High-level information on Article 6 cooperation and activities for the South America region.

Last updated 4 December 2025
Total Emissions 3.16 billion tCO2e
Emissions per capita 7.36 tCO2e per person
Total number of:
9
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Countries with bilateral agreements

9 agreements involving 5 different countries.

Countries
Agreements
15.8 million
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Countries that transferred or received ITMOs

15.8 million ITMOs transactions involving 1 different countries.

Countries
ITMOs
Guyana
15.8 million
29
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Countries with approved PACM activities

29 activities involving 1 different countries.

Countries
Activities
Chile
29

Article 6.2 | Cooperative approaches

South America’s involvement in Article 6.2 cooperations.

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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 South America.

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Sector / Activity type

Activities and how they address emissions across sectors in South America.

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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.

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Capacity building

Projects and initiatives to build Article 6 capacities that involve South America.

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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.

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South America overview

High-level overview of Article 6 cooperation and activities across South America.

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