Article 6 Network
Our mission, how we are governed and the milestones that guide our work.
Build a liquid, high-integrity Paris Agreement carbon market that channels private capital into national climate goals, through four lines of work.
Source: Executive Summary · October 2026
Our mission
Make Article 6 the default carbon market for governments, investors and companies.
Article 6 Network (article6.net) is a Swiss non-profit, member-led, Geneva-based Association. The Paris Agreement carbon market is the only globally-compliant carbon market in the world with one global rulebook (The Paris Agreement), one global framework (Article 6) and one global system built on host-country authorisation, national registries, corresponding adjustments and UN oversight. The Network educates all the parties that can use it (governments & the private sector), makes the policy case for scaling it, publishes its reference intelligence and connects its participants.
Banks, companies, developers and host governments get a shared, dedicated network. Its mission: make Article 6 the default carbon market for governments, investors and companies.
Article 6 Network Association, seated in Geneva, Switzerland.
Lines of work
Four lines of work, one purpose: a liquid, high-integrity market that channels private capital into national climate goals.
Article 6 literacy for banks, investors, companies, governments and developers: Article 6.2, the Article 6.4 mechanism (PACM), ITMOs, authorisation, corresponding adjustments and claims. Delivered through the Article 6 Academy.
Article 6 AcademyEvidence-based recommendations at three levels: national authorisation frameworks, the EU 2040 climate framework and claims rules, and the UNFCCC Article 6 negotiations, Supervisory Body and CORSIA eligibility via ICAO.
Policy papersArticle 6 Radar, daily and weekly analysis of Article 6 headlines; Article 6 Views, the policy blog; The State of the Article 6 Carbon Market, the annual report launched at each COP, and the Article 6 Network Global Survey, launched at each Bonn UNFCCC sessions in June.
Article 6 NewsEvents and webinars that bring buyers, sellers, financiers and governments together, anchored on the annual Article 6 Summit, the annual Members meeting in Geneva, and the side events at each COP.
EventsThe market
Our Article 6 Radar has aggregated >1,775 Article 6 headlines since January 2025. The UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre Article 6 Pipeline holds 6,541 data points (Oct. 2026). The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body has adopted its first methodology and approved the first issuances under the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), and the first large sovereign ITMO transactions are expected to close at COP31.
The gap
The established carbon market bodies grew up around the voluntary carbon market (VCM). IETA covers all emissions trading; ICVCM and VCMI set voluntary-market integrity and claims rules. Government groups such as the Article 6 Ambition Alliance, Japan’s A6IP Center and the regional carbon market alliances serve states, not market participants. Article 6 Network is the carbon market voice of the Paris Agreement.
Products
| Product | Format | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
| Article 6 News | Analysis of Article 6 headlines | Daily alert, weekly digest |
| The State of the Article 6 Carbon Market | Annual report: volumes, prices, deals, policy, outlook | Yearly, at the COP |
| Global Survey 2027 | Host-country supply, buyer demand, prices and barriers across the Article 6 market | Annually, at the UNFCCC Bonn sessions in June |
| Policy papers | Recommendations for national, EU and UNFCCC policy | Monthly |
| Article 6 Academy | Courses, primers, certification | Rolling |
| Article 6 Summit | Annual flagship conference · Friday 11 June 2027 | Yearly |
| COP and Climate Week events | Panels and buyer–seller roundtables | Each COP and Climate Week |
| Webinars | Market briefings, Supervisory Body read-outs | Monthly |
A Swiss association under Articles 60 to 79 of the Civil Code, registered at Impact Hub, Rue Fendt 1, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
Source: Executive Summary · October 2026
Michael is the President (interim) until a new President is recruited. Michael has 25 years of experience in sustainable finance, carbon markets, and nature/biodiversity capital. As the Chief Development Officer at ITMO Ltd., Michael is a leading global expert on Article 6 having being part, since 2009, of the last 17 UNFCCC COPs and started the World Climate Summit in the process.
Michael has, since 2022, orchestrated and worked on the first Article 6 Sovereign ITMOs Deal, wrote the first paper on Article 6.2 Sovereign carbon with Deutsche Bank, submitted an A6.4 methodology on Livestock Emissions Reduction to the UNFCCC, wrote 7 reports on the Article 6 market, co-edited a Climate Finance book published by Springer Nature called "Climate Finance for Climate Action", and given government carbon market workshops in Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and soon Vietnam and Cambodia.
Michael holds a B.A. in Economics from Hamilton College and holds 30 green finance certifications such as "Operationalizing Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement" from the UNDP. Michael has spoken at numerous high-level presidential and ministerial events and at the World Bank. He is a regular contributor on Illuminem.
Structure
All voting members. Adopts the statutes, elects the Board and sets the Network’s direction.
Made up of all voting members.
Three to nine members. A majority of seats are held by people with no commercial stake in ITMO trading or ratings.
Appointments will be announced after the founding General Assembly.
A small team in Geneva that runs the Network day to day.
Appointments will be announced after the founding General Assembly.
Seven chapters around the Geneva hub. Each leads local membership and events and feeds regional priorities to the Board.
Appointments will be announced after the founding General Assembly.
Policy; Integrity and Claims; Finance; Capacity Building.
Independence
The Network is independent of any one firm, including those of its founder.
A majority of Board seats held by people with no commercial stake in ITMO trading or ratings.
A public register of interests for the Board and founders, including the founder’s roles.
Recusal from any decision touching a member’s own transactions, products or ratings.
No endorsement of specific credits, projects, ratings or transactions.
Founding council
Michael Mathres founds the Network in Geneva and recruits eight regional co-founders, one per chapter.
Secretariat
Impact Hub, Rue Fendt 1, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Buyers, banks, airlines
London finance and law
EU 2040 and claims policy
Host countries, REDD+
Host countries, PACM
Japan, Singapore, Korea
Investors, buyers, host countries
COP31 partner, Pacific
From founding council to annual market reports. Our plan is public so members and partners can hold us to it. Each milestone shows its current status.
Source: Executive Summary · October 2026
Oct 2026
DoneStatutes adopted, website launched, secretariat and office established in Geneva, regional founders and Founding Partners approached.
Foundation
Nov 2026
PlannedOfficial Launch of the network and of the first State of Article 6 Market; open founding membership.
Foundation
Q1 2027
PlannedBoard elected; Academy planned.
Launch
Friday 11 June 2027
PlannedLaunch of the first Article 6 Network Global Survey at the Article 6 Summit on Friday 11 June 2027, during the UNFCCC Bonn sessions.
Launch
Nov 2027 · COP32
PlannedThe second annual report, launched at COP32.
Second report
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Membership, Article 6 News, the Summit, the Academy and the annual reports: one address for the whole Article 6 market.
