CDM transition

Final carbon market options report

This report analyses the readiness of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region countries included in the Integrated Carbon Programme (ICP) of the EBRD and Spanish government. More specifically,...

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Current Status of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs)

This paper takes a look at the current status of ITMOs in the international climate negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. It highlights the departure from the...

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Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Drawing Lessons from the Joint Crediting Mechanism

This paper evaluates the effort of the Joint Crediting Mechanism initiated by the Government of Japan to prepare for the new framework under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement....

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Negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement – Road to Madrid

This paper evaluates the state of Article 6 negotiations running up to COP25 in Madrid. Main issues and most relevant discussions are analysed including transparency, CDM transition and corresponding...

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International carbon markets under the Paris Agreement: Basic form and development prospects

This article identifies 3 key elements of the cooperative approaches under Article 6 in order to describe the basic form of carbon markets in the Paris Agreement. In addition,...

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Transitioning elements of the Clean Development Mechanism to the Paris Agreement

This paper analyses regulations, processes and institutional arrangements for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The discussion establishes different elements from the CDM that could be transitioned to the market...

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Opportunities for mobilizing private climate finance through Article 6

This paper considers the design of market mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and how it can facilitate private financing mobilization and global finance flows towards low-carbon...

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Urban Component under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

This report starts with analysing the experience of mitigation activities in urban areas under the CDM, NAMAs and TAPs. This analysis provides a starting point to develop implementation approaches...

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The lengthened and stony road to Glasgow

This article discusses remaining issues relating to Article 6 in the wake of COP26 in Glasgow. It recognises that there are still difficult issues that need to be resolved...

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Closing the deal on ‘CDM Transition’ – How COP 25 defined new guardrails for compromise and what they mean for Africa

This paper discusses key issues and potential challenges related to designing the CDM transition process in international negotiations including methodologies, activities and units. Download here Closing the deal on ‘CDM Transition’...

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Final carbon market options report

Current Status of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs)

Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Drawing Lessons from the Joint Crediting Mechanism

Negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement – Road to Madrid

International carbon markets under the Paris Agreement: Basic form and development prospects

Transitioning elements of the Clean Development Mechanism to the Paris Agreement

Opportunities for mobilizing private climate finance through Article 6

Urban Component under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

The lengthened and stony road to Glasgow

Closing the deal on ‘CDM Transition’ – How COP 25 defined new guardrails for compromise and what they mean for Africa

EU should allow international CDRs into ETS: paper – Quantum Commodity Intelligence

Stronger carbon price with complementary measures needed for decarbonisation – Report with Carbon Pulse

Can the European Union achieve competitiveness through energy? – Euractiv