Article 6 Network Global Survey 2027
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.
Planned results launch · Article 6 Summit, Bonn · Friday 11 June 2027
Purpose
Policy and finance should follow evidence
Article 6 has many announcements and few public numbers on what countries can actually supply and what buyers will actually buy. The Global Survey asks both sides directly, every year, and publishes the aggregated answers.
Supply survey
The Article 6 authorities (DNAs) of host countries: readiness, pipeline, volumes, sectors, prices and capacity needs.
Demand survey
Sovereign buyers, SBTi-validated companies, airlines and investors: volumes, prices, preferred credits, claims and barriers.
Survey design
Two sides of the market. One shared evidence base.
This is the supplied survey design. Fieldwork is planned for January–May 2027; the questionnaires below are draft questions, rather than an online response form. Population figures are those stated in the supplied document.
- Population
- All Article 6 authorities on the UNFCCC list (130 Parties); sovereign buyers; companies with SBTi-validated targets (12,092); CORSIA airlines; investors and funds.
- Format
- Online questionnaire of 20 questions, about 25 minutes, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Ukrainian, with follow-up interviews.
- Fieldwork
- January to May 2027.
- Confidentiality
- Answers are confidential; only aggregated results are published. No country or company is named without consent.
- Results
- Planned presentation at the Article 6 Summit, Bonn, Friday 11 June 2027; built into The State of the Article 6 Carbon Market 2027 at COP32.
Results first for respondents
Every respondent receives the full results before publication.
The design proposes a results launch at the Article 6 Summit in Bonn on Friday 11 June 2027. The Summit’s final venue remains to be confirmed.
Draft questionnaires
What the Survey will ask
Twenty questions for each side of the market, covering readiness, volumes, prices and the barriers to first trades.
What can countries supply? Host governments and Article 6 authorities (DNAs) · 20 draft questions
- Does your country have an Article 6 authority, and since when?
- Which mechanisms do you intend to use: Article 6.2, Article 6.4 (PACM), Article 6.8?
- Has your country adopted an authorisation framework and a template letter of authorisation?
- How many activities have you authorised, or expect to authorise, by 2030?
- What volume of mitigation outcomes do you expect to authorise for transfer, 2026–2030 (MtCO₂e)?
- What share of mitigation outcomes will you keep towards your own NDC?
- Which sectors will supply them (energy, transport, forests, cookstoves, waste, industry, removals)?
- Does your country hold verified REDD+ results that could become ITMOs (Art. 5.2 to 6.2)?
- Do you plan to sell sovereign or programme-level ITMOs directly, government to government?
- Which buyers are you negotiating with, or would you prefer (governments, CORSIA, companies)?
- What price range do you consider fair for an authorised, adjusted tonne?
- How will you use the revenues (budget, NDC investment, debt service, share of proceeds)?
- Do you have a registry, and how will you apply corresponding adjustments?
- Would you find an Article 6 Academy useful, and would you participate?
- What are your main barriers to the first transfer?
- Which capacity-building support would help most (legal, MRV, registry, pricing, finance)?
- Would pre-finance, ITMO funds or guarantees help you bring supply to market faster?
- How do you ensure environmental integrity and sustainable development benefits?
- How many people work on Article 6 in your authority, and how many do you need?
- Would you take part in the Article 6 Summit in Bonn on Friday 11 June 2027?
Draft questions to be tested before fieldwork. Answer formats: multiple choice, ranges and short text.
What will buyers buy? Buyers and investors · 20 draft questions
- Which type of buyer are you (government, company, airline, investor, fund, intermediary)?
- Do you plan to buy Article 6 units, and why (NDC, CORSIA, compliance scheme, voluntary claim, investment)?
- What volume do you intend to buy, 2026–2030 (tCO₂e a year)?
- Have you already bought or contracted Article 6 units, and how many?
- Which units do you prefer: ITMOs under 6.2, A6.4ERs under the PACM, mitigation contribution units?
- Do you require authorisation and corresponding adjustment?
- Which project types and regions do you prefer, and which do you exclude?
- Do you prefer emission reductions, removals or a mix?
- What price would you pay per tonne, and how do you expect it to move to 2030?
- Would you pre-finance, sign offtakes or invest through a fund?
- Which compliance schemes matter to you (CORSIA, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Switzerland, EU)?
- Which claims do you intend to make with Article 6 units?
- Do you use ratings or due diligence, and from whom?
- Would you find an Article 6 Academy useful, and would you participate?
- What are your main barriers to buying?
- Would you join a buyers' club such as the Paris Agreement Buyers Club?
- Which host countries are you in discussion with, or would you prefer?
- Which contract types do you prefer (spot, forward, multi-year offtake, tender)?
- Who approves Article 6 purchases in your organisation, and is a budget set?
- Would you take part in the Article 6 Summit in Bonn on Friday 11 June 2027?
Draft questions to be tested before fieldwork. Answer formats: multiple choice, ranges and short text.
Planned outputs
From answers to market intelligence
Global results
Supply and demand to 2030, prices, preferred units and barriers.
Regional views
Results by region and by buyer type.
Recommendations
For policy makers, buyers and the market infrastructure.
The results will also inform The State of the Article 6 Carbon Market 2027, planned for launch at COP32.
Proposed 2027 packages
Sponsor the Global Survey 2027
Support the first global survey of both sides of the Paris Agreement carbon market, presented at the Article 6 Summit and built into the 2027 market report.
Prices in CHF. Scroll horizontally to compare the proposed packages.
| Package | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | CHF 25,000 | CHF 12,500 | CHF 5,000 |
| Logo placement | Large: results report cover, survey pages and website | Medium: results report, survey pages and website | Small: results report and website |
| Editorial in the results report | 1 page | ½ page | ¼ page |
| Advertisement in the results report | 1 page | ½ page | ¼ page |
| Article 6 Summit, Bonn | 10-minute speech and a workshop | Seat on a panel | Seat on a panel |
| Press release | Mention | Mention | Mention |
| Summit tickets | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Proposed 2027 packages. Sponsors have no access to individual answers and no say over the results.
Source for sponsorship benefits: Supplied Global Survey 2027 design · page 5
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