What the COP30 Outcomes Imply for the International Carbon Market

In a special issue of Carbon Mechanisms Review, five leading carbon market experts examine the implications of the UN Climate Change Conference in Belém for the further development of international carbon markets:

• Dr. Axel Michaelowa from the University of Zurich and Senior Founding Partner at the Perspectives Climate Group explains the strategic dynamics and political outcomes of COP30.
• Dr. Lambert Schneider, Research Coordinator for International Climate Policy at the Oeko-Institut, takes an in-depth look at market integrity, dissecting the debates on accounting, methodologies, and environmental integrity in both Article 6.2 and Article 6.4.
• Fenella Aouane, Managing Director of the Carbon Finance Department at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), provides insight into the capacity building priorities needed to translate the new rules into action.
• Nicolas Kreibich, Senior Researcher in the Global Climate Governance Research Unit at the Wuppertal Institute, evaluates the Paris Agreement alignment of the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) as well as tendencies for expanding the scope for action.
• Prof. Dr. Charlotte Streck, Honorary Professor at the University of Potsdam and co-founder and president of the climate consultancy Climate Focus, takes stock of the pivotal debate on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), providing views on the required policy and methodological tasks ahead.

The five expert articles offer comprehensive and forward-looking guidance for practitioners and policymakers on what’s important in the international carbon market after COP30.

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