Background
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement recognizes that some Parties choose to pursue voluntary cooperation in the implementation of their nationally determined contributions to allow for higher ambition in their mitigation and adaptation actions and to promote sustainable development and environmental integrity.
Decision 1/CP.21 mandated the SBSTA to operationalize the provisions of this Article through recommending a set of decisions to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement at its first session.
Upcoming session (SB 60)
SBSTA chair informal note: Art 6.2 and 6.4 UPDATE
Previous sessions (CMA 5)
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement at its fifth session (CMA 5) considered matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement:
- Article 6.2: At the last session in Dubai, the CMA did not provide specific guidance related to Article 6.2, but requested the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) to continue consideration of the relevant matters mandated by decision 6/CMA.4, at SBSTA 60, with a view to recommending a draft decision for consideration and adoption by CMA 6.
- Article 6.4: At the last session in Dubai, the CMA did not provide specific guidance related to Article 6.4, but requested:
- the SBSTA to continue consideration of the relevant matters mandated by decision 7/CMA.4 at SBSTA 60, with a view to recommending a draft decision for consideration and adoption by CMA 6, and
- the Supervisory Body to continue the relevant work to operationalize the mechanism, with a view to elaborating and further developing recommendations for consideration and adoption by CMA 6.
- Article 6.8: Decision 17/CMA.5
Submissions (SBSTA 59)
Submissions on Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement and in decision 2/CMA.3
Submissions on Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement and referred to in decision 3/CMA.3
Submissions on Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement and in decision 4/CMA.3