Carbon Market Watch recommendations to Article 6 negotiators for SB 56

Carbon Market Watch argues that Parties should prioritize domestic mitigation over carbon credits and recommends strict transparency, science-based definitions for removals, and the establishment of an independent grievance body for Article 6 mechanisms.

• Carbon Market Watch asserts that Parties should not use carbon credits to achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), arguing that domestic mitigation must be prioritized and that the use of Article 6.2 and 6.4 mechanisms should be restricted to disbursing climate finance rather than offsetting emissions.
• The document recommends that all Article 6 reporting be exhaustive and public by default, with a requirement for the centralized accounting and reporting platform (CARP) and registries to identify entities retiring A6.4ERs and maintain a transaction log of ownership.
• Regarding carbon removals, the briefing argues for a science-based definition that excludes point-source CCS, direct air CCS with enhanced oil/gas recovery, and CCU with temporary storage. It states that nature-based activities should not be considered equivalent to permanent mitigation and should not be used to meet emission reduction targets.
• The briefing calls for an independent grievance body to be operational before any Article 6.4 activities begin, with the ability to impose temporary measures like suspending issuance if repeated grievances occur, and ensuring no fees are required to file a grievance.
• Carbon Market Watch recommends that avoided emissions should not be used to generate ITMOs or A6.4ERs to avoid repeating errors from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) era, and suggests that only 'vulnerable' CDM activities—those relying on CER sales to operate—should be approved for transition to the 6.4 mechanism.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2022). Carbon Market Watch recommendations to Article 6 negotiators for SB 56. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CMW-Article-6-recommendations-for-SB-56.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Carbon Market Watch recommendations to Article 6 negotiators for SB 56. 2022. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CMW-Article-6-recommendations-for-SB-56.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carbonmarketwatch2022carbon, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Carbon Market Watch recommendations to Article 6 negotiators for SB 56}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CMW-Article-6-recommendations-for-SB-56.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }