Attribution of Climate Finance and Carbon Markets

The document addresses the funding gap for Paris Agreement emissions goals, arguing that blending carbon markets and climate finance is necessary for mitigation projects in developing countries. It emphasizes the need for proportional attribution standards to ensure the integrity of emissions reduction accounting.

• Current financial support from carbon markets and climate finance is insufficient to meet the investment levels required to avoid climate catastrophe and achieve Paris Agreement goals.
• The practice of combining carbon market and climate finance mechanisms for mitigation projects in developing countries is currently in an early stage, providing an opportunity to establish standards for the accurate attribution of financing and emissions reductions.
• To maintain the environmental integrity of mitigation activities, funding should be attributed proportionally to its various sources when a single project or outcome is supported by multiple funding streams.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Attribution of Climate Finance and Carbon Markets. https://www.sei.org/publications/attribution-climate-finance-carbon-markets/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Attribution of Climate Finance and Carbon Markets. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/attribution-climate-finance-carbon-markets/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021attribution, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Attribution of Climate Finance and Carbon Markets}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/attribution-climate-finance-carbon-markets/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }