# ASC 818-20-30: Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations — Environmental Credits — 30 Initial Measurement

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## ASC 818-20-30: 30 Initial Measurement

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##### [818-20-30-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/20/#818-20-30-1)

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Transition date:(P) December 16, 2027; (N) December 16, 2028Transition guidance:

[818-10-65-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/10/#818-10-65-1)An [environmental credit](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/e/#environmental-credit "(P) December 16, 2027; (N) December 16, 2028818-10-65-1An enforceable right that is acquired, internally generated, granted by a regulatory agency or its designee(s), or received in a nonreciprocal transfer that is not a grant from a regulator or its designee(s) that meets all of the following criteria:Lacks physical substance and is not a financial asset.Is represented to prevent, control, reduce, or remove emissions or other pollution.Is, or previously was, separately transferable in an exchange transaction. If an item is no longer separately transferable in an exchange transaction, an entity must be able to use that item to satisfy an environmental credit obligation to meet this criterion.Is not an income tax credit that may be used to settle an entity’s income tax liability, regardless of whether the entity has a tax liability or intends to use the credit for that purpose.An environmental credit that meets the above criteria may exist in a variety of forms, including (but not limited to) credits, certificates, allowances, and offsets.") that is internally generated by an entity or received through a grant from a regulator or its designee(s) shall be initially measured at the transaction costs incurred, if any. See paragraph [818-20-55-5](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/20/#818-20-55-5) for implementation guidance on the application of this paragraph.

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Transition date:(P) December 16, 2027; (N) December 16, 2028Transition guidance:

[818-10-65-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/10/#818-10-65-1)Environmental credits other than those measured in accordance with paragraph [818-20-30-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/20/#818-20-30-1) that are obtained in a transaction initially measured in accordance with another Topic shall follow the requirements of that other Topic. See paragraph [818-20-55-6](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/20/#818-20-55-6) for implementation guidance on the application of this paragraph.

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Transition date:(P) December 16, 2027; (N) December 16, 2028Transition guidance:

[818-10-65-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/10/#818-10-65-1)Environmental credits other than those measured in accordance with paragraph [818-20-30-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/20/#818-20-30-1) or [818-20-30-2](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/20/#818-20-30-2) shall be initially measured at cost in accordance with paragraphs

[805-50-30-1 through 30-4](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/805/50/#805-50-30-1)

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