肯尼亚发布了非洲最详细的国际碳交易规则框架，对碳排放信用的国际销售设定了严格上限[1]。根据该框架，肯尼亚将在2030年前限制国际碳交易配额为1000万公吨二氧化碳当量，年度配额上限为167万公吨二氧化碳当量[1]。肯尼亚环境内阁秘书德博拉·巴拉萨表示，该规则"为碳交易引入国家碳预算，以保护我们的国家自主贡献承诺"[1]。
这一框架以《巴黎协议》第6条为基础，涵盖能源、运输、工业和废弃物等多个部门的项目[1]。规则同时建立了优先活动条件清单，包括可再生能源、运输和废弃物项目，暂不涉及森林和土地利用项目，旨在提高投资可预测性并防止碳信用过度出售[1]。
Kenya has released Africa's most comprehensive regulatory framework for international carbon trading, establishing strict limits on overseas sales of carbon credits to protect its climate commitments.[1] The new rulebook sets a national carbon budget of 10 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent through 2030, with an annual quota ceiling of 1.67 million metric tons.[1] Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa explained that the framework "introduces a national carbon budget for trading to safeguard our Nationally Determined Contribution."[1]
The regulatory framework, based on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, covers priority activities in renewable energy, transportation, and waste management sectors.[1] Forest and land-use projects are currently excluded from the prioritized activities list.[1] The new rules are designed to increase investment predictability while preventing the oversupply of credits that could undermine Kenya's climate pledges.[1]