Article 6 of the Paris Agreement sets out how countries can pursue voluntary cooperation to reach their climate targets.
The carbon crediting mechanism under the Paris Agreement allows
countries to raise climate ambition and implement national action plans
more affordably.
Environment Principal Secretary Festus Ng'eno shake hands with government officials in Singapore on March 3, 2025/HANDOUTEnvironment Principal Secretary Festus Ng’eno is leading a Kenyan delegation to Singapore for crucial meetings that will see the two nations enter into bilateral environmental agreements.
The delegation is comprised of government officials from the Ministries of Environment, Foreign Affairs, The National Treasury and the Attorney General's office, among others.
According to Ng’eno, Kenya is actively participating in carbon markets and is pursuing the bilateral agreements on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement with countries such as Switzerland and Sweden.
“The bilateral agreements would enable Kenya to achieve its emissions targets set out in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) while promoting sustainable development and environmental integrity,” Ng’eno said.
The meeting provided a platform for sharing experiences on policies on climate change and carbon markets, green transition efforts, and the operationalisation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (development of registries), among others.
The ministry is in the process of undertaking public participation on the draft Climate Change (Carbon Trading) Regulations 2025.
The draft climate change (non-market approaches) regulations are also undergoing public participation.
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement sets out how countries can pursue voluntary cooperation to reach their climate targets.
The carbon crediting mechanism under the Paris Agreement allows countries to raise climate ambition and implement national action plans more affordably.
It identifies and encourages opportunities for verifiable emission reductions, attracts funding to implement them, and allows cooperation among countries and other groups to conduct and benefit from these activities.
For example, through this mechanism, a company in one country can reduce emissions in that country and have those reductions credited so that it can sell them to another company in another country.
That second company may use them to comply with its emission reduction obligations or to help it meet net-zero targets.
