Carbon Market Watch's briefing note for COP25

The briefing argues that Article 6 must be designed to ensure overall emission reductions rather than mere shifting of emissions. It warns against the use of pre-2020 Kyoto Protocol credits and the risk of double counting between national mitigation objectives (NDCs) and schemes like CORSIA. The document advocates for the automatic partial cancellation of credits to move beyond zero-sum offsetting and calls for independent grievance mechanisms to prevent human rights violations seen under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

• There is a risk that emission reductions could be double counted across different climate commitments, such as being applied to both a country's nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and the CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme.
• Pure offsetting is viewed as incompatible with the Paris Agreement; the author recommends a gradual phase-out through the automatic partial cancellation of all credits under Article 6.
• The use of pre-2020 credits from Kyoto Protocol mechanisms after 2020 is opposed because such credits may have questionable social and environmental integrity and are extremely cheap.
• To avoid the human rights violations associated with the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Article 6 projects should require local stakeholder involvement in decision-making and access to an independent grievance mechanism.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2019). Carbon Market Watch's briefing note for COP25. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/carbon-market-watchs-briefing-note-for-cop25/

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Carbon Market Watch's briefing note for COP25. 2019. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/carbon-market-watchs-briefing-note-for-cop25/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carbonmarketwatch2019carbon, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Carbon Market Watch's briefing note for COP25}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2019}, month = nov, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/carbon-market-watchs-briefing-note-for-cop25/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }