Isabel Haase

Factsheet CCQI Commercial Afforestation

Commercial afforestation projects have higher additionality risks than projects establishing natural forests as they do not solely rely on carbon credit revenues but also gain revenues from harvesting. In addition, some carbon crediting programs do not require checking for new legal requirements

Factsheet CCQI Improved Forest Management

IFM serves as an umbrella term for a broad array of forest management practices aiming at increasing or maintaining forest carbon stocks. IFM projects often combine several activities or management practices and sometimes change them over time. This broad spectrum of activities will be presented an

Adapting CDM methodologies for use under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

This study assesses whether existing international carbon market methodologies for determination of additionality and baselines and monitoring, particularly those from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), can be adjusted to transition to the Article 6.4 mechanism. CDM methodologies need to be modi

Lessons Learned from the Kyoto Mechanisms for the Article 6.4 Mechanism

The report summarizes key lessons learned from the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) for the new Article 6.4 mechanism of the Paris Agreement. The report first provides an overview of the issuance and use of carbon credits under these mechanisms. This

Working Paper 5/2023

Carbon crediting and official development assistance (ODA) – A summary of key issues

Various sources of finance are needed for developing countries to transition to a climate-neutral economy, including official development assistance (ODA) and revenues from carbon credits. However, using ODA in the context of carbon markets can pose several challenges. Under what conditions can the

Understanding CCQI scores

Factsheet Wind Power (Onshore)

Onshore wind power projects have high additionality risks. The technology is mature, and many countries support wind power with feed-in tariffs, renewable energy auctions, tax credits, or other policy instruments. Quantification methodologies for calculating and monitoring emission reductions from o