49th Week Carbon Credit Markets 2025. Article 6 turbocharges carbon markets; new MEP methodologies, IPCC; IETA; EU carbon farming, advances Chile, Brazil; LinkedIn on Green Skills; calls Ana Toni
- Art Dam
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Monday, 15 December 2025.
Following COP30, there is intense activity regarding Article 6, the new carbon market after the Paris Agreement and CDM, the Clean Development Mechanism.
As Martin Hession, the European Union's negotiator for Article 6 and chairman of the Supervisory Body for Article 6.4, with whom Carbon Credit Markets spoke at COP30, aptly summarized:
After the political phase, the emphasis is now on implementing the agreed rules, building robust carbon markets, effective pricing, capacity building, and greater attention to science.
See below our highlights from the 49th week of Carbon Credit Markets 2025, but first, what Ana Toni, Dan Ioschpe and others commented recently at an event held at AYA Earth Partners / AYA Hub in São Paulo.
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On December 11, 2025, we participated in a meeting promoted by AYA Earth Partners / AYA Hub, in São Paulo, bringing together strategic leaders from the public and private sectors around COP30. Among the participants, in addition to the hosts Patrícia Ellen, Edson Higo and team, were Ana Toni, CEO of COP30, who participated online, and Dan Ioschpe, UNFCCC High-Level Champion, who participated in person; Ricardo Mussa, Chairman of SBCOP–CNI; and Marcelo Pimenta, from Serasa Experian – who celebrated biodiversity and popular knowledge with three gifts for the participants: umbu from the Caatinga, baru from the Cerrado, and Baniwa pepper from the Amazon.
Carbon markets were mentioned – by Ana Toni, Dan Iochpe, and Ricardo Mussa – with great expectation and enthusiasm. Ana even cited “methane to waste,” the first methodology approved by the Methodological Expert Panel (MEP) – see article below – for Article 6.
When asked about her journey leading the first COP held in Brazil, Ana Toni used a surprising analogy: like a video game — successive challenges, endless levels, and victories that only happen as a team. Looking beyond COP30, she reinforced the urgency of international protagonism and the training of the workforce needed for the climate transition. "There's still a lack of a central hub for this," she warned. (See LinkedIn article about Green Jobs below)
Along the same lines, Dan Ioschpe highlighted the significant progress made by Texas in the United States, in the development of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), as well as China's leading role in consolidating green steel. And went straight to the point: it is up to the private sector to act quickly and strategically—or other countries will fill that gap. A clear message that there is no more time to wait for the public sector. As John F. Kennedy said: ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
The following day, we downloaded the COP Experience — our motorhome journey to Belém — and presented the key insights from our COP30 final report, a valuable strategic tool written collaboratively. We share a comment (in Portuguese) we received, printed below, which we cherish, and which summarizes the spirit of our work:
As the African proverb says: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
IETA Report The New Carbon Order Shows Carbon Markets as Vital Economic Infrastructure of the 21st Century
The report The New Carbon Order: IETA Greenhouse Gas Report 2025 points out that carbon markets have evolved from climate policy instruments to become global economic infrastructure, fundamental to reconciling decarbonization and competitiveness; it advocates for the rapid integration of voluntary and regulated systems into a cohesive architecture, highlights the role of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement as a diplomatic and legal basis to avoid fragmentation, and emphasizes the importance of technological innovation — such as artificial intelligence, digital MRV and blockchain — to ensure transparency and efficiency, concluding that the success of the climate transition will depend on close collaboration between governments and the private sector.
IPCC Prepares 2027 Methodological Report on Carbon Removal and Storage
The 63rd Plenary Session of the IPCC, held in Lima in October 2025, defined the scope and structure of the next Methodological Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Technologies. The document will be divided into six volumes, covering everything from energy and industrial processes to agriculture, waste and geological storage, with emphasis on methodologies applied to biochar, accelerated weathering, direct air capture and coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and marshes. Among the innovations are new emission and removal factors, national carbon balance matrices, decision criteria, quality standards and uncertainty assessment. The timeline foresees the selection of authors in 2026, technical and governmental reviews until 2027 and final publication in the same year, consolidating the report as a global reference for the transparent and scientific accounting of carbon technologies. Here is the decision of the 63rd Plenary Session of the IPCC in English (23 pages).
Regarding the Methodological Expert Panel (MEP) meeting from 1-5 December 2025
The MEP is a UNFCCC technical group that supports the Supervisory Body of Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement by developing and reviewing methodologies, standards and guidelines to ensure the environmental integrity of emission reduction and removal activities. At its 10th meeting held in Bonn between December 1 and 5, 2025, a few days after COP30, discussions focused on advancements in the methodologies of Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, including tools for assessing rollback risks in removal activities, updating methodologies inherited from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in sectors such as renewable energy and biomass efficiency, as well as analyzing new methodological proposals for ammonia production with renewable electrolysis, N₂O reduction in nitric acid production, and cleaner cooking technologies (cookstoves). Aspects of governance, harmonization of terms in the glossary, and the opening of public consultations were also discussed, reinforcing transparency and environmental integrity in the operation of carbon market mechanisms. See the meeting report here.
In matters of conduct in carbon markets, the leading role shifts from Switzerland to the United Kingdom.
Hosted within the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) in Geneva, the International Carbon Reduction and Offsetting Alliance (ICROA) announced in December 2025 that it will cease operations by the end of 2026, after nearly two decades establishing integrity standards in the voluntary carbon market. Created in 2008, the entity was responsible for the ICROA Code of Best Practice, a global benchmark for transparency and credibility in the generation and use of carbon credits. The closure marks the transition of responsibilities to British initiatives such as the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), which assume the role of ensuring trust and harmonization in the sector. It is worth remembering that ICVCM and VCMI gained strength after reports in the British newspaper The Guardian about Kariba, the largest project developed by the Swiss company South Pole. More details regarding ICROA's actions can be found in the official statement here.
Europe Boosts Certification and Carbon Farming to Accelerate Removals
The European Commission approved rules on December 1, 2025, to implement the new voluntary certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming practices, reinforcing the credibility and traceability of these actions across the bloc. So-called carbon farming involves techniques such as peatland and wetland restoration, agroforestry systems, cover crops, sustainable reforestation, and efficient fertilizer use, which increase carbon sequestration in soils and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, three further initiatives were launched under the EU Bioeconomy Strategy, expanding support for projects that sustainably capture and store carbon. With this, the European Union seeks to consolidate its global leadership in the climate transition, encouraging agricultural and technological practices that reduce emissions and increase carbon sequestration capacity. Read more in the press release.
Chile Takes the Lead in the Race for Financial Resources by Publishing Domestic Regulations on Article 6
Chile took a swift and decisive step by publishing on December 13, 2025 (Official Gazette, CVE 2741615) the regulations for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which establishes rules for emission reduction or absorption certificates. During COP30, significant developments had already been recorded in carbon markets and Articles 6.2 and 6.4. The decree reinforces principles of transparency, environmental integrity, climate ambition, and the prohibition of double accounting, in addition to guaranteeing human rights and socio-environmental safeguards. Applicable to domestic and international projects, the regulations seek to ensure compliance with Chile's NDC targets and promote sustainable development. Regulations in Spanish (30 pages) are available for download below.
Brazil Creates SBCE Technical Committee with Representatives from Energy, Industry, Mobility, and Waste
Published on December 5, 2025, Decree No. 12,768 established the Permanent Advisory Technical Committee of the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (SBCE), chaired by the Ministry of Finance and composed mainly of representatives from the public sector, as well as members from academia and civil society. The regulation also guarantees seats for some strategic private sectors — energy, industry, urban mobility, waste, agriculture, livestock, forestry, and land use — which will have a direct influence on the definition of emission reduction certificate methodologies and resource allocation plans. The measure is part of the federal strategy to structure the regulated system, which, according to Agência Brasil, will have defined rules by 2026 and operation planned for 2030, with the potential to increase GDP by up to 8.5% by 2050 and reduce emissions from regulated sectors by up to 27%.
And for those already seeking training – forward-looking, constructive, and positive – in the articles of Carbon Credit Markets and who have read above what Ana Toni commented on AYA Hub…
Sustainability has become a competitive differentiator: LinkedIn highlights countries with strong progress in Green Skills
The LinkedIn Green Skills Report 2025 reveals that green hiring grew almost twice as fast as the number of professionals with these skills between 2021 and 2025, and workers with green skills are 46.6% more likely to be hired. For the first time, more than half of new hires apply these skills in roles not traditionally "green," showing that sustainability is already a competitive advantage across all sectors. Industries such as utilities (29.6% of the workforce with green skills) and technology (11.3% annual growth in green hiring) are leading the transformation, driven by electrification, AI, and renewable energy.
More specifically, the report reveals that Brazil, the United States, India, the United Kingdom, and Canada are leading the race for green skills, driven by a demand that is growing much faster than the training of talent — in Brazil, green hiring is advancing 10.7% annually compared to 5.7% growth in available talent; in the United States, the pace reaches 8.9%, with green professionals having 46.5% more chances of being hired; in India, the advantage is even greater, at 59.7%; while the United Kingdom (7.8% in hiring vs. 3.4% in talent) and Canada (8.7% vs. 3.5%) confirm that those who master these skills gain a clear competitive advantage in the job market.
The report concludes that accelerating green skills training is crucial to ensuring innovation, resilience, and economic growth in the global energy transition. The English report (41 pages) is available for download below.
Regarding events, take note:
🇧🇴 Bolivia Carbon Forum, Santa Cruz, Bolivia - 5 March 2026
🇵🇾 Paraguay Carbon Forum, Asunción, Paraguay - 25 & 26 March 2026
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