EAPIL Establishes Working Group on Carbon Markets

The European Association of Private International Law has established a Working Group to deal with the private international law aspects of carbon markets. Alex Mills agreed to serve as chair.

The immediate goal of the Working Group is to prepare for the participation of EAPIL in the Experts’ Group on the private international law issues arising from Carbon Markets which the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has recently decided to establish, as reported here (more on information on the Carbon Markets project of the Hague Conference can be found here). EAPIL has been invited to attend the meetings of this Expert Group as an observer.

The Hague Conference Expert Group will hold its first meeting from 13 to 15 May 2025. While EAPIL should be represented during the meeting, it is not necessary that all members of the EAPIL Working Group participate. In fact, according to the rules and practice of the Conference, limits may be imposed on the number of persons representing any single observer at a given meeting.

EAPIL Members willing to join the EAPIL Working Group are invited to contact Alex Mills at a.mills@ucl.ac.uk by 5 April 2025. They are encouraged to state “EAPIL WG on Carbon Markets” in the object of the message and explain briefly any relevant expertise relating to the topic.