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The Swedish Energy Agency and the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources have signed a bilateral agreement on climate cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The agreement enables the Swedish Energy Agency to finance mitigation activities in the Caribbean country that both reduce emissions and contribute to sustainable development.

The Swedish Energy Agency and Kenya's Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry have signed an agreement to cooperate on emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The partnership marks an important step in both countries’ efforts to combat climate change and meet their national climate goals.

The Swedish Energy Agency is participating in the second phase of the Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa (EELA) program.  

The Swedish Energy Agency will finance an e-mobility and a solar project to reduce emissions in Ghana.

After long and intensive negotiations at the UN climate conference COP29, the Parties agreed on rules and procedures for emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. These decisions create conditions for the international carbon market to scale.

At the side-lines of COP29 in Baku, the Swedish Energy Agency and Nepal’s Ministry of Forests and Environment have signed a bilateral cooperation agreement on emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

The Swedish Energy Agency and Zambia’s Ministry of Green Economy and Environment have signed a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement on emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The signing ceremony took place at the side-lines of COP29 in Baku.

On November 11, the UN climate conference COP29 starts in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Swedish Energy Agency participates in the international negotiations and in the Swedish business delegation.

The Swedish Energy Agency and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have entered into a formal cooperation agreement, aiming to support the implementation of emission reduction activities in line with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

The Swedish Energy Agency and Rwanda's Ministry of the Environment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The next steps are to agree on concrete emission reduction projects and sign a binding bilateral framework agreement.