Background

The 29th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded on 24 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and marked several landmark decisions to advance global climate action. With significant updates expected on the different processes under the Paris Agreement, including through Article 6, it is essential to translate these outcomes into actionable insights for regions like the East and Southern Africa, which face unique vulnerabilities and opportunities in addressing climate change.

Given that no Article 6 decisions were reached at COP28 in Dubai, the negotiations on Article 6 at COP29 in Baku were highly anticipated, and countries agreed on new guidance on Article 6.2, 6.4, 6.8 and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

The webinar is presented by the UNFCCC secretariat and its Regional Collaboration Center for East and Southern Africa (RCC EAS Africa), in partnership with the Eastern Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance.

Objective

• To unpack the COP29 outcomes on Article 6

Key Topics

• Overview of Article 6 and its role in the Paris Agreement
• COP29 decision on Article 6.2, 6.4, .6.8 and CDM
• Forecasting the 2025 workplan regarding operationalization of Article 6