ANALYSIS: “Let them get on with it” – Market responds to COP30 Article 6 decisions as PACM prepares for full implementation

Published 11:35 on November 25, 2025 / Last updated at 20:07 on November 25, 2025 / , , and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Analysis), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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2026 will be a crunch year for implementing UN carbon markets, after Article 6 decisions at COP30 cleared up key administrative uncertainties such as funding shortages and the closure of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and affirmed previous agreements on crediting standards and trading rules, according to experts. 
2026 will be a crunch year for implementing UN carbon markets, after Article 6 decisions at COP30 cleared up key administrative uncertainties such as funding shortages and the closure of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and affirmed previous agreements on crediting standards and trading rules, according to experts. 


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