14th Week CCM 2026. Article 6.4 advances, CDM ending; EU ETS post-2030; Nasdaq launches carbon futures; LinkedIn & green skills; Carlos Nobre appointed; GRI, COP31, GHG Protocol and hydrogen in Europe
- Art Dam
- 15 hours ago
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Monday, 06 April 2026.
14th Week Carbon Credit Markets in 2026.
Carbon markets are advancing: the UN is preparing official methodologies for Article 6.4, with a focus on renewable energy and N₂O abatement, while the old CDM enters its final phase, with selective migration of CERs to the new registry. In Europe, the revision of the EU ETS reinforces the role of high-quality credits and prepares the system for the post-2030 era, combining climate ambition and market stability. Meanwhile, the US Nasdaq is expanding its global infrastructure by launching its own trading of EU carbon futures, strengthening the liquidity and financial integration of the world's largest regulated carbon market.
Other highlights of the week show that the European Commission and LinkedIn point to an acceleration in the job market driven by the climate transition, while professional training is not keeping pace: green hiring is growing almost twice as fast as green skills, which are now crucial, along with digital skills, for competitiveness and climate goals. In parallel, Brazil gains prominence with the appointment of Carlos A. Nobre to a group at the Vatican, reinforcing the role of science in issues such as the Amazon, systemic risks, and integral ecology, aligned with his work at COP30.
Shorts & Opportunities include that GRI opened a public consultation to update its pollution standards, with webinars in April and May; Antalya confirmed its infrastructure to host COP31 in November 2026; the GHG Protocol Brazil began the period for submitting inventories to the RPE, open until June 9; and the new edition of Hydrogen Europe magazine highlights advances in policies, infrastructure and innovation in the hydrogen sector in Europe.
And a list of unmissable events.
More details below and - if you like - listening to “Guardians Of The Future Trade” or some other musical choice of your preference.
Carbon Credits
UN Advances in Defining Methodologies for Carbon Credits under Article 6.4 at April Meeting
The UN Methodological Expert Panel (MEP) will hold its 13th meeting in Bonn from April 13-17, 2026, to assess contributions submitted to the public consultation open until April 7, 2026, a crucial step in creating official methodologies for generating carbon credits under Article 6.4. The agenda includes two central proposals: the methodology for grid-connected renewable electricity generation, based on the older ACM0002 and AMS-I.D., seen as key to scaling up clean energy projects, and the methodology for N₂O abatement in existing nitric acid production lines, which could become the first submitted by stakeholders via a bottom-up process. The meeting agenda is already available on the UN Climate Change website.
CDM Enters Final Phase and Some Carbon Credits Migrate to Article 6.4
At COP30 in Belém, the CMP20 defined the progressive closure of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) — an instrument created by the Kyoto Protocol to allow countries to finance emission reduction projects in developing nations and receive carbon credits (CERs) in return. According to the UNFCCC's CDM Registry page, the process follows an orderly shutdown:
disconnection of the ITL, the system that verifies and authorizes all CER transactions, on March 31;
the end of new CER issuance requests on June 30;
the interruption of all transactions in the CDM registry on December 31, 2026; and
the administrative cancellation of remaining CERs on July 1, 2027, culminating in the definitive closure of the registry.
The page also clarifies that, in certain situations, eligible CERs may be transferred to the Article 6.4 register, guiding countries and credit holders on how to proceed with the transition to the new market architecture of the Paris Agreement.
EU Reinforces Role of Carbon Credits in ETS Review and Prepares System for Post-2030
The European Commission has outlined the next steps to modernize the EU ETS, which has already reduced emissions by 39% between 1990 and 2024 while the economy grew by 71%. The measures include a review of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) — which will no longer cancel surpluses above 400 million allowances, preserving them as a stability reserve — and an update of the benchmarks. The statement gives central emphasis to carbon credits, limiting their use to permanent, additional, and high-quality removals, certified by robust methodologies, and assessing a cautious integration of international Article 6 credits to protect environmental integrity. A broader structural review is planned for the European summer of 2026, preparing the ETS for the post-2030 period, with high climate ambition, greater industrial flexibility, and strengthening the system as a carbon pricing and investment instrument, while preserving its market logic and technological neutrality.
Nasdaq Launches EU Carbon Futures Trading on Proprietary Platform
Nasdaq, one of the world's largest stock exchanges and market technology providers, based in New York, has strengthened its presence in the European climate market by promoting the trading of EU Carbon Emissions futures and options (EU Futures & Options) on its official website. These contracts allow companies and investors to manage price risks on the EU ETS, the largest regulated carbon market on the planet, offering seamless electronic trading, centralized settlement, and integrated access for participants already using Nasdaq's global infrastructure.
Others Highlights
LinkedIn and the European Commission converge: skills for the new global economy already exceed training capacity
The European Commission and the LinkedIn Green Skills Report 2025 converge in showing that the climate transition is rapidly transforming the labor market, while vocational training is advancing at an insufficient pace: the EU warns of the urgent need for large-scale retraining, and LinkedIn reveals that green hiring is growing almost twice as fast as the number of workers with green skills, which are already increasing in importance even in roles that are not directly environmental. Both highlight that the combination of green and digital skills will be decisive for competitiveness, innovation and the achievement of climate goals, reinforcing the urgency of public policies, corporate investments and continuous training programs. The LinkedIn research also reveals that green talent is 46.6% more likely to be hired than sectors such as technology, utilities and logistics.
Brazil Gains Scientific Voice in Global Vatican Body
The appointment of Carlos A. Nobre to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on March 30, 2026, reinforces the centrality of the climate agenda in the strategic reflection of the Holy See. A globally renowned scientist, Nobre is a researcher at IEA-USP and one of the most influential voices on the Amazon, systemic risks, and tipping points of the Earth system. The dicastery—responsible for issues such as socio-environmental justice, migration, poverty, and integral ecology—brings together experts and religious leaders from various regions. Nobre's entry strengthens the presence of science in the collegiate body and dialogues with his recent work at COP30, where he led, alongside Johan Rockström, the Planetary Science Pavilion, bringing scientific evidence closer to decision-making processes. It is also worth mentioning that Carlos is the brother of Antonio Nobre, whose main project dealt with the importance of Flying Rivers, discussed in our 2022 post “Aerial Rivers: more important than carbon credits ? It seems so.”
Shorts & Opportunities
GRI has opened a public consultation to update its Pollution Standards — air, soil and critical incidents — and is hosting free webinars on April 15th and 16th and May 13th. Participate to learn about the proposals and contribute until June 8th.
Antalya is ready to host COP31. With world-class infrastructure, strong connectivity, and the integrated Blue & Green Zone concept, the city will host the main global climate meeting between November 9th and 20th, 2026. The new official website is already online.
The completion of inventories in the Public Emissions Registry (RPE) of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program from FGV is now open until June 9, 2026, allowing organizations to register their GHG emissions in the largest public database of corporate inventories in Latin America — more information can be found on the program's official website.
The new edition of Hydrogen Europe Quarterly Magazine – Q1 2026, features technical analyses on policies, infrastructure, and innovation regarding the advancement of hydrogen in Europe.
Events
🖥️ April 15 or 16, Upcoming ICAP Status Report 2026. Option April 15 (Americas and Europe). Option April 16 (Asia-Pacific and Europe)
🇨🇴 April 16 & 17, Colombia Carbon Forum 2026, Bogota, Colombia
🇰🇷🇺🇳 April 21 - 25, UNFCCC Climate Week 1, Yeosu, Republic of Korea.
🇨🇴🇳🇱 April 28 - 29, First International Conference on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels, by the Governments of Colombia and the Netherlands. In the city of Santa Marta, Colombia.
📅 April 29, Verra’s April 2026 Stakeholder Update Webinar
🇧🇷 May 13-14, Fórum CCS Brasil. British Consulate-General São Paulo, Brazil.
🇦🇺 May 20 - 21, Carbon Farming Industry Forum 2026. Freemantle, Australia
🇸🇬 May 20 – 22, Innovate4Climate (I4C) 2026. In Singapore
🇪🇸 May 21 - 22, 13th Meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water. OECD, Bank of Spain (Banco de España), CDP and the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
🇵🇪 May 27 - 28, Peru Carbon Forum 2026, 3ra edición, ESAN, Lima, Peru
🇧🇷 August 27 - 28, Brazilian Climate and Carbon Conference, Brazil NBS Alliance
🇦🇿🇺🇳 October 5 - 9, UNFCCC Climate Week 2, Baku, Azerbaijan
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