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policy instrument · 15 September 2023
Kenya Climate Change (Amendment) Act, 2023 and Climate Change (Carbon Markets) Regulations, 2024
Jurisdiction countryKenya
Instrument typepermitting-regulatory
Authoritygovernment
Scopecarbon removal and point-source capture
Statusin-force
DetailThe Climate Change (Amendment) Act, 2023 (No. 9 of 2023) amended the Climate Change Act 2016 to regulate Kenya's participation in domestic and international carbon markets (compliance and voluntary), and the Climate Change (Carbon Markets) Regulations, 2024 (Legal Notice No. 84 of 2024) operationalize it — establishing the Designated National Authority, National Carbon Registry, project approval p
Monetary noteRegulations impose community benefit-sharing on carbon projects (reported: annual social contribution of at least 40% of aggregate earnings for land-based projects, 25% for non-land-based).
Confidencemedium
Unverified noteAssent (2023-09-01), commencement (2023-09-15) and gazettement (2024-05-17, per Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) each cross-checked; however Kenya Law's official record dates LN 84/2024 at 2024-06-07, so the 17 May vs 7 June discrepancy (gazettement vs gazette-supplement publication) is noted rather than resolved. The 40%/25% benefit-sharing percentages are widely reported in law-firm analyses but were not
Pathway scopeall-cdr
Pathway noteframework regulates carbon market projects broadly, 'not CDR-specific' with no pathway singled out
Stated jurisdictionKE
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