Governance

SBSTA Chair informal document, including textual proposals, for consideration by the SBSTA in recommending a draft decision on further guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6.2

After a year of finalisation of the Article 6 rulebook, Parties have covered a wide range of issues starting from reporting to Article 6 infrastructure. This informal document provides...

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Core carbon principles, assessment framework and assessment procedure

The purpose of the draft Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and Assessment Framework is to provide a credible, rigorous, and readily accessible means of identifying high-quality carbon credits that create...

October 3, 2022Read more...

Great Expectations: Will the voluntary carbon market rise to the challenge?

This report discusses the ways forward for the VCM after Glasgow by first taking a deep dive into the current challenges of the market and possible solutions. Download link Great Expectations:...

October 3, 2022Read more...

Towards readiness Supporting Article 6 integration in NDCs and NDC implementation plans

This report focuses on the implementation of market based cooperation under Article 6.2 and Article 6.4. It highlights the three key elements for Article 6 readiness include: defining Article...

October 3, 2022Read more...

Technical Paper on processes for implementation of the transition of activities from the clean development mechanism to the Article 6, paragraph 4, mechanism, in accordance with chapter XI.A of the annex to decision 3/CMA.3

This technical paper identifies issues and proposes possible processes required to implement the transition of activities from the CDM to the Article 6.4 Mechanism, including the requests accorded with...

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Operations of the registry for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Paris Agreement

This technical paper discusses how the mechanism registry may be implemented and operated in accordance with chapter VI (Mechanism registry) of the annex to decision 3/CMA.3, including through identifying...

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Technical paper on options for operationalizing the guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement and in decision 2/CMA.3

This technical paper has been prepared by the SBSTA Secretariat for consideration at SBSTA 57, to be held in November 2022, as well as in the intersessional period. This...

October 2, 2022Read more...

SBSTA Chair informal document, including textual proposals, for consideration by the SBSTA in recommending a draft decision on further guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6.2

Core carbon principles, assessment framework and assessment procedure

Great Expectations: Will the voluntary carbon market rise to the challenge?

Towards readiness Supporting Article 6 integration in NDCs and NDC implementation plans

Technical Paper on processes for implementation of the transition of activities from the clean development mechanism to the Article 6, paragraph 4, mechanism, in accordance with chapter XI.A of the annex to decision 3/CMA.3

Operations of the registry for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Paris Agreement

Technical paper on options for operationalizing the guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement and in decision 2/CMA.3

Infrastructure, reporting and review

Framework for Non-Market Approaches Glasgow Committee on Non-Market Approaches

REDD+ and Avoidance emissions

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