North America
High-level information on Article 6 cooperation and activities for the North America region.
Last updated 4 December 2025
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Article 6.2 | Cooperative approaches
North America countries’ involvement in Article 6.2 cooperations.
Agreements
Countries in North America as host / buyer
Cooperative approaches
Countries in North America as host / buyer
Article 6.4 | Paris Agreement crediting mechanism (PACM)
Transitioning CDM activities and newly proposed projects and programmes with Prior Consideration Notifications (PCN’s) across North America.
Under the Article 6.4 mechanism (PACM), a host Party is required to have in place national arrangements for participation. This includes communicating its participation and relevant institutional arrangements through the Host Party Participation Form and designating a national authority to serve as the focal point for the mechanism.
Sector / Activity type
Activities and how they address emissions across sectors in North America.
Activity type
Active transport/mobility
Afforestation and tree planting
Biochar
Bioenergy
Building efficiency
Carbon Removal and Storage
Chemical processes
Cleaner cooking
Efficient appliances
Electric vehicles
Energy storage
Forest management and avoided deforestation
Fossil fuel/feedstock switch
Freight transport
Fugitive emissions
Geothermal
Green hydrogen & green ammonia
Grid/energy supply efficiency
Hydropower
Improved cropland management
Industrial efficiency
Landfill gas
Livestock management
Mixed renewables
Public transport
Reforestation and ecosystem restoration
Solar energy
Source Carbon Capture
Space heating and cooling
Waste energy recovery
Waste management
Wastewater treatment
Water purification and water supply
Wind
National targets
Article 6 cooperation should help to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. To hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, international transfers must be anchored in ambitious, economy-wide nationally determined commitments (Article 2 para. 1(a) of the Paris Agreement).
Sustainable development
The activities implemented under Article 6 shall promote sustainable development. Activities can come with significant positive impacts for local, national and global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – but also significant risks to people and environment.
As outlined in countries’ Participation Requirements for the PACM
The Article 6.4 SD Tool aims to ensure that PACM activities "do no harm" and contribute to achieving SDGs. Project proponents are required to identify potential impacts - both positive and negative - and show how social and environmental risks are addressed.
Activity type
Active transport/mobility
Afforestation and tree planting
Biochar
Bioenergy
Building efficiency
Carbon Removal and Storage
Chemical processes
Cleaner cooking
Efficient appliances
Electric vehicles
Energy storage
Forest management and avoided deforestation
Fossil fuel/feedstock switch
Freight transport
Fugitive emissions
Geothermal
Green hydrogen & green ammonia
Grid/energy supply efficiency
Hydropower
Improved cropland management
Industrial efficiency
Landfill gas
Livestock management
Mixed renewables
Public transport
Reforestation and ecosystem restoration
Solar energy
Source Carbon Capture
Space heating and cooling
Waste energy recovery
Waste management
Wastewater treatment
Water purification and water supply
Wind
In the Article 6.4 SD Tool, activity participants are required to identify and assess the potential positive and negative direct impacts of their PACM activities on the SD of the host Party(ies) by considering the host Party(ies) SD objectives and priorities and the SDGs.
TOTAL ACROSS ALL SDG'S
SDG'S LIST
Each participating Party is required to submit an Article 6.2 initial report that contains comprehensive information related to how the cooperative approach will minimize and, where possible, avoid negative environmental, economic and social impacts, and how it is consistent with the sustainable development objectives of the Party, noting national prerogatives.
Capacity building
Projects and initiatives to build Article 6 capacities that involve countries in North America.
The Carbon Market Platform (CMP), launched in 2015 under Germany's G7 presidency, brings together a diverse…
ICAT provides countries with tailored support and practical tools and methodologies to build the robust…
PMI assists countries to design, pilot, and implement pricing instruments aligned with their development…
North America overview
High-level overview of Article 6 cooperation and activities across North America.
