Cooperation under the Article 6 Implementation
Partnership for ASEAN

Virender Kumar Duggal
Principal Climate Change Specialist, CCSD
Asian Development Bank
22 August 2023

Article 6 Implementation Partnership
The Article 6 Implementation Partnership, which was launched by Japan at COP27,
promotes international collaboration for capacity building related to the Paris Agreement
Article 6, including by sharing good practices and supporting the implementation of Article 6.

​Areas of work
• Facilitate understanding of Article 6 rules andlinkages with NDCs
• Share good practices for institutionalarrangements incl. authorization and recording• Develop an information platform for Article 6implementation• Conduct mutual learning and trainings forArticle 6 reporting and review• Support baseline methodology (tooldevelopment, etc.)• Designing of high integrity carbon markets

Article 6 Implementation Partnership Launch

Source: Ministry of Environment Japan (MOEJ). ADB DG
Bruno Carrasco featured on the last to second on the right.

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ADB’s Carbon Market Program 2.0• Carbon finance• Technical support• Capacity building• Knowledge support
MO = mitigation outcome2

ADB’s Carbon Market ProgramArticle 6 Support Facility
The Article 6 SupportFacility (A6SF) provides
technical, capacity
building, and policy
development support toADB’s developing member
countries to enhance theircapacity andpreparedness toparticipate in post-2020
carbon markets envisaged
under the framework ofArticle 6 of the ParisAgreement. Funded byADB, the Govt of Germany,and Govt of Sweden, A6SF
continues ADB’s longstanding engagement incarbon markets.

PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT

PolicyDevelopment

Article 6Pilots

Institutional
Infrastructure

In country support for - Armenia, Bhutan, Georgia, Indonesia,
Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam (at differentstages of progress); open to all DMCs
❖ ADB Roundtable on Article 6❖ Regional Training on Climate Policy, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Markets, andArticle 6❖ Regional Dialogue on Carbon Pricing (REdiCAP)❖ ADB Training Program on Article 6 Piloting❖ ADB-V20 Workshop on Carbon Pricing❖❖

Began operations on 1 January 20193

Article 6 Support Facility
Areas of Support❖ Strategies to takeadvantage of Article 6
mechanisms to pursue
national climate policy
objectives❖ National frameworks tooperationalize Article 6❖ Institutional capacity tooperationalize Article 6❖ Institutional

infrastructure forparticipation underArticle 6❖ Assess sectors andmitigation actions forpiloting under Article 6❖ Strengthen capacities

mitigation actions

to undertake robust
accounting andreporting of mitigation
outcomes❖ Technical support for❖ Enhance knowledge on❖ Design and develop pilot

piloting mitigation actions
under Article 6❖ Contribute for thedevelopment of policy andinstitutional infrastructure
for operationalizing Article 6and develop
accounting systems to
support mitigation
actions under Article 64

Article 6 Support Facility
Regional Activities

Regional Dialogue onCarbon Pricing (REdiCAP)❖ Organized together with UNFCCC

and other partners.
❖ Platform for2020: attended bycountries to discover and discuss
34 participants fromthe benefits of carbon pricing, the5 DMCs
challenges, tools and best practices.
❖ Knowledge sharing on the linkages
2022: attended by
between carbon pricing, NDCs and60+ participants
potential/opportunities to meetfrom 6 DMCs
targets under their respective NDCs.
❖ REdiCAP for Central Asia and South2023: September toEast Asia
October

ADB Roundtables on Article 6Lessons Learned:❖ Knowledge exchange among

1. Contextual Differences
Between Countries
Needcountries to contribute to thedevelopment of new carbon
markets under Article 6.
❖ Facilitates discussion among
the participants to build
deeper understanding of thetechnical options and key
issues for the ongoinginternational negotiations.
❖ Explores the possibilities ofestablishing a Regional
Carbon Market Alliance, itsmode of work, areas ofcooperation and governance.
❖ 5 Roundtables since 2019

2. Addressing NDC
Alignment is key forregional collaboration
3. Institutional andInfrastructural capacity
is lacking4. Information Exchangeand learning fromeach other is highly
valued within DMCs

ADB Workshops for Piloting
Article 6 (2021, 2022 & 2023)

5Article 6 Support Facility
Support to Indonesia
Policy Development Support❖ Support to develop a policy framework tooperationalize Article 6 and its link to thedomestic carbon market❖ Support to develop a framework for the inclusionof the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in
the implementation of Article 6 and other climate
finance instruments❖ Support GoI to pilot new mechanisms under
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Capacity Building Support❖ Capacity building of relevant public and private
stakeholders for the operationalization of Article
6 in Indonesia❖ Support GoI to implement key infrastructure andsystems for MRV and GHG accounting ofmitigation actions(May 12, 2023) Workshop on Piloting Article 6 of the Paris
Agreement in Jakarta, attended by representatives from various
line of ministries and state-owned enterprises in Indonesia. It
imparted training on enhancing preparedness to commence
piloting Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Indonesia.

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Support to Viet Nam
Policy Development Support❖ Review policy and institutional framework to
operationalize Article 6 in Viet Nam.
❖ Provide technical support to Viet Nam’s domestic
carbon plan.
❖ Identify and evaluate options for piloting
mitigation actions under Article 6.
❖ Prepare a roadmap for a selected Article 6 pilot
mitigation action.

Capacity Building Support❖ Provide capacity building for key policy makers inViet Nam on carbon pricing and Article 6.
❖ Provide technical support for the implementationof the selected mitigation action to be piloted
under Article 6.

❖ Support to enhance its capacity, systems, andinfrastructure for robust accounting forinternational transfers of MOs.

(22 September 2022) Workshop on Piloting Article 6 of the Paris
Agreement for Indonesia and Viet Nam, held virtually and attended
by representatives from various line of ministries in Indonesia andViet Nam. This 4 half-day training aimed to support participants inshortlisting mitigation actions which could be potentially piloted
under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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Article 6 Support Facility
Knowledge Products

https://www.adb.org/publications/decoding-article6-paris-agreement

https://www.adb.org/publications/article-6-parisagreement

https://www.adb.org/publications/decoding-article-6-parisagreement-v2

https://www.adb.org/publica
tions/negotiations-article-6paris-agreement

https://www.adb.org/publicatio
ns/kyoto-Paris-cleandevelopment-mechanism

https://www.adb.org/publicat
ions/article-6-parisagreement-lessons-jcm

https://www.adb.org/publicati
ons/carbon-pricing-greenrecovery-growth

https://www.adb.org/pu
blications/achievingndcs-asia-pacifichttps://www.adb.org/publications/article-6-parisagreement-lessons-jcm-v2

https://www.adb.org/publications/carbon-offsettinginternational-aviation-asiapacifichttps://www.adb.org/publications/carbon-pricingenergy-transition-anddecarbonization

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Thank You
Virender Kumar Duggal
Principal Climate Change Specialist
Asian Development Bank
Tel (632) 8632-5937
vkduggal@adb.org

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