Indicators for sustainable development under Article 6

This report analyses how the role of sustainable development can be strengthened in the process of further designing the mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The paper inter alia reflects on the experience made with sustainable development under the CDM and in the voluntary carbon market while also considering the debate on post-2020 market mechanisms. The study develops  recommendations on how to anchor sustainable development and safeguarding provisions in the rules for Article 6.