Submissions - Guidance on the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement at its fourth session (CMA 4), invited submissions from Parties and admitted observer organizations to submit, their views on the matters referred to in paragraph 9 of FCCC/PA/CMA/2022/L.14, and requests the secretariat to prepare a synthesis report on the submissions for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice at its fifty-eighth session (June 2023)

Mandate: FCCC/PA/CMA/2022/L.14, para. 10

CMA 4 also invited Parties and admitted observer organizations to submit their views on activities involving removals, including appropriate monitoring, reporting, accounting for removals and crediting periods, addressing reversals, avoidance of leakage, and avoidance of other negative environmental and social impacts, in addition to the activities referred to in chapter V of the rules, modalities and procedure

Mandate: FCCC/PA/CMA/2022/L.14, para. 19

Deadline: 15 March 2023

Submissions on views on the matters referred to in paragraph 9 (FCCC/PA/CMA/2022/L.14, para. 10)

Party	Submission date	Document
Colombia on behalf of AILAC	26/05/2023	AILAC_s views on the Article 6.4 Mechanism
Papua New Guinea on behalf of Coalition for Rainforest Nations	02/05/2023	CfRN_SoV_6.4_Avoidance_and_Removals
Philippines	15/04/2023	Philippines - Emissions Avoidance - 2023
Republic of Korea on behalf of Republic of Korea	07/04/2023	ROK_s submission on A6.4_final
United Kingdom on behalf of United Kingdom	27/03/2023	UK Article 6.4 mechanism submission March 2023
European Union on behalf of EUROPEAN UNION	15/03/2023	SE-2023-03-15 EU SBSTA submission Article 6.4

Admitted non-governmental organizations (NGOs)	Submission date	Document
Perspectives Climate Research (PCR) on behalf of Perspectives Climate Research	21/03/2023	UNFCCC Grievance Mechanism Recommendations_Final
University of Cambridge on behalf of The Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits ‘4C’, Department of Computer Science and Technology.	17/03/2023	6.4 Supervisory Body- CMA4 call for input (University of Cambridge, on behalf of 4C)
International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) on behalf of International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)	15/03/2023	paragraph 9_IETA
WWF	15/03/2023	WWF Submission to SBSTA under Article 6.4 March 2023
ActionAid International on behalf of CLARA, submitted by ActionAid International	15/03/2023	CLARA submission 6-4 avoidance final

Submissions on views on on activities involving removals (FCCC/PA/CMA/2022/L.14, para. 19)

Party	Submission date	Document
Russian Federation	22/05/2023	- RU_A6.4_Removals RU - RU_A6.4_Removals EN
United Kingdom	09/05/2023	UK Article 6.4 removal activities
Papua New Guinea on behalf of Coalition for Rainforest Nations	02/05/2023	CfRN_SoV_6.4_Avoidance_and_Removals
Norway	17/04/2023	Norway submission_article 6-4 removals
Republic of Korea	07/04/2023	ROK_Submission_A6.4_removals
Colombia on behalf of CHILE, COLOMBIA, GUATEMALA, PANAMA, PARAGUAY AND PERU	23/03/2023	Submission on removals A6.4 SB_CH,COL,PAN,PAR,PER
European Union on behalf of EUROPEAN UNION	15/03/2023	SE-2023-03-15 EU 6.4 Supervisory Body submission Para 19

United Nations System	Submission date	Document
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on behalf of The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights	15/03/2023	OHCHR Article 6.4 Submission (15 March 2023)

Admitted non-governmental organizations (NGOs)	Submission date	Document
Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration (ETC group) on behalf of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration (ETC Group)	10/04/2023	ETC on removals art 6.4
Oeko-Institut e.V. Institute for Applied Ecology on behalf of Stockholm Environment Institute, University of Edinburgh and Oeko-Institut	21/03/2023	Tonne-year accounting submission 15 March 2023
Bellona Foundation (BF) on behalf of Bellona Foundatio	17/03/2023	Bellona input on removals in Art6.4
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)	16/03/2023	CIEL Submission on Art. 6 and Removals_March 2023
Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF)	16/03/2023	HBF_Submission on removals Art 6.4_MAR 2023
Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute on behalf of The Global CCS Institute	15/03/2023	Global CCS Institute Submission A6.4_SB004-AA-A04
LIFE Education Sustainability Equality (LESE) on behalf of Women and Gender	15/03/2023	20230315_WGC_Article 6.4 submission
Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA)	15/03/2023	CCSA-ZEP joint response - Article 6.4 mechanism
ActionAid International on behalf of CLARA submission, submitted by ActionAid International	15/03/2023	6.4 Submission removals
International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) on behalf of International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)	15/03/2023	Removals_IETA
WWF	15/03/2023	WWF Submission on Removals under Article 6.4 March 2023
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)	15/03/2023	Article 6.4 removals SB comment IATP 15.3.23 FINAL (002)
Friends of the Earth International on behalf of Friends of the Earth International	15/03/2023	FoEI Article 6.4_ Submission_on Removals and Emission Avoidance
Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD)	15/03/2023	IGSD submission to UNFCCC - Methane Removal
The University of Texas at Austin	15/03/2023	GCCC response to A6.4-SB004-AA-A04
Indigenous Education Network of Turtle Island (IENTI/IEN) on behalf of Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)	14/03/2023	IEN Submission Article 6.4 Recommendations on Removals
Carbon Market Watch (CMW) on behalf of Carbon Market Watch (CMW)	14/03/2023	CMW input on removals to SBSTA_March 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)	14/03/2023	2023 submission Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on behalf of Environmental Defense Fund, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, Wetlands International, Rare, Ocean Conservancy, Ocean & Climate Platform, National Wildlife Federation	14/03/2023	Joint Submission on Removals_March 15

Non-admitted entities (NAEs)	Submission date	Document
Stockholm Exergi	20/04/2023	Signed CEO Stockholm Exergi_Anders Egelrud_202304171519
Drax Group	31/03/2023	6.4.removals.Drax
Friends of the Earth Germany/ BUND	27/03/2023	Submission Art 6.4 BUND
Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland	22/03/2023	FOE EWNI Art 64 sub Mar 23
Carbon Finance Lab	17/03/2023	Submission on Removals - 5 suggestions
AirCapture and Denominator	17/03/2023	FCCC_PA_CMA_2022 (1)
IEAGHG	17/03/2023	Call for input _IEAGHG_0140323