Article 6 comes to the EU: International carbon credits, the EU ETS and the future of climate ambition
By Kateryna Holzer, Senior Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland The EU is designing its post-2030 climate framework. In March 2026, it amended the European Climate Law to introduce a legally binding target of reducing net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90% by 2040 compared with 1990 levels. This target envisages two important flexibilities: […]
The EU’s Dilemma on International Carbon Credits
by Kateryna Holzer, Senior Researcher This blogpost is based on research under the project ‘Voluntary carbon offsetting in (climate) action: Perception coalitions, representations, and regulation (OFFCORR)’, funded by the Research Council of Finland (grant 355944). Opinions expressed are however those of the author only. With the adoption of additional decisions on registries and standards for […]
Keeping up with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement – The path towards Baku COP29
By Sara Tolonen, PhD Candidate The emerging Article 6 carbon market architecture The Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI-60) and Subsidiary Body for Science and Technological Advice (SBSTA-60) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held their intersessional meetings in Bonn on 6-13 June 2024, with a continuing focus on making progress on […]