LAWS6936 - Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation

Objectives

Acquire a sound understanding of:

International and domestic carbon trading legal frameworks.
How to trade on the ‘spot’ and ‘derivative’ carbon markets.
The legal documentation needed to support carbon derivative trading.
The taxation implications of participating in the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

Content

Carbon trading schemes at the international and domestic levels; practical examples of how to trade on different carbon markets both internationally and domestically, carbon derivatives documentation; interface between Carbon Pollution Reduction
Scheme and Australian Taxation Law.

Session

Semester 2 Intensive
8-9 & 11-12 October 2010

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

1 x Take-Home Exam (100%)

Courses this unit is available in

Sydney Law School