Decisions relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

• Article 6.2: Decision 2/CMA 3
• Article 6.4: Decision 3/CMA 3
• Article 6.8: Decision 4/CMA.3

Guidance on cooperative approaches:

SBSTA 52-55 Conclusion:  FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.6

• DT.DD.CMA3.i12a.4  (fourth iteration, 13 November)
• DT.DD.CMA3.i12a.v3 (third iteration, 12 November)
• DT.DD.CMA3.i12a.v2 (second iteration, 11 November)
• DT.DD.CMA3.i12a.v1 (first iteration, 10 November)

Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism:

SBSTA 52-55 Conclusion:  FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.7

• DT.DD.CMA3.i12b.v4  (fourth iteration, 13 November)
• DT.DD.CMA3.i12b.v3 (third iteration, 12 November)
• DT.DD.CMA3.i12b.v2 (second iteration, 11 November)
• DT.DD.CMA3.i12b.v1 (first iteration, 10 November)

Work programme under the framework on non-market approaches:

SBSTA 52-55 Conclusion:  FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.8

• DT.DD.CMA3.i12c.v4  (fourth iteration, 13 November)
• DT.DD.CMA3.i12c.v3 (third iteration, 12 November)
• DT.DD.CMA3.i12c.v2 (second iteration, 11 November)
• DT.DD.CMA3.i12c.v1 (first iteration, 10 November)

The SBSTA 52-55 continued consideration of draft decision texts on agenda items 15(a), 15(b) and 15(c), and forwarded to CMA 3 the fourth iteration of the draft decision texts as indicated in its conclusions (6 November 2021) below.

• Article 6.2: FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.6
• Article 6.4: FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.7
• Article 6.8: FCCC/SBSTA/2021/L.8

Fourth iteration text (6 November 2021)

• Article 6.2: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15a.4
• Article 6.4: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15b.4
• Article 6.8: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15c.4

Archive of previous iterations

Third iteration (6 November 2021)

• Article 6.2: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15a.3
• Article 6.4: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15b.3
• Article 6.8: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15c.3

Second iteration (5 November 2021)

• Article 6.2: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15a.2
• Article 6.4: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15b.2
• Article 6.8: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15c.2

First iteration ( November 2021)

• Article 6.2: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15a.1
• Article 6.4: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15b.1
• Article 6.8: DT.SBSTA52-55.i15c.1

22 October 2021
14:00-17:00 (CEST)

SBSTA Chair’s  informal consultations with Heads of Delegations and Group Chairs and Coordinators (Open to Parties only)

Reporting and review cycle per A.6.2 guidance

Guiding questions:

• What further dates and details are needed in the 6.2 decision to ensure sequencing is clear?
• By when do reporting formats and tables and review guidance need to be ready?
• What is the relationship with the ETF, including the structured summary, and how should the 6.2 decision reflect this?
• How do these issues relate to the rest of the package (Article 6/the wider Glasgow outcome) and how could resolving these issues contribute to reaching consensus?

Presentation on reporting and review under 6.2

SBSTA Chair summary note

1 week before the event
Submissions received

Clean development mechanism transition

Guiding questions:

• What conditions are needed for transition?
• What decisions are needed from the CMP?
• How should 6.4SB work be prioritized?
• How should CDM activity transition be funded?
• How do these issues relate to the rest of the package (Article 6/the wider Glasgow outcome) and how could resolving these issues contribute to reaching consensus?

Presentation on CDM transition

SBSTA Chair summary

Governance and timelines for the 6.8 framework

Guiding questions:

• What milestones does the work programme need?
• How will success of the work programme be assessed?
• How will the work be resourced?  
• What are realistic options for governance arrangements?
• How do these issues relate to the rest of the package (Article 6/the wider Glasgow outcome) and how could resolving these issues contribute to reaching consensus?

Presentation on governance and timelines for the 6.8 framework

SBSTA Chair summary note

Implementation of cooperative approaches using non-GHG metrics per 6.2 guidance

Guiding questions:

• How can the buffer registry be implemented in respect of various indicators and what is its relationship to other Article 6-infrastructure?
• What methods of conversion could be used for ITMO transfers and for purposes of reporting GHG impact?
• What further guidance is needed in 6.2 decision text to ensure no double counting?
• How do these issues relate to the rest of the package (Article 6/the wider Glasgow outcome) and how could resolving these issues contribute to reaching consensus?

Presentation on implementation of cooperative approaches using non-GHG metrics per 6.2 guidance

SBSTA Chair summary

Baselines and additionality for the 6.4 mechanism

Guiding questions:

• How could a country identify what is its most ambitious baseline for a given 6.4 activity?
• How could an approach or hierarchy take into account considerable local or regional differences in implementation and the Paris Agreement goals?
• What guidance needs to come from the 6.4 body and how can it support countries in setting baselines for a given sector/technology?
• How do these issues relate to the rest of the package (Article 6/the wider Glasgow outcome) and how could resolving these issues contribute to reaching consensus?

Presentation on baselines and additionality for the 6.4 mechanism

SBSTA Chair summary

1 week before the event
Submissions received

Overall mitigation in global emissions

Guiding questions:

• How can OMGE best be delivered?
• What other unresolved issues have an effect on delivery of OMGE in the mechanism?
• How do these issues relate to the rest of the package (Article 6/the wider Glasgow outcome) and how could resolving these issues contribute to reaching consensus?

Presentation on overall mitigation in global emissions

SBSTA Chair summary

2 June 2021
15:00 – 18:05

Enabling ambition in Article 6 instruments

Guiding Questions:
This session focuses on design elements that would allow the instruments to enable increasing ambition over time. It aims to cover general understandings and specific topics that are not addressed in other dialogues (held or to be held).

Article 6.2:

• What aspects of the reporting, review and accounting cycle can enable further ambition by Parties and are those aspects sufficiently robust in the draft Presidency texts?
• How else can the guidance for cooperative approaches enable ambition?

Article 6.4:

• What aspects of the mechanism and activity design need addressing as compared to the Presidency texts in order to enable further ambition in the mechanism, while also enabling broad participation?

Article 6.8:

• How could the work programme for non-market approaches enable further ambition in NDCs?

SBSTA Chair summary note

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activity transition to Article 6.4 mechanism

Guiding Questions:

• Which actors need to take which steps to enable eligible CDM activities to transition to the 6.4 mechanism?  
• By what deadline should CDM activity transition be completed?
• Which rules of the 6.4 mechanism could apply to transitioned activities immediately upon transition?  
• Which accompanying decisions might be needed by the CMP to facilitate CDM activity transition?

SBSTA Chair summary note

5 June 2021
16:35 – 18:05

Implementing overall mitigation in global emissions in the Article 6.4 mechanism

Guiding Questions:

• What is/are the optimal method(s) for implementing overall mitigation of global emissions?
• How can the impact of OMGE be aggregated and reported (e.g. for the global stocktake)?

SBSTA Chair summary note

Use of Kyoto Protocol units towards NDCs

Guiding Questions:

• In what circumstances could CERs be used towards NDCs, if any?
• How would this use be implemented, if it were agreed?

SBSTA Chair summary note

9 June 2021
23:00-02:05

Implementation of Article 6.8

Guiding Question:

• How can we accelerate implementation of the framework?

SBSTA Chair summary

11 June 2021
23:00 - 02:05

Reporting and accounting for GHGs and non-GHGs under Article 6.2

Guiding Questions:

• Will the reporting, review and accounting cycle for Article 6 be implementable or are further elements needed?  
• What further work under Article 6 is needed for GHG and non-GHG ITMOs to be reported and accounted for?

SBSTA Chair summary

Any other matters identified by Parties 

Guiding Questions:

• What are the appropriate principles for baselines and additionality for the 6.4 mechanism?
• What capacity building is needed to implement Article 6, for whom, by whom and how should it be carried out?
• What other substantive issues need to be addressed? 

If time allows, observers will be invited to make statements at the end of this last informal consultation/informal technical expert dialogue.

SBSTA Chair summary

14 June 2021
06:35 - 08:05

SBSTA Chair - HoDs Article 6 informal stock take

Guiding Questions:

• Have we made progress on resolving outstanding Article 6 issues, and if so, on which issues?
• Where do we still have real differences of view and how should we address those differences?
• What are the next steps for informal work before Glasgow?

Informal note by the SBSTA Chair

CMA 2
(December 2019,
Madrid, Spain)

Decision 9/CMA.2

Guidance on cooperative approaches

• DT.CMA2.i11a.v3 (third iteration, 15 December)
• DT.CMA2.i11a.v2 (second iteration, 14 December)
• DT.CMA2.i11a.v1 (first iteration, 13 December)

Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism:

• DT.CMA2.i11b.v3 (third iteration, 15 December)
• DT.CMA2.i11b.v2 (second iteration, 14 December)
• DT.CMA2.i11b.v1 (first iteration, 13 December)

Work programme under the framework on non-market approaches:

• DT.CMA2.i11c.v3 (third iteration, 15 December)
• DT.CMA2.i11c.v2 (second iteration, 14 December)
• DT.CMA2.i11c.v1 (first iteration, 13 December)

The SBSTA 51 continued consideration of draft decision texts on agenda items 12(a), 12(b) and 12(c), and forwarded to CMA.2 the draft decision texts in its conclusions contained in documents (9 December 2019):

• FCCC/SBSTA/2019/L.16
• FCCC/SBSTA/2019/L.17
• FCCC/SBSTA/2019/L.18

Third iteration text (9 December)

• DT.SBSTA51.i12a.3
• DT.SBSTA51.i12b.3
• DT.SBSTA51.i12c.3

Conclusions:

• Agenda items 11(a): FCCC/SBSTA/2019/L.9
• Agenda items 11(b): FCCC/SBSTA/2019/L.10
• Agenda items 11(c): FCCC/SBSTA/2019/L.11

Draft decision text for consideration at SBSTA 51 (December 2019):

• Guidance on cooperative approaches: SBSTA50.DT.i11a;
• Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism: SBSTA50.DT.i11b;
• Work programme under the framework on non-market approaches: SBSTA50.DT.i11c.

Decision

• Decision 8/CMA.1

14 December 2018

• FCCC/CP/2018/L.28
• The Katowice Texts: Proposal by the President

President's textual proposal (12 December 2018)

• Guidance on cooperative approaches
• Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism
• Work programme under the framework on non-market approaches

Draft text (8 December 2018)

• PAWP draft conclusions proposed by the Chair
• Guidance on cooperative approaches
• Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism
• Work programme under the framework on non-market approaches

Pre-sessional work

Presiding officers joint reflections note (15 October 2018)

• APA-SBSTA-SBI.2018.Informal.2

Joint reflections note by the Presiding Officers of the APA, SBSTA and SBI (15 October 2018)

• APA-SBSTA-SBI.2018.Informal.2.Add.2

Adopted conclusion

• FCCC/SBSTA/2018/L.16

Draft decision text (9 December 2018):

Guidance on cooperative approaches:

• SBSTA48.2.DT.i12a 
• SBSTA48.2.DT.i12a.Corr

Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism:

• SBSTA48.2.DT.i12b
• SBSTA48.2.DT.i12b.Corr

Work programme under the framework on non-market approaches:

• SBSTA48.2.DT.i12c
• SBSTA48.2.DT.i12c.Corr

Reorganized informal note

• SBSTA48.2.IN_.i12a
• SBSTA48.2.IN_.i12b
• SBSTA48.2.IN_.i12c

Conclusions

• FCCC/SBSTA/2018/L.12
•  FCCC/SBSTA/2018/L.13
•  FCCC/SBSTA/2018/L.14

Informal notes prepared by the co-chairs

Second (Edited) version at 17:00, 8 May 2018

• SBSTA48.Informal.5.v2ed
• SBSTA48.Informal.6.v2ed
• SBSTA48.Informal.7.v2ed

Second version at 17:00, 8 May 2018

• SBSTA48.Informal.5v2
• SBSTA48.Informal.6.v2
• SBSTA48.Informal.7.v2

First version of 8 May 2018

• SBSTA48.Informal.5
• SBSTA48.Informal.6
• SBSTA48.Informal.7

Pre-sessional work:

Informal documents prepared by SBSTA Chair (16 March 2018)

• SBSTA48.Informal.2
• SBSTA48.Informal.3
• SBSTA48.Informal.4

Conclusions

• FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.26
• FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.27
• FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.28 

Informal note by the co-chairs:

Third iteration note (12 November 2017)

• Agenda item 11(a)
• Agenda item 11(b)
• Agenda item 11(c)

Second iteration note (10 November 2017)

• Agenda item 11(a)
• Agenda item 11(b)
• Agenda item 11(c)

First iteration note (6 November 2017)

• Agenda item 11(a)
• Agenda item 11(b)
• Agenda item 11(c)

 In-session event (4-5 November 2017)

• Round Table discussions among Parties

Conclusions

• FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.15
• FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.16
• FCCC/SBSTA/2017/L.17

• Agenda item 10(a)
• Agenda item 10(b)
• Agenda item 10(c)

 In-session event (8-9 May 2017 )

• Round Table discussions among Parties

Conclusions

• FCCC/SBSTA/2016/L.28
• FCCC/SBSTA/2016/L.29
• FCCC/SBSTA/2016/L.30 

Conclusions

• FCCC/SBSTA/2016/L.11
• FCCC/SBSTA/2016/L.12
• FCCC/SBSTA/2016/L.13

• Agenda item 11(a)
• Agenda item 11(b)
• Agenda item 11(c)