4th Week CCM 2026. Infrastructure for the UN Article 6 registry, progress in Japan, Chile and Indonesia, ECB warns of water risk, audit criticizes adaptation, UNFCCC opens technical consultations
- Art Dam
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Monday, 26 January 2026.
4th week Carbon Credit Markets 2026. UNFCCC/UN hires an Australian company to develop the digital infrastructure for Article 6, the Methodological Expert Panel is reviewing and developing new methodologies, Japan and Chile are strengthening bilateral cooperation via the JCM, and Indonesia is joining the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets, reinforcing the global expansion of high-integrity climate mechanisms. European Central Bank is now treating climate risks — especially water risks — as systemic factors for the eurozone economy, while a global audit of 70 Supreme Audit Institutions shows that, despite planning for climate adaptation, countries are still failing in implementation due to problems with governance, financing and monitoring. UNFCCC has opened a consultation on the new methodology for Article 6.4 regarding renewable ammonia fertilizers and has launched a call for organizations interested in hosting the secretariat of the Climate Technology Centre, with proposals accepted until March 2026. More details below.
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Carbon Credits
UNFCCC / UN begins building the digital backbone of Article 6 carbon markets.The construction of the core infrastructure for the Article 6 Registry of the Paris Agreement is progressing with the start of the multi-year program that will develop and operate the digital systems for mechanisms 6.2 and 6.4, fundamental to the functioning of carbon markets. The project also includes an interoperability hub that will connect national and international registries, ensuring traceability, transparency, and environmental integrity. The consortium led by Trovio, with support from EY in user experience, will be responsible for delivering the backbone of the Article 6 digital ecosystem, allowing countries to track, authorize, and transfer mitigation outcomes securely and in line with global climate rules.
Trovio Operating Pty Ltd is an Australian company – with offices in Sydney, Singapore and Amsterdam – that develops digital infrastructure to track, authenticate and manage environmental assets, including carbon credits. Read more in the UNFCCC press release of January 23 and in Trovio's official statement.
Methodological Expert Panel advances new methodologies of Article 6.4
Between January 26 and 30, the Methodological Expert Panel (MEP) will meet in Bonn, Germany, for its 11th meeting. The MEP is the UNFCCC's technical panel responsible for evaluating and recommending methodologies that will allow the operation of the Article 6.4 mechanism of the Paris Agreement with environmental integrity. According to the agenda, the experts will discuss the review of CDM methodologies, the analysis of new methodological proposals (including renewable ammonia, N₂O abatement, and fire management), as well as the evaluation of rollback risk and lock-in tools. The agenda also includes governance issues, regulatory deadlines, and compliance procedures, structuring the work that will guide the integrity and future operation of the mechanism. Here is the complete agenda.
Japan and Chile strengthen climate cooperation with new bilateral carbon credit mechanism
On January 16th, Japan and Chile signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to implement the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), aligned with Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, with the aim of promoting decarbonization technologies, encouraging mitigation projects, ensuring corresponding adjustments to avoid double counting, and supporting the fulfillment of both countries' NDCs. The agreement creates a Joint Committee, defines rules for project registration and authorization, reinforces environmental integrity, and replaces the memorandum signed in 2015, consolidating bilateral cooperation in carbon markets. Read more in the MoC itself.
Indonesia joins global coalition to expand nature-based climate finance.
Indonesia has announced its entry into The Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets, reinforcing the advancement of international climate finance for nature-based solutions; as a new member, the country contributes its vast forestry expertise, including mangroves and tropical peatlands, strengthening the use of high-integrity carbon credits to reduce emissions, conserve biodiversity and drive green growth, while the coalition — now with 11 governments — seeks to accelerate private investment and harmonize global principles for more reliable carbon markets. Here is the press release from January 20th. Also, check out our post “Parallel initiatives to COP30 strengthen carbon market coalitions” about this and other coalitions launched during COP30.
Other Highlights
ECB elevates climate and water risks to systemic factors for the euro area economy and alters monetary framework.
The European Central Bank (ECB) press release of January 16, 2026, indicates that the institution has structurally integrated climate and environmental risks into its core functions—monetary policy, banking supervision, portfolio management, and macroeconomic models—following the completion of its 2024-2025 climate plan. The measures include incorporating transition policies, such as ETS2, into economic projections; updating environmental statistical indicators; strengthening climate stress tests; adjusting collateral frameworks; and recognizing that water risks are the most material for the euro area economy. The announcement came on the eve of the first attempt to sign the European Union-Mercosur agreement, a historically sensitive treaty involving environmental and agricultural issues.
A global audit of 70 courts of accounts reveals that countries plan, for but fail to deliver on, climate adaptation measures
Produced by the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) and the WGEA, which bring together more than 70 supreme audit institutions worldwide, the report “Global Climate Adaptation Audits for a Resilient Future” (2025) shows that, although most countries have climate adaptation plans, implementation remains weak: incomplete risk assessments, fragmented governance, poor integration of adaptation into public budgets, lack of funding, insufficient data, and limited monitoring. The study points out that progress depends on intersectoral coordination, inclusion of vulnerable groups, institutional strengthening, and better access to resources, while the audit has increased the capacity of the control bodies themselves to oversee adaptation policies.
Opportunities
Influence a global methodology of Article 6.4
The UNFCCC opened a call for contributions on the new Article 6.4 methodology for ammonia-based fertilizer production using renewable energy, from January 7 to 27, 2026. More details here.
UNFCCC invitation for proposals to host the secretariat of the Climate Technology Centre.
The UNFCCC has opened a call for organizations interested in hosting the secretariat of the Climate Technology Centre (CTC), the central body of the Climate Technology Mechanism that supports developing countries in accessing, implementing, and disseminating climate technologies. The CTC plays a crucial role in transforming climate ambition into concrete technical capacity, connecting countries to solutions, knowledge, and funding—a fundamental link between science, policy, and implementation. Questions can be submitted until February 20, 2026, with responses shared until March 2, 2026. Proposals must be submitted by March 16, 2026.
Events
📅 January 28, Verra’s January 2026 Stakeholder Update Webinar
🇧🇴 March 5, Bolivia Carbon Forum, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
🇵🇾 March 25 & 26, Paraguay Carbon Forum, Asunción, Paraguay
🇵🇪 May 27 & 28, Peru Carbon Forum 2026, 3ra edición, ESAN, Lima, Peru
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