Host-country alignment
The activity must fit national climate priorities, policy and sustainable development requirements.
Paris Agreement Article 6
Developing Article 6 projects from the ground up.
Sentinel Earth structures Article 6.2 projects around host-country priorities, robust accounting, authorisation and a credible route to international transfer.
What Article 6.2 adds
A sovereign framework around the mitigation outcome.
Article 6.2 is not a single project standard. It is a framework for countries to cooperate and account for internationally transferred mitigation outcomes. Project design must therefore connect technical quantification with government authorisation and bilateral requirements.
Authorisation
The government defines the approved use, transfer conditions and treatment under its national target.
Corresponding adjustment
Corresponding adjustments prevent the same mitigation outcome from being counted toward both countries' targets.
Reporting and tracking
Registries, reporting tables and unique identifiers support transparent transfer and use.
Development architecture
Project development and host-country authorisation move in parallel.
Screen the cooperation route
Confirm the bilateral framework, host-country eligibility and potential acquiring-party demand.
Design the mitigation activity
Establish baseline, additionality, quantification, safeguards and monitoring under an accepted methodology.
Engage the host country
Prepare national submissions, sustainable development evidence and the authorisation pathway.
Validate and finance
Complete independent validation and structure finance or offtake around defined project and government milestones.
Verify, authorise and transfer
Verify outcomes, obtain the required authorisation, complete the applicable accounting requirements and transfer the authorised mitigation outcomes.
Article 6 in practice
Föhn: Article 6.2 in practice.
A national recovery and permanent destruction programme for high-GWP refrigerants, structured within cooperation between Morocco and Switzerland.
Article 6.2 refrigerant abatement | Morocco
Föhn
Destroyed, not deferred.
1,500,000+ tCO2eproject impact goal
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Article 6.2 FAQ
Key concepts for project owners and buyers.
What is an ITMO?
An internationally transferred mitigation outcome is a mitigation outcome authorised for transfer under Article 6.2 and accounted for between participating countries. The precise unit, authorisation and use depend on the cooperation arrangement.
What is a corresponding adjustment?
A corresponding adjustment is an accounting adjustment designed to prevent the same mitigation outcome from being counted toward both the transferring and acquiring countries' targets.
Is Article 6.2 a carbon credit standard?
No. Article 6.2 provides a framework for country-to-country cooperation, accounting and reporting. A project still needs an accepted quantification approach, independent assurance and the host-country processes required for approval and authorisation.
When does an Article 6 project become authorised?
The timing and legal form vary by country and bilateral arrangement. Buyers should distinguish early support, project approval, authorisation for a specified use and the later first transfer of an outcome.
Can companies buy ITMOs?
That depends on the authorisation, acquiring framework and intended use. Some Article 6 outcomes are purchased by governments or compliance entities, while other arrangements can involve corporate buyers. The use case must be checked before contracting.
How do I know a project is actually authorised, and not just "Article 6 aligned"?
Ask to see the authorisation itself. Host-country support, project approval and authorisation for transfer are distinct steps. Check the cooperation framework, the use for which the mitigation outcomes have been authorised, and whether the host country has committed to applying the corresponding adjustment.
Does Sentinel Earth develop Article 6.2 projects?
Yes. Föhn is our Article 6.2 refrigerant abatement project in Morocco, structured within cooperation between Morocco and Switzerland. We develop the mitigation activity and government authorisation pathway in parallel rather than treating them as separate workstreams.