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Decoding Carbon Markets: A simple guide for engaging and trading under carbon markets

Decoding Carbon Markets: A simple guide for engaging and trading under carbon markets

Year Published

2025

Contributing Organizations

Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)

Type of Resource

Guidance
Research/Insights Report

Languages

English

Relevant Topics

Core Topic
Carbon Markets & Carbon Finance
Topic 2
National Climate Strategies
Topic 3
Energy Generation

Target Audience

Education Providers / Think Tanks / NGOs
Financial Services Providers
Governments & Policymakers
Philanthropies
Project Developers

Relevant Geography

Asia & the Pacific
Central Asia
Decoding Carbon Markets: A simple guide for engaging and trading under carbon markets

Resource Description

This resource provides a practical guide to understanding and engaging in carbon markets, with a focus on Pakistan’s development context. It explains core concepts, carbon trading mechanisms, and project development pathways, and situates them within Pakistan’s emerging policy and institutional landscape.

Why This Matters

By linking global carbon market mechanisms with Pakistan’s national context, this resource supports awareness raising, capacity building, and informed participation in carbon trading as a source of climate finance.

Key Insights

  • Describes compliance and voluntary carbon markets, including Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and major voluntary crediting schemes
  • Outlines the lifecycle of a carbon market project, from project design and MRV to verification, issuance, and retirement
  • Highlights Pakistan’s prior experience with more than 75 CDM projects between 2006 and 2020 and current readiness for voluntary and Article 6 markets

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