Carbon Market Watch inputs to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body ahead of its 11th meeting: sustainable development tool

Carbon Market Watch argues that the draft Article 6.4 sustainable development tool prioritizes national legal requirements over international standards, which undermines the mandate for robust social and environmental safeguards. The organization calls for a structured consultation of at least one month with rights-holders, including Indigenous Peoples, and recommends that the tool mandate the application of safeguard criteria rather than making them optional. Key concerns include the artificial time boundary of monitoring impacts only during the crediting period and the limitation of recognizing Indigenous legal systems only when they are consistent with national legislation.

• The draft tool over-prioritizes host party legal or regulatory requirements for impact assessments, which Carbon Market Watch argues is insufficient and conflicts with the requirement for "robust, social and environmental safeguards" as mandated by the RMPs.
• Carbon Market Watch criticizes the draft's approach to monitoring, stating that limiting the assessment of impacts to the crediting period is an "artificial" boundary that fails to account for harm that may occur after the period ends.
• The organization identifies a weakness in the recognition of Indigenous legal systems, noting that requiring them to be consistent with national legislation effectively means only national law is recognized, potentially failing to uphold Indigenous rights during conflicts between the two systems.
• Carbon Market Watch recommends changing the language in paragraph 19(b) from "may" to "shall" regarding the application of criteria and guiding questions to ensure that safeguards are mandatory rather than optional.
• The organization welcomes the explicit inclusion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the requirement for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2024). Carbon Market Watch inputs to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body ahead of its 11th meeting: sustainable development tool. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/03-2024-CMW-inputs-to-A6.4SB-on-the-SD-tool.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Carbon Market Watch inputs to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body ahead of its 11th meeting: sustainable development tool. 2024. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/03-2024-CMW-inputs-to-A6.4SB-on-the-SD-tool.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2024carbon, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Carbon Market Watch inputs to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body ahead of its 11th meeting: sustainable development tool}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/03-2024-CMW-inputs-to-A6.4SB-on-the-SD-tool.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }