Features opinion pieces, commentary, and reflections on the state of climate finance. This section goes beyond reporting to provide critical analysis, raise questions, and set the tone for debates on where climate finance is headed in India and globally.
ON 15th October the UNFCCC has released version 6.0 of the finalized procedure for transitioning Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities to the Article 6.4 mechanism, marking a significant step in aligning legacy carbon credit projects with the Paris Agreement framework. The “Procedure: Transition of CDM Activities to the Article 6.4 Mechanism” lays out a meticulous […]
At the UN Climate Summit in New York, leaders sought to build momentum ahead of COP30 in Belém, but the discussions once again highlighted the gap between ambition and delivery. UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that national targets and finance commitments still fall short of what science demands, urging governments to move “further and faster” […]
As global climate rules shift from the Kyoto era to the Paris Agreement, one concept remains central: ADDITIONALITY. Projects seeking to generate international carbon credits must prove that they would not have gone ahead without the revenue from those credits. To enforce this, the UN’s Article 6.4 Supervisory Body has introduced a new methodological tool […]
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