Authorisation under the Paris Agreement
The Swedish Energy Agency is designated national authority for authorising entities and carbon credits under the Paris Agreement.
Countries wishing to participate in international climate cooperation under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement must meet several requirements. One of these requirements is to have a Designated National Authority and processes for authorising entities that want to participate in mitigation activities and authorising carbon credits issued from such activities.
The authorisation processes are part of ensuring the quality of carbon credits transferred to Sweden under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
National legislation regulates the authorisation processes
Sweden has implemented the Paris Agreement's rules on authorisation in its national legislation. Through changes in national legislation the Swedish Energy Agency has been designated the responsible authority for authorisations under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Regulations also govern the documentation that must be submitted to the agency when applying for authorisation. Note that according to Swedish law, the Swedish version of the regulations is legally binding, even when there is an official translated version.
Regulation 2020:1180 on certain emissions of greenhouse gases, Chapter 9a (in Swedish, riksdagen.se)
The Swedish Energy Agency has two different mandates under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
The first mandate involves acting as a buyer of carbon credits on behalf of Sweden. The second mandate designates the agency as the national authority for approving and authorising carbon credits and entities that wish to buy or generate these carbon credits. The two missions are handled by separate parts of the agency, under different departments.
