Emissions Trading Registries: Guidance on Regulation, Development, and Administration

An emissions trading registry is an online database that issues, records, and tracks the carbon units that are exchanged within market mechanisms or financed through Results-Based Climate Finance programs. It is essential for countries that are in the process of designing market mechanisms to factor in specific regulatory, administrative, functional, and technical aspects of registry development. This report provides technical insights and guidance on how to support country-specific decision making and activities related to registry development.