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Climate Change and Carbon Market Initiatives Act, 2022 (No. 15 of 2022).

Pays/Territoire
Bahamas
Type du document
Législation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official Gazette dated 20 May 2022.
Titre complet
An Act to give effect to the Paris Agreement, to aid in the global response to the threat of climate change and to create and implement initiatives to offset carbon emissions.
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air Législation de base Certification Changement de climat Mise en application Contrat/accord Commerce/industrie/sociétés Collecte de données/déclarations Émissions Échange de droits d'émission EIA Planification environnementale Normes environnementales Subvention/incitation Monitorage Principe de précaution Protection de l’environnement Institution Enregistrement Lutte contre la pollution Politique/planification Normes
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Entry into force notes
This Act shall come into force on such date as appointed by the Minister by Notice in the Gazette.
Résumé

This Act lays down rules (a) to enable the Government to create incentives and implement initiatives to support the overall global target of greenhouse gas emissions reduction consistent with its Nationally Determined Contributions; (b) to ensure compliance by The Bahamas of its obligations under the Paris Agreement, taking into consideration the common but differentiated responsibilities, respective capabilities and flexibility provisions acknowledged under the UNFCCC for small island developing states to address climate change; and (c) to enable the establishment of a market in The Bahamas to trade in carbon credits. This Act shall apply to carbon credits in respect of anything done in, on, above or below the land and airspace of The Bahamas, including its internal waters, territorial waters and exclusive economic zone; the seabed and subsoil underlying these waters; its continental, coastal and marine ecosystems and related water; and its forests, and such carbon credits are deemed for the purposes of this Act to be the property of The Bahamas.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
laws.bahamas.gov.bs