Mack Dowiak

Introduction On June 20, 2023, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Whistleblower Office, a unit of the agency's Division of Enforcement ("DOE"), issued a rare alert, soliciting tips about potential fraud and manipulation in the carbon markets. This is an exceedingly unusual move by the CFTC.

At a global level, the decarbonization of the health care sector has been coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) COP26 Health Programme, launched at the COP26 climate summit in November 2021. Under this program, countries from all regions of the world (including the United States, the United Kingdom, and several European countries) committed to develop a climate resilient and low-carbon sustainable health system and facilities.

On June 20, 2023, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Whistleblower Office, a unit of the agency's Division of Enforcement ("DOE"), issued a rare alert, soliciting tips about potential fraud and manipulation in the carbon markets. This is an exceedingly unusual move by the CFTC. It signals an aggressive new posture in its regulation of the nascent market for carbon allowances, carbon credits, and other environmental commodities, including "tokenized" credits.