Article 6 Explained: A Practical Learning Journey
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Introduction
GIZ Keynote opening remark -
Introduction from your instructor
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About this course2 Topics
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Unit 1: Parties’ collaboration under Article 6 of the Paris AgreementIntroduction to Unit 1
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Lesson 1: The Paris Agreement Goals and the Ambition Cycle
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Lesson 2: Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and International Collaboration towards NDC Achievement
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Lesson 3: Carbon Market Fundamentals
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Lesson 4: Carbon Markets in the Paris Agreement
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Lesson 5: The Paris Agreement Rulebook
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Lesson 6: Article 6 reporting requirements
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Expert interview: Juliana Bempah, Carbon Market Office of Ghana
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Unit 1 conclusions and end of unit Quiz1 Quiz
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Unit 2: Article 6.2 - Cooperative approachesIntroduction to Unit 2
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Lesson 1: Article 6.2 participation requirements
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Lesson 2: Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs)
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Lesson 3: Article 6.2 Authorization
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Lesson 4: Double Counting and Corresponding Adjustments
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Lesson 5. Bilateral Agreements and critical points
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Lesson 6. Scaled-up Approaches, including the Standardized Crediting Framework (SCF), sectoral and policy crediting, and jurisdictional REDD+
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Unit 3: Article 6.2 Activity Cycle - Processes in the Activity CycleIntroduction to Unit 3
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Lesson 1: Activity Cycle overview
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Lesson 2: Activity prioritization and identification
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Lesson 3: Process for activity approval
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Lesson 4: Process for Authorizing Cooperative Approaches
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Lesson 5: Validation and Verification
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Lesson 6: Process for ITMO authorization and corresponding adjustments, including differences between ITMO authorization and activity approval
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Lesson 7: ITMO tracking process and infrastructure
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Unit 4: Article 6.4 - The Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM)Introduction to Unit 4
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Lesson 1: Article 6.4 participation requirements and the role of the Designated National Authority (DNA)
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Lesson 2: Article 6.4 Activity Cycle
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Lesson 3: Article 6.4 Emission Reductions (A6.4 ERs) use
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Lesson 4: Removals Standard
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Lesson 5: Article 6.4 Sustainable Development Tool
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Lesson 6: Article 6.4 - CDM Transition
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Unit 5: Becoming Article 6 Ready - A Strategy for ParticipationIntroduction to Unit 5
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Lesson 1: Strategy for participation in Article 6
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Lesson 2: Institutional arrangements for Article 6 participation
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Lesson 3: Opportunities and risks of participation in Article 6
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Lesson 4: Overselling risk and ways to mitigate it
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Lesson 5: Administrative fees and support for adaptation
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Lesson 6: Benefit-sharing approaches and mechanisms
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Lesson 7: Setting criteria for project approval and ITMO authorization
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Lesson 8: Assessing Article 6 readiness
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Lesson 9: Lessons learned
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Unit 6: Strategies for long-term financing - Article 6 strategies for long-term NDC and SDG financing, and use of toolkitIntroduction to Unit 6
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Lesson 1: Sustainable Development and long-term goals
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Lesson 2: The Article 6 Financing Trilemma and challenges for scaled-up activities
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Lesson 3: Article 6 Selection Criteria Toolkit for long-term and SDG finance
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Lesson 4: How does the Article 6 Selection Criteria Toolkit work?7 Topics
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Introduction: Instructions and menu
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Country-level Assessment: Country's SDG profile
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Country-level Assessment: GHG and NDC profile
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Country-level Assessment: Activity Attractiveness assessment
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Country-level Assessment: Activity Type Prioritization and Dashboard (country profile)
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Activity-level Assessment: Activity Design Assessment
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Activity-level Assessment: Activity Design Results
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Introduction: Instructions and menu
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Course Conclusions and closing remarksConclusions and closing remarks from your instructor
Narrated lessons
Each unit opens with a short video that sets the objectives, followed by 3–5 dialogue‑based lessons where two practitioners unpack the topic step‑by‑step, and a closing video pointing to further resources. This format converts complex legal language into an easy‑to‑follow conversation, so learners can absorb the material while commuting or between meetings.
Core themes
Paris Agreement refresher → Article 6.2 co‑operative approaches → Article 6.4 mechanism → Article 6.8 non‑market cooperation. Learners finish with a clear map of which Article 6 avenue best fits their organisation’s mitigation activities.
Expert insights
Selected units feature short guest clips in which project developers and registry officials share “lessons learned” from real Article 6 pilots. This gives practitioners concrete do’s and don’ts they can apply the very next time they draft an ITMO transfer request or host‑country authorisation.
Slide deck & checklists
All dialogue points and mirrored in slides and single-page checklists.
Knowledge checks
A 10-question quiz at the end of each unit and a cumulative final test (pass mark 80%) ensure that learners not only listen but can demonstrate competence for audit or CPD purposes.
By the end of the course, professionals will be able to articulate the Article 6 option, outline the data and approval steps for an ITMO, and brief management on risks such as double-counting, skills that shorten the lead time for turning mitigation outcomes into tradable assets.