Abstract:Carbon trade market is one of the most prominent future markets with an environmental attribute; as an emerging market, it is important to build up a competent law enforcement and regulatory system, as it directly correlates to the major problems future society faces, namely the construction of ecological civilization, environmental protection and safety. On the basis of documentary analysis, this paper presents the technical requirements and institutional design in the monitoring, report and verification of emissions trading and analyzes the roles of market and government as well as the mechanisms adopted in the carbon emission trading; presents the punishment mechanisms of U.K in carbon trading system; introduces the responsibility assignment and personnel allocation of different government departments of U.K in the emissions trading regulatory system; and finally gives the legal advice for establishing China’s carbon emissions trading regulation mechanism.