Article 6 Guidance Must Start With the Rules
A review of the Article 6 Senior Officials' Handbook published by the CVF-V20 Presidency and the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative.
Michael Mathres · November 2026
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A review of the Article 6 Senior Officials' Handbook published by the CVF-V20 Presidency and the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative.
Michael Mathres · November 2026
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The UN's Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) has spent its first full year building rules well, but it is issuing almost nothing and is funded by a one-off transfer that runs out at the end of 2027. CMA 8 in Antalya must treat volume, not more rules, as the priority.
Michael Mathres · October 2026
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Article 6, energy finance and the missed opportunities. A response to the Center for Global Development Note “Will UN Carbon Credits Finance Energy for Development?”
Michael Mathres · October 2026
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Host countries cannot exercise agency over Article 6 without the agencies to carry it out. The latest UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre Article 6 Pipeline (20 October 2026) shows the institutional gap is now the binding constraint on the market.
Michael Mathres · October 2026
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The annual market report of the Paris Agreement carbon market: volumes, prices, demand, supply and outlook. Read the prospectus for the second edition, planned for COP32 in Ethiopia in 2027, incorporating the Article 6 Network Global Survey.
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The first global survey of both sides of the Paris Agreement carbon market: what host countries can supply, and what buyers will buy. Explore the survey design, planned fieldwork and proposed sponsorship packages.
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