Countries and schemes with a full data page
- In operationAustralia — Safeguard Mechanism and Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs)
Facilities emitting more than 100,000 tCO2e a year are covered: 208 in 2024–25, with 132.8 Mt of covered emissions, or 29.9% of Australia's total.
- In operationChina — National carbon emissions trading market and CCER
The national ETS opened on 16 July 2021 and closed its first year at CNY 54.22 per tonne. Allowances closed 2025 at CNY 74.63 and stood at CNY 97.90 at the end of August 2026.
- No mandatory carbon priceHong Kong — HKEX Core Climate voluntary carbon marketplace
Hong Kong has no emissions trading scheme or carbon tax; in 2018 the Government said it was not yet in a position to set up its own carbon trading market, and in March 2022 it backed a voluntary, on-exchange market instead.
- Pilot / preparingIndia — Carbon Credit Trading Scheme and the Indian Carbon Market
The Carbon Credit Trading Scheme was notified on 28 June 2023. It sets each obligated plant a greenhouse gas emission intensity target in tCO2e per tonne of product, against a 2023-24 baseline, for the compliance years 2025-26 and 2026-27.
- In operationIndonesia — IDXCarbon (carbon exchange)
IDXCarbon launched on 26 September 2023 under an OJK licence; the Indonesia Stock Exchange operates it and OJK supervises it.
- In operationJapan — GX-ETS (mandatory emissions trading)
Japan's mandatory ETS began in FY2026 (April 2026) and covers companies with direct CO2 emissions of 100,000 t or more — about 300–400 companies, nearly 60% of national greenhouse gas emissions.
- In operationSouth Korea — Korea Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS)
Phase 4 (2026–2030) has a cap of 2,537.30 Mt on a linear path, and 2,362.99 Mt was allocated in advance to 772 companies on 29 December 2025: 795.75 Mt to 59 power companies and 1,567.24 Mt to 713 others.
- In operationSingapore — Carbon tax and international carbon credit allowance
The carbon tax is S$45 per tonne CO2e for 2026 and 2027, up from S$25 in 2024–25 and S$5 in 2019–23; the Government aims for S$50–80 by 2030.
- In operationTaiwan — Carbon fee under the Climate Change Response Act
Plants in power, gas supply and manufacturing whose direct plus electricity emissions reach 25,000 tCO2e a year pay NT$300 per tonne; plants with an approved voluntary reduction plan that meet their targets pay NT$50 or NT$100.
- In operationThailand — Carbon price in fuel excise, T-VER credits and the draft Climate Change Act
Thailand prices carbon at THB 200 per tCO2e inside the excise tax on fuels, under an Excise Department notification issued on 28 March 2025; the carbon part is THB 0.447 per litre of gasoline and THB 0.548 per litre of diesel.
- Pilot / preparingVietnam — Pilot carbon market: emission caps, allocation and the HNX carbon exchange
The Prime Minister set pilot caps of 243,082,392 tCO2e for 2025 and 268,391,454 tCO2e for 2026, for 34 thermal power plants, 25 steel and 51 cement facilities.
All economies
| Country | Status | Scheme | Start | Headline number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | In operation | Safeguard Mechanism | 2016 (reformed 2023) | Generic ACCU A$37.95 (end Q2 2026); cost containment A$87.72 (2026–27) |
| China | In operation | National ETS + CCER | 2021 | CNY 74.63/t at end-2025; CNY 97.90/t at end-Aug 2026 |
| Indonesia | In operation | IDXCarbon | 26 Sep 2023 | Not published |
| Japan | In operation | GX-ETS | FY2026 (April 2026) | ¥1,700–¥4,300 band (FY2026) |
| S. Korea | In operation | K-ETS | 2015 | KRW 30,000 range on 20 Aug 2026, up from about KRW 10,000 on average in 2025 (ministry statement) |
| Singapore | In operation | Carbon tax + ICC | 2019 | S$45/tCO2e (2026–27) |
| Taiwan | In operation | Carbon Fee | 2025 | NT$300/tCO2e general; NT$50 / NT$100 preferential |
| Thailand | In operation | Carbon price in fuel excise | 2025 | THB 200/tCO2e (e.g. THB 0.548 per litre of diesel) |
| India | Pilot / preparing | Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (Indian Carbon Market) | 2023 (scheme); trading expected 2026-27 | No traded price yet; floor/ceiling band to be set by CERC |
| Vietnam | Pilot / preparing | Pilot ETS + domestic carbon exchange (HNX) | 2026 (exchange trading); caps from 2025 | Free allocation in the pilot; auctions planned from 2029 |
| Malaysia | Planned | Carbon Tax | — | — |
| Mongolia | Planned | Law on Climate Change carbon market framework | 2026-07-02 | — |
| Philippines | Planned | Low Carbon Economy Investment Act | — | — |
| Hong Kong | No mandatory carbon price | Core Climate (HKEX) | 2022 | Not published |
