4. Green house gases leading to Global Warming CO 2 Methane Nitrous Oxide Hydroflourocarbon Sulphur Hexaflouride Perflourocarbon CO 2 t-e…… one tonne of CO 2 equivalent
5. Birth of UNFCCC In 1992, Rio Brazil Objective… Green House Gases should be stabilized within a time frame.
6. The KYOTO PROTOCOL… An agreement signed in December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan
17. Emission Trading Developed country A (needs CC) Developed country B Sell these carbon credits Payment for CC Earns carbon credits called Assigned Amount Units
18. Joint Implementation Developed country A (needs CC) Developed country B Sets a project Sell carbon credits Earns carbon credits called Emission Reduction Units
19. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Developed country (needs CC) Developing Country Sells carbon credits Sets a project Earns carbon credits called Certified Emission Reduction
20. Concept of VER’s VER Countries not committed to the protocol Voluntary Emission Reduction OR Verified Emission reduction
21. What should be the price of carbon???? At present, price of 1 carbon credit is 10 Euro to 15 Euro
22. Birth of Carbon Credit Growth of Carbon Credit & India’s Position Concern for Chartered Accountants Concept of Carbon Credit
23. Market for Carbon Trading…… Currently there are 5 Environmental Exchanges, trading in Carbon Credits POWER NEXT EUROPEAN CLIMATE EXCHANGE
26. India pocketed Rs 1,500 crores in the year 2005 just by selling carbon credits to developed- country clients. India has generated 30 million Carbon credits & 140 million are in pipeline
27. Some of the Leading companies of India using & selling Carbon Credits… GUJARAT FLOUROCARBONS Ltd.
28. SRF… . The major beneficiary of reducing GHG gases
29. Birth of Carbon Credit Growth of Carbon Credit & India’s Position Concern for Chartered Accountants Concept of Carbon Credit
32. Present Accounting treatment….. Treatment under IFRS Treatment under US GAAPS Treatment under AS IAS 20 (Government grants) currently no guidance note available currently no accounting standard available
33. Tax Treatments Will there be any tax on Carbon Credits ?????? If there is income there will be tax…
34. OR CER Transaction Tax TAX TREATMENT INDIRECT TAX DIRECT TAX Income from CER’s Other Income Business Income Goods Services VAT, etc Service tax
35. However, NO set Accounting or Tax Treatment has yet been decided