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The Project Developer Forum (PD Forum) is a collaborative association and collective voice of companies and practitioners that are developing and financing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction projects in all regions of our globe.

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Welcome to PD Forum

The accumulation of in-depth technical knowledge and broad experience that our members have with global instruments such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Voluntary Standards and Climate Finance, as well as with country specific initiatives, make PD Forum a unique platform and stakeholder for discussions around the reform of existing, and the creation of new policies and mechanisms to mitigate climate change. Based on our long term experience we are analysing the development of the rules and procedures arising from the Paris Agreement for new Sustainable Development Mechanisms under Article 6 and we are informing how these regulations may fit to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM).

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Corresponding Adjustments in the Carbon Markets

Nov 11, 2022

A #COP27 PD Forum presentation by Andreas Reger at ClimatePartner

PD Forum responses to the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC VCM) consultation

Sep 26, 2022

The Project Developer Forum (PD Forum) acknowledges the huge amount of work, discussion and engagement undertaken by the IC VCM over the past months. The PD Forum shares the IC VCM’s goal of delivering “high-quality carbon credits that create real, additional and verifiable climate impact with high environmental and social integrity”.

Verra’s Approach to Third-Party Crypto Instruments and Tokens - Comments from Project Developer Forum

Sep 19, 2022

Given the lack of information, we can only assume the purpose of permitting VCUs to be traded as crypto instruments is to encourage speculative retail investment in the carbon market. Some of PD Forum members are excited by the possibility of increased demand for VCUs, but others are concerned that the risks (of encouraging retail investment) will outweigh the benefits.

Voluntary Carbon Market Initiative - Claims of Code Practice Consultation - Comments from Project Developer Forum

Aug 8, 2022

Overall, we believe this effort can help the space by providing consistent, clear communication on what companies can and should claim based on the climate change mitigation strategies they implement. For this to be effective, it is imperative that these claims be both high ambition and integrity as well as workable in practice. They must be applicable to a broad range of sectors and deliver climate action on a rational timeline.

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