This UNFCCC draft decision text sets out updated rules for Article 6.4 ahead of CMA7, including baselines, non-permanence, reversals, leakage, stakeholder engagement, sustainable development safeguards and issuance. It outlines governance requirements that shape eligibility and integrity for nature-based and other crediting activities across markets.
This UNFCCC draft CMA7 decision text outlines updated guidance for implementing Article 6.2 cooperative approaches. It provides detailed rules on authorisation of mitigation outcomes, reporting and tracking obligations, review processes, registries, corresponding adjustments and transparency requirements. The text defines how participating Parties must account for internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) and clarifies interfaces with national inventory systems. The draft also has implications for alignment between Article 6 mechanisms and the VCM, particularly on authorisation, double counting and reporting integrity.
This UNDP toolkit provides practical guidance for countries establishing high-integrity participation in carbon markets. It covers legal and institutional readiness, safeguards, MRV systems, Article 6 alignment, crediting programme participation and claim governance. It includes tools on stakeholder engagement, transparency, data systems and integrating market approaches into national climate strategies.
Published by VCMI and partners, this guide sets out practical steps for developing high-integrity carbon projects in the Brazilian Amazon. It explains Brazil’s federal and state rules, clarifies land tenure and carbon rights, and details requirements on FPIC, benefit sharing, safeguards, MRV and contracting so projects align with national law and international integrity standards.
Published by Nature4Climate and Arboretica, this fifth edition uses AI-assisted analysis to assess more than 1,500 NbS-related policies across 190 countries that help shape enabling conditions for high-integrity nature-based credits. It reviews legal frameworks, financing, safeguards, MRV systems, adaptation integration and IPLC recognition, identifying gaps that affect credit quality, risk, permanence and project legitimacy. The report underscores the need for stronger national policy environments to support credible, durable NbS project development across both VCM and Article 6 pathways.
ClimateWorks Foundation report analyses philanthropic funding for climate adaptation and resilience across 40 foundations, showing a 120% increase since 2021. It highlights sector and regional trends, funding gaps and the importance of locally led adaptation and collaborative learning.
Published by the International Chamber of Commerce and Oxera, this report assesses the voluntary carbon market’s current challenges and opportunities. It identifies barriers to credit quality, transparency and market functioning, and presents 14 recommendations to strengthen integrity, governance and policy alignment.
Published by the COP29 and COP30 Presidencies, this roadmap outlines pathways to mobilise at least USD 1.3 trillion annually in climate finance for developing countries by 2035. It presents five priority action fronts, highlights barriers across public and private finance, and proposes reforms to expand access, resilience and equity.
This guidance by the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets outlines voluntary principles for increasing high-integrity corporate demand for carbon credits. It sets expectations for decarbonisation-first strategies, procurement of high-quality reductions and removals, fair pricing, co-benefits, transparent disclosure and substantiated claims. The principles draw on PACM, ICVCM and CORSIA standards, and encourage government alignment to improve market consistency, legal clarity and recognition of credible buyers.
Google and WRI’s working paper outlines how AI can support nature action through improved biodiversity monitoring, habitat mapping and risk detection. It also highlights data governance, bias, privacy and equity challenges that require strong safeguards.