Energy-related CDM credits pie

Overhaul of carbon credit trading rules offers new opportunity


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Issue 462 - 13 Jun 2022 - By Ajay Ubhi | 3 minute read

The rules governing a new mechanism for the international trading of carbon emission reduction credits is due to be agreed at the Bonn Climate Change Conference, which runs from 6-16 June in Germany. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – which has so far proved of limited value to Africa – is set to be replaced by Article 6 of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference’s Paris Agreement, which is intended to offer governments and project owners the potential to tap into a  new source of finance.

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