An interactive online tool aimed at policymakers, businesses, and researchers. It provides the latest information on existing and emerging direct carbon pricing initiatives around the world.
Explore where carbon pricing policies are implemented worldwide and view key details by jurisdiction.
Compliance instruments include ETSs and Carbon taxes. Compliance instruments are considered "Implemented" once they have been formally adopted through legislation and compliance obligations are in force and enforced. Crediting mechanisms are considered implemented if they have issued credits (or have frameworks in place to allow credits to be used domestically, such as in South Africa).
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No. of carbon pricing instruments worldwide.
Percentage of global emissions under carbon pricing.
Global revenue from carbon pricing.
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Countries are advancing carbon pricing and carbon markets in a context shaped by fiscal pressures, energy considerations, competitiveness concerns, and the need to mobilize investment and jobs.
Guinea is working to become the first country in Africa to launch a sector-based carbon pricing instrument, initially covering two key industries: bauxite and iron ore mining.
In January 2026, Moldova’s Law on Climate Action entered into force, enabling a legal framework for carbon pricing and mandating a monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system that aligns with European Union (EU) standards.
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Ensuring environmental integrity is recognized as an important goal under Article 6. This paper examines factors that affect environmental integrity under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and identifies practical approaches for implementing the
Unlike the Kyoto protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM), Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement is designed to allow for international cooperation in carbon markets through decentralized governance. Under this article, bilateral or plurilateral
This approach paper examines the role of additionality for environmental integrity under Article 6.2 approaches. It analyzes the relevance of additionality determination methods from market mechanisms including Joint Implementation (JI), Clean
The policy framework is intended to provide the minimum legal foundation required to give Parties (including private sector entities) the necessary certainty regarding their rights and obligations as participants to the cooperative approach,
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol has seen the development of over 250 project-based methodologies for establishing baseline emissions, assessing additionality, monitoring project activities, and measuring &
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Carbon pricing seeks to align the costs of consuming carbon-intensive fuels or using carbon-intensive processes with the social costs of doing so. If well designed, and sufficiently ambitious, carbon pricing can create strong economic incentives for the changes needed in investment, production, and consumption patterns, and to induce technological advancements, reducing the extent of additional public investment needed. Well-designed carbon pricing policies can help raise revenues in a more efficient and less distortive way than alternative options, like labor taxes, and can yield numerous benefits to society beyond climate mitigation. Carbon pricing is an important policy tool that can be used as part of a comprehensive policy package to decarbonize economies.
Direct carbon pricing puts an explicit price on greenhouse gas emissions, typically through carbon taxes or emissions trading systems (ETS). These mechanisms directly target carbon emissions, creating a financial incentive for emitters to reduce their carbon footprint.
Indirect carbon pricing refers to policies that influence the price of carbon without explicitly putting a price on emissions. Examples include fuel taxes, removal of fossil fuel subsidies, and energy efficiency regulations that raise the cost of carbon-intensive activities.
Internal carbon pricing is a tool used by organizations to assign a monetary value to their greenhouse gas emissions. Companies use it to guide investment decisions, manage climate-related risks, and prepare for future regulatory requirements.
Governments use direct carbon pricing through carbon taxes and emissions trading systems to incentivize emissions reductions, generate revenue for climate initiatives, and meet national and international climate commitments.
International carbon pricing involves cross-border mechanisms such as the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which enable countries to cooperate on emissions reductions through market-based approaches.
