Interlinkages of registries and implications for functions and structures in the context of Article 6

To understand how and how much carbon credits contribute to global mitigation efforts, it is crucial to keep track of their issuance, transfer, and use. This is done by carbon credit registries . The discussion paper identifies the different types of carbon credit registries in the international carbon market infrastructure under Article 6 and the voluntary carbon market and explores the possible ways in which these registries can connect and interact with each other.