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1. Purpose and Scope

The regulation establishes mandatory guidelines for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of impairment of carbon–related assets. It aims to ensure transparency, reliability, and comparability in financial reporting, reflecting the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on asset values.

The regulation applies to:

• Physical carbon-related assets (e.g., carbon credits, emission allowances, renewable energy infrastructure).
• Intangible carbon-related assets (e.g., carbon offset contracts, intellectual property related to emission reduction technologies).
• Companies with material exposure to carbon-related risks, including energy producers, industrial manufacturers, and financial institutions investing in carbon-related assets.

2. Definitions

• Carbon-Related Asset: Any asset whose value is materially affected by carbon emissions regulations, carbon pricing mechanisms, or climate transition policies.
• Impairment Trigger: Any event or circumstance indicating that the carrying amount of a carbon-related asset may not be recoverable, including regulatory changes, market shifts, or technological obsolescence.
• Recoverable Amount: The higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use, reflecting climate-related assumptions.

3. Impairment Indicators

Entities must assess carbon-related assets for impairment indicators, including but not limited to:

• Introduction or tightening of carbon pricing mechanisms or taxes.
• Changes in emission reduction mandates affecting operational viability.
• Market price decline of carbon credits or allowances.
• Physical or transitional climate risks that reduce expected future cash flows.
• Legal or contractual restrictions on asset utilization.

4. Measurement of Impairment

• The recoverable amount must be calculated incorporating current and reasonably foreseeable carbon-related costs and benefits.
• Discount rates should reflect the risk associated with carbon exposure.
• Entities must document assumptions, including regulatory forecasts, technology adoption scenarios, and carbon price expectations.

5. Recognition of Impairment Losses

• Impairment losses should be recognized immediately in profit or loss.
• If the impairment relates to a revalued asset, the loss should first reduce any revaluation surplus before recognizing in profit or loss.
• Subsequent reversal of impairment is permitted only if there is a change in the assumptions used to determine the recoverable amount, except for goodwill.

6. Disclosure Requirements

Entities must disclose:

1. The nature of carbon-related assets and their carrying amounts.
2. Impairment triggers identified during the reporting period.
3. Methods and key assumptions used in determining recoverable amounts, including carbon price assumptions and regulatory scenarios.
4. Amounts of impairment losses or reversals recognized in the period.
5. Sensitivity analysis showing the impact of changes in carbon pricing or regulatory assumptions.
6. Information on any material uncertainties that could affect future asset recoverability.

7. Governance and Oversight

• Boards must integrate carbon-related impairment assessment into risk management and audit committees‘ responsibilities.
• Independent assurance may be required for high-value or high-risk carbon-related assets.
• Regulators may conduct periodic reviews to ensure compliance and adequacy of disclosures.

8. Compliance Timeline

• Entities must adopt the regulation in their next reporting cycle following its issuance.
• Transitional guidance should be provided for assets previously impaired without consideration of carbon-related risks.

9. Enforcement

• Non-compliance with impairment recognition and disclosure requirements may result in regulatory sanctions, reputational consequences, or restatement of financial statements.
• Auditors are required to evaluate the adequacy of carbon-related impairment reporting as part of standard audit procedures.

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