The workshop has been jointly organized by Ministry of Natural Recourses and Environment of Lao PDR, Department of Climate Change, GHG Mitigation Division, and UNFCCC/RCC Bangkok. 

The workshop aims to discuss participants’ knowledge of i) the international carbon market and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, ii) the rationale of introducing share of proceeds, fess and levies, and sharing of mitigation outcomes, and iii) the international practice in this area. Participants will learn from the case studies of countries that have implemented fee structures. 

It also aims to collect views and preferences from government stakeholders on what share of proceeds, fees and levies, etc should be collected from processes to administer carbon market projects as well as form transactions on carbon market. Participants have the opportunity to exchange opinions and expectations on a fee structure for carbon market operations in Lao PDR. 

Consultations will take the form of group discussions, where participants will be asked to discuss i) types of fees and levies; ii) the timing of collecting the fees and levies; iii) the level of fees and levies; and iv) the use of the collected revenue.