How aware are Asian companies about the carbon trading market
The world of carbon is dividing into two parts -- those with Kyoto targets and those without Kyoto targets. The countries that have Kyoto protocol targets at the moment are mainly OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, and in Asia ex-Australia, Japan is the only country that has such targets. As a result, only Japan has so far been acting as a buyer.
In other Asian countries, however, there are many companies that are active on the selling side of the carbon trading market. These include Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and of course China and India. The way they participate is by,...