COP28: Removing ambition from Article 6 carbon markets

Carbon Market Watch criticizes the draft rules for carbon removals at COP28, stating the text is not ready for adoption due to vague definitions of carbon removals, the absence of a reversal risk assessment tool, and a lack of explicit human rights references.

• The draft text on carbon removals is considered insufficient for adoption because it may prioritize the removal of climate ambition over the actual removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
• The document identifies several critical technical gaps in the draft, including a definition of carbon removals that allows for risky practices, the absence of a reversal risk assessment tool, and a lack of buffer pool arrangements.
• The draft is criticized for failing to provide clear definitions for 'avoidable' and 'unavoidable' reversals and for omitting explicit references to human rights and defined safeguards like grievance mechanisms.

APA

CMW (2023). COP28: Removing ambition from Article 6 carbon markets. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2023/11/30/cop28-removing-ambition-from-article-6-carbon-markets/

Chicago

CMW. COP28: Removing ambition from Article 6 carbon markets. Carbon Market Watch, 2023. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2023/11/30/cop28-removing-ambition-from-article-6-carbon-markets/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cmw2023cop28, author = {CMW}, title = {{COP28: Removing ambition from Article 6 carbon markets}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2023/11/30/cop28-removing-ambition-from-article-6-carbon-markets/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }