Carbon Market Watch inputs on SBM022 annotated agenda and related annexes

Carbon Market Watch argues that the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body's current handling of conflicts of interest is insufficient, citing inconsistent declarations by expert panel members and the presence of systemic financial interests. The organization calls for the public release of the governance concept note, the exclusion of market actors from expert roles, and the implementation of independent checks on declarations.

• Carbon Market Watch requests that the concept note titled “Governance arrangements for the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body and its expert panels” be made public, as it was not available on the SBM 22 agenda or call for inputs webpages at the time of writing.
• The organization observes that conflicts of interest among expert panel members—who may be affiliated with entities having financial interests in carbon credit markets—are rarely or inconsistently declared. It cites an example of a Methodological Expert Panel (MEP) member who declared a conflict for specific items in one meeting but not in the next.
• Carbon Market Watch asserts that systemic conflicts of interest exist when experts have financial interests in overarching standards or procedures, such as the baseline standard or the standard on non-permanence, even if they are not involved in a specific methodology.
• To resolve these issues, the document recommends that the Supervisory Body avoid nominating experts affiliated with market actors, establish regular independent checks of declarations, and develop stronger governance mechanisms to manage conflicts.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2026). Carbon Market Watch inputs on SBM022 annotated agenda and related annexes. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CMW-inputs-to-SBM22-on-conflict-of-interest.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Carbon Market Watch inputs on SBM022 annotated agenda and related annexes. 2026. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CMW-inputs-to-SBM22-on-conflict-of-interest.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2026carbon, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Carbon Market Watch inputs on SBM022 annotated agenda and related annexes}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2026}, month = jul, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CMW-inputs-to-SBM22-on-conflict-of-interest.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }