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Globally Accepted Methodologies

table, th, td { border:1px solid #ffffff; padding:10px } S3: Globally accepted methodologies. This element focuses on ensuring that the standards and methodologies adopted by governments for…

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Emission Reduction Credits

table, th, td { border:1px solid #ffffff; padding:10px } Emission reduction credits (ERCs) can be a key component of a country’s decarbonization strategy, enabling them to avoid/mitigate…

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The World Bank's Emission Reduction Program (ERP)

Overview of World Bank’s ERPThe ERP includes two main workstreams.Workstream One is focused on ERC market development, by providing governments with access to knowledge and technical assistance…

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Australia Climate Active

The official website of Australia Climate Active.

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Corresponding Adjustment and Pricing of Mitigation Outcomes

This paper aims to develop guidance on the pricing based on opportunity cost pricing for Adjusted ERCs. Adjusted ERCs are emission reduction credits that come with corresponding adjustment.

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Developing an Article 6 Strategy for Host Countries

This paper addresses the first two levels only, while the operational decisions will be addressed in other Article 6 Approach Papers and related guidance. After presenting some fundamental concepts…

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Infrastructure to Meet Reporting Requirements under Article 6

This approach paper aims to reach a common understanding on what market infrastructure may be needed at the national and international level to meet transparency and integrity requirements of Article…

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Carbon Asset Development Process

This note seeks to identify processes for the generation and transfer of carbon assets in post2020 international climate markets and to suggest standard terminology in the carbon asset development…

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Country Processes and Institutional Arrangements for Article 6 Transactions

This note introduces the country processes and institutional arrangements that will be needed for Article 6 transactions, and that countries could begin to pilot now. This includes what new legal,…

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Ensuring Environmental Integrity under Article 6 Mechanisms

This paper examines factors that affect environmental integrity under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and identifies practical approaches for implementing the concept based on lessons learned from…

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Mitigation Action Assessment Protocol

In light of the bottom-up nature of climate actions and policies, and its potential challenges for assessing individual and collective impact of different mitigation actions, as well as ensuring…

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Digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification Systems and Their Application in Future Carbon Markets

The purpose of this technical report is to illustrate the need for digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (D-MRV) systems to underpin future carbon markets under the goals of the Paris…

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Standardized Crediting Framework

The Standardized Crediting Framework (SCF) is a streamlined, country-owned emissions reduction crediting framework that improves transparency of national crediting decision making, reduces…

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CER Compliance Offset Program

The Compliance Offsets Program is an important cost-containment element within the broader Cap-and-Trade Program. The California Air Resources Board issues ARB Offset Credits to qualifying projects…

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Ghana's framework on international carbon markets and non-market approaches

Ghana's carbon market strategy aims at raising carbon finance to support its NDC and drive foreign direct green investments to benefit local businesses. The existing international carbon market…

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Australia CER Complaints Handling Policy

The Clean Energy Regulator Complaints handling policy draws on the Better practice guide to complaint handling developed by the Commonwealth Ombudsman, and the NSW Ombudsman’s Effective complaint…

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ARB Offset Credit Issuance

ARB offset credits are issued to offset projects that meet specific requirements in the Cap-and-Trade Regulation. ARB offset credits, which may be used for compliance in the Cap-and-Trade…

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Carbon Markets

The Carbon Markets page is an information source for participants in the market-based schemes administered by the Clean Energy Regulator.

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Australia's Clean Energy Regulator (CER)

This is the official website of Australia's Clean Energy Regulator (CER).

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Shell-BCG report

A new report from Shell and BCG on the development of the voluntary carbon market over the last two years. Drawing on surveys and in-depth interviews with over 200 environmental and sustainability…

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Mobilizing ERC Finance

A significant amount of effort has gone into quantifying the supply and demand for ERCs globally. There has been less focus on understanding the scale of investment into ERC-generating activities or…

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Guidance for Countries in Assessing ERC Projects

Practical and implementable guidelines for governments to select ERC projects:The Guidelines are designed to provide practical and implementable guidelines for governments to select ERC projects that…

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Strategic Guidance for Country System Assessments

This section is focused on ERC market development, by providing governments with access to knowledge and technical assistance. It incorporates analysis and recommendations around legal and…

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Unlocking Global Emission Reduction Credit

Through the establishment of an Emission Reduction Program (ERP), the World Bank aims to help developing countries to engage strategically with evolving global Emissions Reduction Credits (ERC)…