Support towards
authorization decisions:
SPAR6C Toolbox
Presenter: Jorge Lujan
Energy Changes / Kommunal Kredit Public Consulting

Overview of the program
Program LeadFunding Partners

5YearsSupporting Partners

15+InternationalExperts€20.4mTotal program budget
Colombia

PakistanThailandZambiaMinistry of Environment andSustainable Development

Ministry of Climate
ChangeMinistry of Natural
Resources and Environment

Ministry of Green Economyand Environment

A6 Toolbox

4Countries

8

Pilot projects

SPARC6C Toolbox

The first
6 guides3Our approach:
Coverage of Article 6 documents
Ghana
Scope of carbon market participation
Participation Strategy
Guiding Principles
Authorization criteria and conditions
Institutional arrangements
Processes and Procedures
Eligible crediting mechanisms
Rules on fees and benefit sharing
Registry requirements and procedures
Source: Carbon Limits Analysis, 2024.
4Zambia

RwandaTanzania

Zimbabwe

Cambodia

Argentina

Guides 2 and 3:
Linkages between strategy (authorization criteria)& institutional arrangements (authorization framework)
Overview of Guides 2 & 35

SPARC6C Toolbox
Beyond Guides

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Where to find the guides?
All guides available at:https://www.spar6c.org/toolboxa6
Webinar on transformational change
through Article 6 on the 27th ofAugust.
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6c-community-subscription

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Key topics covered in
SPAR6C’s guides

8Guide 3:
Guidance and recommendations on establishing aprocess for authorizing activities
Authorize
ITMOs

Transfer
ITMOs

Account& ReportWho?

9ITMO: Internationally Transferred Mitigation OutcomesGuide 2:
Prioritize opportunities & develop a strategy

How to better
identify and assess
opportunities?

10Strategy for different risk levels

11* Negative list in the context of ITMO authorization. Do not necessarily apply to voluntary markets (VCM)

Step approach in identifying authorization criteria

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3+This leads to decisions such as creating a positive or negative list, informing authorization
nationally!

Further decisions related to authorization: How tomeet basic requirements

Going beyond mandatory
authorization decisions.
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Understanding
authorization criteria.

How did we apply this in Thailand
Lessons learned?
Climate Change Bill

Including mandates for authorization

NDCCCMGM

Legal document
including provisions
for authorization

Operations
Manual*includingauthorization
processNDC Action Plan

Including A6 target(in development)

Authorizatio
nCriteria**Developed with the support of SPAR6C.

How we used the guides in Thailand:•Regulatory situation with multiple existing laws andpolicies governing an existing national carbon market•

Provisions for authorization included in various
documents, both strategic and regulatory•

The guides provided inputs into the authorization
processes, and authorization criteria, that are
currently in development

Lessons learned:•

Fitting into a strong and complex regulatory
framework brings challenges•Authorization processes, in order to operationalize A6quickly, must be flexible to fit into existing mandates,
legal structures, and regulatory structures

Thank you!
Send us your feedback to
SPAR6CToolbox@gggi.org

Jorge Lujan
Energy Changes
Jorge.Lujan@energy-changes.com