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Article 6.4 Must Scale Before Its Money Runs Out

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.

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The annual report of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body covers 1 November 2025 to 9 October 2026 and goes to the Parties at COP31 in November. It records real progress: the first issuance of credits in February 2026, five methodologies covering 77% of transitioning CDM activities, 130 designated national authorities and over 1,000 officials trained.

But the numbers behind the progress tell a harder story:...

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