Opportunities and safeguards for ambition raising through Article 6

The document argues that Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can raise ambition if it focuses on inaccessible abatement options and includes time-limited support. It identifies three primary opportunities for ambition raising—global mitigation benefits via Article 6.4, non-market cooperation, and targeting inaccessible abatement—but warns that these depend on four broad safeguards to prevent ambition disincentives.

• Article 6 can raise ambition by focusing on three specific opportunities: creating global mitigation benefits through Article 6.4 instruments, designing non-market cooperation with an ambition-raising role, and driving mitigation in abatement options that would otherwise be inaccessible.
• The ability to realize ambition-raising opportunities is contingent upon the implementation of four broad safeguards designed to mitigate risks that could otherwise create disincentives for ambition.
• To ensure long-term progress, the paper argues that support provided through Article 6 should be limited in duration, necessitating a transition to domestic action.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2018). Opportunities and safeguards for ambition raising through Article 6. https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/opportunities-and-safeguards-for-ambition-raising-through-article-6

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Opportunities and safeguards for ambition raising through Article 6. 2018. https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/opportunities-and-safeguards-for-ambition-raising-through-article-6.

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2018opportunities, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Opportunities and safeguards for ambition raising through Article 6}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2018}, month = may, url = {https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/opportunities-and-safeguards-for-ambition-raising-through-article-6}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }