFCCC)

The voluntary carbon market, on the other hand, operates independently of the compliance markets, allowing private enterprises and people to purchase carbon credits on a voluntary basis.