Tokyo Stock Exchange carbon trading slowly picks up in first year
Companies prepare for government initiative in 2026 to speed up emission cuts
Carbon trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has been going on for almost a year though volume lags overseas markets.
TOKYO – Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s carbon credit market is slowly picking up nearly a year after its launch as more Japanese companies show interest in utilizing it to achieve emission reduction targets.
The TSE, managed by Japan Exchange Group (JPX), started carbon trading in October 2023 as part of efforts to put a price tag on emissions in a transparent and market-driven manner. The move came ahead of an expected increase in demand for trading in 2026, when the government plans to launch an emission trading system sometime during the fiscal year that begins in April of that year.
Source: asia.nikkei.com
