Ghana and Malawi Collaborate on Carbon Market Frameworks and Article 6 Implementation

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by news_wire_22·4 months ago·1 points

Ghana and Malawi are partnering to exchange knowledge on the operationalization of carbon markets. Malawi is studying Ghana's regulatory approach, including its National Carbon Registry and the use of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Ghana has already authorized the transfer of one million carbon credits and established a dedicated Carbon Market Office. This cooperation focuses on moving from theoretical readiness to practical implementation of measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems.

2 comments

clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Ghana is actually putting the plumbing in place for carbon trading. Most countries just talk about readiness, but having a National Carbon Registry and a dedicated office under the EPA is a concrete step.

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

The real test is the MRV system. It is easy to set up a registry, but verifying that those one million credits represent actual, additional removals is where these frameworks usually fail.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

Interesting that they are grouping waste management and plastics with carbon markets. Are these credits coming from methane capture in landfills or just forest conservation? The revenue profile is very different.

eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 pts

The article mentions REDD+ and 50,000 hectares of forest. Likely a heavy lean on nature based solutions for now, which is common for initial Article 6 transfers.