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High-level information on Article 6 cooperation and activities for Sri Lanka.

Last updated 4 December 2025
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Article 6.4 | Paris Agreement crediting mechanism (PACM)

Transitioning CDM activities and newly proposed projects and programmes with prior consideration notifications in Sri Lanka.

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Designated National Authority: Ministry of Environment 
Participation Requirements: Submitted on 09 January 2025

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Activities and how they address emissions across sectors in Sri Lanka.

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National targets

Article 6 cooperation should help to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. To limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees, transfers between countries need to happen in the context of comprehensive and ambitious national commitments.

Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Builds on analysis by Climate Watch
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Sustainable development

The impact from activities implemented under Article 6 is not limited to addressing climate change. Projects can come with significant co-benefits across other sustainability dimensions – but also significant risks to people and environment.

Intended Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals

as outlined in India’s Participation Requirements for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism.

“[...] The six mitigation sectors are Electricity, Transport, Waste, Industry, Agriculture, and Forestry. In addition, the country has a LongTerm Low-Emission Development strategy through its Carbon Net Zero 2050 Roadmap and Strategy Plan Sri Lanka, aiming towards long-term emission reduction goals. Sri Lanka is willing to engage the Article 6.4 mechanism by implementing emission reduction or removal projects through the above-mentioned six mitigation sectors. [...]”

End poverty in all its forms everywhere
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: […] • Agriculture sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 1,2,3,11,13 and 17.”
Goal 1 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: […] • Agriculture sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 1,2,3,11,13 and 17.”
Goal 2 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17. [...] • Industry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 3,4,8,9,11,13 and 17. [...] • Agriculture sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 1,2,3,11,13 and 17.”
Goal 3 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17. [...] • Waste sector projects: contribute to SDGs 4,11,12,13,14,15 and 17. [...] • Industry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 3,4,8,9,11,13 and 17. [...]”
Goal 4 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17.”
Goal 5 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: […] • Forestry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 6,13,15 and 17. […]”
Goal 6 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17. • Transport sector projects: contribute to SDGs 7,11 and 17. […]”
Goal 7 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17. […] • Industry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 3,4,8,9,11,13 and 17. […]”
Goal 8 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17. […] • Industry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 3,4,8,9,11,13 and 17. […]”
Goal 9 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Reduce inequality within and among countries
No direct reference to this SDG
Goal 10 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17. • Transport sector projects: contribute to SDGs 7,11 and 17. • Waste sector projects: contribute to SDGs 4,11,12,13,14,15 and 17. • Industry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 3,4,8,9,11,13 and 17. [...] • Agriculture sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 1,2,3,11,13 and 17.”
Goal 11 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17. [...] • Waste sector projects: contribute to SDGs 4,11,12,13,14,15 and 17. [...]”
Goal 12 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17. [...] • Waste sector projects: contribute to SDGs 4,11,12,13,14,15 and 17. • Industry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 3,4,8,9,11,13 and 17. • Forestry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 6,13,15 and 17. • Agriculture sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 1,2,3,11,13 and 17.”
Goal 13 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: […] • Waste sector projects: contribute to SDGs 4,11,12,13,14,15 and 17. […]”
Goal 14 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: […] • Waste sector projects: contribute to SDGs 4,11,12,13,14,15 and 17. […] • Forestry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 6,13,15 and 17.”
Goal 15 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
No direct reference to this SDG
Goal 16 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
“[...] By implementing emission reduction or removal projects, their contribution to the SDGs is as follows: • Electricity sector projects: contribute to SDGs 3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13 and 17. • Transport sector projects: contribute to SDGs 7,11 and 17. • Waste sector projects: contribute to SDGs 4,11,12,13,14,15 and 17. • Industry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 3,4,8,9,11,13 and 17. • Forestry sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 6,13,15 and 17. • Agriculture sector projects: contribute to the SDGs 1,2,3,11,13 and 17.”
Goal 17 | Sri Lanka | SDG Indicators
Sustainable development tool

The Article 6.4 sustainable development tool aims to ensure that PACM activities "do no harm" and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Project proponents are required to identify potential impacts - both positive and negative - and show how social and environmental risks are addressed.

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Sustainable development in cooperative approaches

as outlined in submitted Initial Reports.

Capacity building

Projects and initiatives to build Article 6 capacities that involve Sri Lanka.

Projects & Initiatives
From 2023 — Until 2026
Integrated Assessment for Article 6 (IAA6)
Implemented in:

Peru United Republic of Tanzania Sri Lanka

Funded by:

European Union

IAA6 supports countries in building capacity for the strategic use of cooperation under Article 6, enabling increased climate ambition and promoting sustainable development. By developing and piloting a systemic framework (IAA6 Approach), the project helps countries define 1.5°-compatible pathways and the role cooperative approaches could play in achieving them.

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From 2024 — ongoing
Carbon Transaction Facility
Implemented in:

Dominican Republic Morocco Paraguay Senegal Côte d’Ivoire Rwanda Sri Lanka Jordan Nepal Indonesia Switzerland

Funded by:

New Zealand Norway Sweden

The Carbon Transaction Facility (CTF) is GGGI’s solution to the challenges that face countries seeking to participate in cooperative approaches under Article 6, and to scaling up international carbon trading. The CTF, launched in October 2024, aims to accelerate global GHG emission reductions by catalyzing carbon trading under Article 6. The CTF structure has two main pillars: the Article 6 Readiness Facility on one side, and a number of multiple ITMO-purchasing carbon funds on the other. The Article 6 Readiness Facility is a multi-donor fund improving host country readiness through technical assistance and capacity building. The Carbon Funds, on the other hand, are a series of individual funds for initiating Article 6 carbon transactions and purchasing Article 6 carbon credits (ITMOs).

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From 2022 — Until 2026
Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT)
Implemented in:

Argentina Barbados Belize Botswana Brazil Burundi Canada China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ethiopia Fiji Gambia Guinea India Indonesia Jamaica Japan Jordan Guyana Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mexico Republic of Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Myanmar Namibia Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Republic of Korea Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Togo Tunisia Türkiye Uganda United Arab Emirates United States of America Uzbekistan Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

Funded by:

Japan Sweden

ICAT provides countries with tailored support and practical tools and methodologies to build the robust transparency frameworks needed for effective climate action in sync with national development priorities. ICAT provides countries with tailored support and practical tools and methodologies to build the robust transparency frameworks needed for effective climate action in sync with national development priorities.

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From 2016 — ongoing
Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency - Global Support Program (CBIT-GSP)
Implemented in:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Israel Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Republic of Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Oman Pakistan Palau State of Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Portugal Qatar Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Republic of Tanzania Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

The project is aimed at supporting developing countries in the transition to the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) and its Biennial Transparency Reports under the Paris Agreement. It also offers various other support to countries, such as the quality review of country's transparency reports, the provision of a dedicated gender toolkit (forthcoming), global meetings, webinars and knowledge products

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