Africa > UN body skips over Paris negotiators in a bid to secure consensus on Article 6.4

UN body skips over Paris negotiators in a bid to secure consensus on Article 6.4

Published 14:17 on October 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:06 on October 11, 2024  / and /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The UN body mandated to determine rules governing the Paris Agreement's Article 6 opted early Thursday to bypass negotiators and bring its standards for carbon methodologies and removals into force - in a "risky" and "bold" move that was widely welcomed for its potential to drive agreement at next month's COP29, despite concerns about its long-term implications.
The UN body mandated to determine rules governing the Paris Agreement's Article 6 opted early Thursday to bypass negotiators and bring its standards for carbon methodologies and removals into force - in a "risky" and "bold" move that was widely welcomed for its potential to drive agreement at next month's COP29, despite concerns about its long-term implications.


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