Archive · 12 Nov 2025
COP30: Article 6.4 Rules Could Boost Carbon Finance for Rural India
Imagine countries are trying to clean up the air.
The Paris Agreement has a special rule called Article 6.4.
This rule helps countries work together to lower pollution and reach their goals.
It's like a new system that's clearer and safer than an old one.
Countries and companies can create special 'credits' when they help reduce pollution.
These credits can be bought and sold by other countries.
This helps everyone meet their promises to fight climate change, and could bring money to places like rural India.
COP29 in Baku saw an agreement to triple annual climate finance to $300 billion by 2035.
The "Baku to Belém” Roadmap aims to mobilize $1.3 trillion in climate finance annually by 2035.
New rules for Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement were adopted at COP29.
Article 6.4 provides a framework for international cooperation to achieve climate goals.
It allows for the creation and trading of carbon credits (internationally transferable mitigation outcomes) under strong safeguards.
- Who
- Nations participating in COP29 and COP30, UNFCCC, countries, private entities
- What
- Adoption of rules for Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, establishing a framework for voluntary cooperation to achieve climate goals through the creation and trading of carbon credits.
- When
- Ahead of COP30, following COP29 in Baku
- Where
- Baku (COP29 location), Belém (COP30 location)
- Why
- To create a transparent, science-based, and socially responsive framework to replace the Clean Development Mechanism and facilitate the achievement of climate commitments through internationally transferable mitigation outcomes.
- COP29 Agreement
- Triple annual climate finance to $300 billion by 2035
- Baku to Belém Roadmap Goal
- Mobilize $1.3 trillion annually by 2035
- Article 6.4
- Paris Agreement framework for cooperation on climate goals
- International Mitigation Outcomes
- Carbon credits tradable globally under strong safeguards