How to engage strategically?

Countries should identify capacity gaps and take advantage of existing initiatives within the landscape of ongoing Article 6 capacity development to address their technical needs. The NDC Partnership has developed an interactive tool that supports countries in identifying existing capacities and support priorities

Countries should identify capacity gaps and take advantage of existing initiatives within the landscape of ongoing Article 6 capacity development to address their technical needs.

For government stakeholders, understanding the stages of Article 6 activities is essential for gaining deeper insights into a country’s mitigation efforts through collaborative approaches and for effectively engaging interested parties.

Having an overview of past and ongoing carbon market activities will prove highly relevant for effective implementation of Article 6. This template helps document and track activities within a country’s borders, particularly those aimed at generating Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs).

A critical first step for host Parties to demonstrate their intent to participate in the Article 6.4 mechanism (Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism, PACM) is filling out the Host Party Participation Requirements Form.

You can download the form, available on the UNFCCC website, using the button below.

You can use this guide prepared by the UNFCCC Article 6 Capacity Building Unit.

To kick-start effective engagement with Article 6, several core principles should be placed at the forefront. This publication highlights three key principles that host countries need to understand, as well as the specific criteria that should be implemented to realise them.

• Principle One: Paris-aligned use of mitigation outcomes

• Principle Two: Generation of high-quality mitigation outcomes

• Principle Three: Robust accounting and transparency in Article 6 engagement

Strategic decisions on involvement in Article 6 can be influenced by diverse priorities and objectives. It is essential to periodically reassess these factors to ensure the strategy for Article 6 engagement remains up to date.

The design of a country’s Article 6 strategy should be in line with its NDC and its respective NDC implementation plan (if available) to ensure coherence. Therefore, the country’s NDC should serve as a starting point when formulating the Article 6 strategy.

As sustainable development is a national prerogative, host countries need to provide guidance on how Article 6 activities align with and contribute to sustainable development. There are various approaches to address SD objectives, along with tools available for monitoring their impacts.