【中文为自动翻译，仅供参考，以英文原文为准】
各方就《巴黎协定》第 6.4 条下的碳信用额度创建标准达成共识，标志着早期势头的形成。
COP29 主席在峰会开幕式上提出提高雄心和行动的计划。
COP29 将在《巴黎协定》签署后的第一个十年结束时“考验我们对多边气候体系的承诺”。
COP29 的首要谈判优先事项是新的气候融资目标。
公共部门可以直接提供和动员的现实目标似乎是“数千亿”。
今天，参加联合国气候变化大会第一天的缔约方就《巴黎协定》第 6.4 条下的碳信用额创建标准达成共识，取得了关键的早期成功。这将通过增加对碳信用额的需求来支持气候行动，并确保国际碳市场在联合国的监督下诚信运作。
COP29 主席穆赫塔尔·巴巴耶夫 （Mukhtar Babayev） 在评论结果时表示：“这将是一个改变游戏规则的工具，可以将资源引导到发展中国家。经过多年的僵局，巴库的突破现在已经开始。但还有更多的事情要做。
COP29 主席国将第 6 条的全面实施确定为今年的关键谈判重点。通过促进跨境合作，完成第 6 条谈判可以将实施国家气候计划的成本每年降低 2500 亿美元。今天的决定是实现这一目标的重要一步，并为未来两周的谈判继续取得进展奠定了强劲势头。
COP29 主席在峰会开幕式上对全球领导人在会议期间必须如何提高雄心并采取行动提出了明确的期望。COP29 是全球领导人齐聚一堂，展示他们对气候行动的集体承诺的关键时刻。峰会于 11 月 11 日至 22 日在阿塞拜疆巴库举行，约有 70,000 名代表注册参加，其中包括将于 11 月 12 日至 13 日参加领导人会议的国家元首和政府首脑。
在开幕词中，巴巴耶夫先生引用了最新的联合国环境规划署《排放差距报告》，强调了当前的政策如何使世界走上 3 摄氏度的灾难性升温轨道。“我们正走在一条走向毁灭的道路上，”他对代表们说。“无论你是否看到他们，人们都在阴影中受苦。他们在黑暗中死去。他们需要的不仅仅是同情心，不仅仅是祈祷和文书工作。他们呼吁发挥领导作用并采取行动。COP29 是一个不容错过的时刻，可以为每个人开辟一条新的前进道路。
为了能够采取行动，Babayev 先生将就公平且雄心勃勃的气候融资新集体量化目标 （NCQG） 达成一致确定为 COP29 的首要谈判重点。他指出了在结构、访问功能、透明度安排和时间框架方面的进展，同时承认在贡献者和最终目标规模方面仍然存在差异。
“我们知道需求有数万亿，”巴巴耶夫说，同时承认在如何实现这一目标方面存在分歧。他还指出，公共部门可以直接提供和动员的现实目标似乎是“数千亿”。他承认挑战的规模很大，他说：“这些数字听起来可能很大，但与不作为的代价相比，它们不算什么。这些投资得到了回报。
联合国气候变化执行秘书西蒙·斯蒂尔 （Simon Stiell） 也在巴库强调了实现新的全球气候融资目标的重要性。他说：“如果世界上至少有三分之二的国家无法负担得起快速减排的费用，那么每个国家都会付出惨痛的代价。“所以，让我们抛弃任何认为气候融资是慈善的想法。一个雄心勃勃的新气候融资目标完全符合每个国家的自身利益，包括最大和最富有的国家。
为了提高雄心壮志，COP29 主席呼吁各国在明年的截止日期之前提交与 1.5 保持一致的国家自主贡献以减少排放，到 2025 年提交国家适应计划，为全球变暖做好准备，并在今年提交他们的第一份两年期透明度报告 （BTR）。
巴巴耶夫先生强烈呼吁采取行动减少排放，他指出，“作为世界上最高的气候变化论坛，COP29 不能也不会对减排保持沉默。他宣布发布 COP29-国际能源署高级别对话摘要，呼吁采取行动实现公正有序的过渡。“我们已将缓解措施列入 COP 之前所有会议的议程，以便我们找到前进的道路，”他说。“作为总统，我们正在尽一切努力从各个方向解决问题，同时又不失去对我们首要谈判重点——NCQG 的关注。”
巴巴耶夫先生在总结讲话时强调，随着第一个巴黎十年即将结束，COP29 是一个“关键时刻”，“将考验我们对多边气候体系的承诺”。我们现在必须证明我们已经准备好实现我们为自己设定的目标。他将气候行动描述为“我们生命的竞赛”，承认未来任务的艰巨性，但指出“除非我们认为这些期望是绝对必要的，否则我们不会设定这些期望。
在强调阿塞拜疆如何迎接主办会谈的挑战时，巴巴耶夫先生指出，成功将取决于每个人都发挥自己的作用。“阿塞拜疆可以建造这座桥，”他说，“但你们都需要走过它。事实上，你需要开始跑步。
第 6 条的背景信息
什么是第 6 条，为什么它很重要？
《巴黎协定》第 6 条将为各国合作实现气候目标提供可信和透明的碳市场。
符合第 6 条的市场将成为向发展中国家引导更多投资的关键工具。
它将使各国能够将缓解工作目标放在成本最低的地方。
第 6 条的全面运作将是以具有成本效益的方式实施国家自主贡献 （NDC） 的重要一步，也是增强减缓和适应雄心的重要一步。
IETA 表明，第 6 条每年可以将实施国的 NDC 成本降低约 2500 亿美元。
今天达成了什么协议？
今天，缔约方对第 6.4 条监管机构根据第 6.4 条创建碳信用额的标准表示欢迎。
这些标准将确保国际碳市场的高度完整性，以及减排和清除是真实的、额外的、经过验证的和可衡量的。
今天商定的第 6.4 条的标准并非一成不变。由于这些协议受 CMA 管辖，因此缔约方将能够在他们认为合适的情况下进一步加强这些协议。
我们是如何实现这一突破的？
10 月，阿塞拜疆主办了第 6.4 条监督机构会议。
在那次会议上，监督机构提出了一套第 6.4 条的标准
COP29 主席国在 COP 会前建立了对这些标准的支持，并与缔约方深入接触，为早期采用奠定基础。
下一步是什么？
缔约方仍需就第 6 条的其余组成部分达成一致。这包括第 6.2 条和第 6.4 条的最终要素。
这将有助于建立信心，促进第 6 条下的合作，使其成为应对气候变化的更有效工具。
一旦第 6 条谈判结束，COP29 主席国将鼓励采用第 6 条碳交易，以便各国能够实现其潜在好处。
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Today, Parties assembled for the first day of the UN Climate Change Conference achieved a critical early success by reaching consensus on standards for the creation of carbon credits under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. This will enable climate action by increasing demand for carbon credits and ensure that the international carbon market operates with integrity under the supervision of the United Nations.
Commenting on the outcome, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev said, “This will be a game-changing tool to direct resources to the developing world. Following years of stalemate, the breakthroughs in Baku have now begun. But there is much more to deliver.”
The COP29 Presidency identified the full operationalization of Article 6 as a key negotiating priority this year. Finalising Article 6 negotiations could reduce the cost of implementing national climate plans by $250 billion per year by enabling cooperation across borders. Today’s decision is an essential step in achieving that goal and establishes strong momentum for continued progress over the coming two weeks of negotiations.
The COP29 President opened the summit by setting clear expectations for how global leaders must enhance ambition and enable action during the conference. COP29 is a critical moment for global leaders to come together and demonstrate their collective commitment to climate action. The summit runs from 11-22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan, and approximately 70,000 delegates are registered to attend, including heads of state and government who will participate in the leaders’ segment on 12-13 November.
In his opening address Mr. Babayev highlighted how current policies put the world on track for catastrophic warming of 3 degrees Celsius, citing the latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report. "We are on a road to ruin," he told delegates. "Whether you see them or not, people are suffering in the shadows. They are dying in the dark. And they need more than compassion, more than prayers and paperwork. They are crying out for leadership and action. COP29 is the unmissable moment that can chart a new path forward for everyone."
To enable action, Mr. Babayev identified agreement on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance as the top negotiating priority for COP29. He noted progress on structure, access features, transparency arrangements and timeframe, while acknowledging remaining differences on contributors and the size of the final goal.
“We know the needs are in the trillions,” Mr. Babayev said, while acknowledging differences on how to get there. He also noted that a realistic goal for what the public sector can directly provide and mobilise seems to be in the “hundreds of billions”. Acknowledging the scale of the challenge, he said: "These numbers may sound big, but they are nothing compared to the cost of inaction. These investments pay off."
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell also emphasized the importance of reaching a new global climate finance goal in Baku. “If at least two thirds of the world's nations cannot afford to cut emissions quickly, then every nation pays a brutal price,” he said. “So, let's dispense with any idea that climate finance is charity. An ambitious new climate finance goal is entirely in the self-interest of every nation, including the largest and wealthiest.”
To enhance ambition, the COP29 President called for countries to submit 1.5-aligned Nationally Determined Contributions to reduce emissions ahead of next year's deadline, submit National Adaptation Plans by 2025 to prepare for a warming world, and deliver their first Biennial Transparency Reports (BTR) this year.
Mr. Babayev made a strong call to action on emissions reductions, noting that “as the world’s highest forum on climate change, COP29 cannot and will not be silent on mitigation.” He announced the publication of the summary of the COP29-International Energy Agency high-level dialogues, with its calls to action to achieve a just and orderly transition. “We have put mitigation on the agenda at all meetings ahead of COP so that we can find a way forward,” he said. “As a Presidency we are making every effort to attack the problem in every direction, without losing focus on our top negotiating priority – the NCQG.”
Concluding his remarks, Mr. Babayev stressed that as the first Paris decade comes to a close, COP29 is a “moment of truth” that “will test our commitment to the multilateral climate system. We must now demonstrate that we are prepared to meet the goals we have set ourselves.” Describing climate action as the “race of our lives”, he acknowledged the difficulty of the task ahead, but noted that “we wouldn’t be setting these expectations unless we believed they were absolutely necessary.”
While highlighting how Azerbaijan was rising to the challenge of hosting the talks, Mr. Babayev noted that success would depend on everyone playing their part. “Azerbaijan can build the bridge,” he said, “but you all need to walk across it. In fact, you need to start running.”
Background Information on Article 6
What is Article 6 and why does it matter?
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement will provide trusted and transparent carbon markets for countries as they collaborate to reach their climate goals.
Article 6 compliant markets will be a critical tool to channel more investment to developing countries.
It will allow countries to target mitigation efforts to where the costs are lowest.
The full functioning of Article 6 will be a significant step for the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in a cost-effective manner, and in bolstering ambition in mitigation and adaptation.
IETA has shown that Article 6 can reduce the cost implementing countries’ NDCs by about $250 billion per year.
What was agreed today?
Today, Parties have welcomed the standards adopted by the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body for the creation of carbon credits under Article 6.4.
These standards will ensure that the international carbon market is high integrity, and that emissions reductions and removals are real, additional, verified and measurable.
The standards for Article 6.4 agreed today are not set in stone. As they are governed by the CMA, the Parties will be able to further enhance them as they see fit.
How did we get to this breakthrough?
In October, Azerbaijan hosted a meeting of the Supervisory Body for Article 6.4.
At that meeting, the Supervisory Body proposed a set of standards for Article 6.4
The COP29 Presidency built support for these standards at pre-COP, and intensively engaged with Parties to lay the foundations for early adoption.
What are the next steps?
The Parties still need to agree on the remaining building blocks of Article 6. This includes Article 6.2 and the final elements of Article 6.4.
This will help to create confidence to boost cooperation under Article 6, making it a more effective tool in fighting climate change.
Once Article 6 negotiations have concluded, the COP29 Presidency will encourage the uptake of Article 6 carbon trading, so that countries can realise its potential benefits.
