OBJECTIVE & KEY LEARNINGS


The main goal of this training is:

  • Provide a summary of the evolution of carbon markets and their role mitigating for climate change.​

At the end of the training, participants should be able to:

  • Recall the reasons that carbon market exist as a solution to human induced climate change.​
  • List the key milestones and initiatives that led to the current state in carbon markets.​
  • Describe the lessons learned during the Kyoto Protocol that are being addressed through the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

DOCUMENT REFERENCE AND CHECKLIST


Relevant links:

References:

  • Gold Standard Foundation. 2017. A New Paradigm for Voluntary Climate Action.
  • Gold Standard Foundation. 2023. Implementing Article 6: An Overview of Preparations in Selected Countries. Accessed: https://www.goldstandard.org/sites/default/files/implementing_article_6-an_overview_of_preparations_in_selected_countries.pdf
  • OECD. 2021. Pricing GHG Emissions. Turning Climate Targets into Climate Action. Accessed: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/e9778969-en/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/e9778969-en
  • Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change. Chapter 2: Economics, Ethics and Climate Change. Accessed on 3rd October 2023: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20100407172811/https:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/stern_review_report.htm
  • World Bank. 2018. “Carbon Markets under the Kyoto Protocol: Lessons Learned for Building an International Carbon Market under the Paris Agreement”.