Article 6.4 / PACM
Article 6.4 / PACM Project Advisory in the UAE
SSTC provides Article 6.4/PACM project advisory from project concept and host-country eligibility through PDD development, approval readiness, DOE validation readiness, registration, monitoring, verification and issuance readiness.
Overview & Service Scope
- Article 6.4 eligibility and feasibility
- Host Party participation requirements
- DNA and institutional pathway assessment
- Sector/technology and eligibility screening
- NDC alignment
- Sustainable-development considerations
- Methodology applicability
- Baseline and additionality
- Quantification of mitigation outcomes
- Monitoring methodology and monitoring plan
- Project Design Document (PDD)
- Prior-consideration readiness
- Stakeholder consultation
- Host Party approval and participant authorization readiness
- DOE validation readiness
- Registration readiness
- Monitoring and verification readiness
- A6.4ER issuance readiness
- Registry and authorization status
- Post-registration change and renewal
- CDM transition assessment
- Article 6.2 interface and accounting implications
- Carbon revenue and investment assessment
Our Approach — Service Journey
Typical Deliverables
- Eligibility assessment
- Host-country/NDC assessment
- Methodology and baseline report
- PDD
- Monitoring plan
- Consultation support
- Approval/authorization readiness
- DOE readiness package
- Registration readiness
- Issuance readiness
- Registry advisory
Accreditation Pathway for V&V Bodies — Three Tiers
Tier 1 — Foundation
ISO/IEC 17029 family: core V&V standards
ISO/IEC 17029
General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies
ISO 14064-3
Validation and verification of GHG statements
ISO 14065
Requirements for bodies that validate and verify
ISO 14066
Competence requirements for validation and verification teams
Tier 2 — Carbon Markets
Voluntary carbon market
Regulatory carbon market
Tier 3 — Global Mechanism
Article 6.4 PACM — Paris Agreement Crediting MechanismV&V bodies can seek accreditation in three tiers. Tier 1 is the foundation and the others build on it.
Article 6.4 / PACM — Validation & Verification
SSTC delivers Article 6.4 / PACM project advisory from eligibility and PDD development through registration to issuance readiness — with methodology selection, dMRV design, DOE coordination and issuance support.
As on 9th October 2026, the following five methodologies are approved
| Title | Symbol number | Sectoral scope(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Flaring or use of landfill gas | A6.4-AMM-001 | 1 & 13 |
| N2O abatement from nitric acid production | A6.4-AMM-002 | 5 |
| Electricity generation from renewable sources connected to an electricity system | A6.4-AMM-003 | 1 |
| Cooking energy transitions | A6.4-AMM-004 | 1 & 3 |
| Energy efficiency measures in household cooking | A6.4-AMM-005 | 3 |
Article 6.4 Mechanism – Methodologies
For the latest approved methodologies and applicable requirements under the Paris Agreement Article 6.4 Mechanism (PACM), please refer to the official UNFCCC website.
Please refer to the official UNFCCC website for the latest updates. unfccc.int
CBAM — EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — operational in the EU since 2026 — is one of the fastest-expanding regulated verification markets globally. SSTC provides dedicated CBAM advisory, from monitoring plans and embedded-emissions calculation to OER preparation and verification readiness.
Our role: SSTC's role is project advisory and PDD/project-development support. The roles of the Host Party, the UNFCCC Article 6.4 Supervisory Body and designated or independent validation and verification entities remain independent.
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