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Counsel / Advocaat Corporate and M&A practice | Head of Dutch Energy & Infrastructure Sector Team at Linklaters LLP in Amsterdam | ESG specialist
Excited to share that together with my former colleague Jan-Jouke van der Meer, I wrote an article for Tijdschrift voor Financieel Recht about the voluntary carbon market (VCM). Interest in the VCM increased rapidly since 2020. Recently, however, the VCM has been faced with controversy and criticism. There are indications that the total market value may have already peaked in 2022. In view of the increased public interest, intensified regulatory oversight and other challenges of the VCM, our article highlights: ✅ the current state of the carbon markets, its recent developments and continuing challenges; ✅ the legal and regulatory qualification of VCCs in the Netherlands; ✅ disclosure and reporting requirements impacting the VCM (including CSRD); and ✅ tokenized carbon credits. Interested? The full article can be read here: https://lnkd.in/ej-nkfRe. Would you like to discuss these findings or share your thoughts? Please feel free reach out. Gijs Smit and Jan-Jouke van der Meer