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ECS26: EU at risk of “overcorrecting” on international carbon market integrity rules, experts say

Published 18:09 on April 14, 2026 / Last updated at 18:09 on April 14, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The EU’s criteria for accepting international carbon credits are too stringent and risk “overcorrecting” mistakes made in the past decade with units issued under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), experts have warned.
The EU’s criteria for accepting international carbon credits are too stringent and risk “overcorrecting” mistakes made in the past decade with units issued under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), experts have warned.


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