Carbon Market Provisions in the Paris Agreement (Article 6)
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This paper presents the evolution of the ideas contained in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and how these were captured in textual form in different drafts of the agreement. As a witness to this evolution, the author intends to present a description and interpretation from his perspective. This paper does not intend to reopen the discussion on matters already decided in the Paris Agreement.
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