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COP30: New PACM text requests revision to baseline crediting methodology, CDM transition extension

Published 16:34 on November 14, 2025 / Last updated at 21:54 on November 14, 2025 / and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A draft decision text on Article 6.4, published Friday at COP30, contains provisions that would see parties reopen a baseline standard for crediting Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) activities to avoid discouraging nature-based carbon project development, which negotiators and observers expect to now be heavily contested as talks heat up in Belem.
A draft decision text on Article 6.4, published Friday at COP30, contains provisions that would see parties reopen a baseline standard for crediting Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) activities to avoid discouraging nature-based carbon project development, which negotiators and observers expect to now be heavily contested as talks heat up in Belem.


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