False friends: Why UN REDD+ and Article 6 carbon markets are incompatible

June 3, 2024
Isa Mulder
isa.mulder@carbonmarketwatch.org
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As the line increasingly blurs between UN REDD+ and Article 6.2 carbon markets, this briefing sets the record straight by assessing the key differences between the outcomes of both systems.

This comparison demonstrates that these two systems do not serve the same purpose and do not have comparable quality requirements.

Urgent finance is needed for forest conservation – but Article 6.2 carbon markets are not the way.

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