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Japan backs tight rules for crediting of non-NDC carbon cuts

Published 10:03 on October 6, 2017 / Last updated at 16:27 on October 6, 2017 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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The Paris Agreement should allow international trade in carbon credits from sectors outside a selling country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), but those units should still be deducted from the national inventory in order to avoid double-claiming, according to a Japanese submission to the UNFCCC.
The Paris Agreement should allow international trade in carbon credits from sectors outside a selling country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), but those units should still be deducted from the national inventory in order to avoid double-claiming, according to a Japanese submission to the UNFCCC.


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