Carbon credits as a mechanism for municipal climate finance: evaluating the practice of double claiming mitigation outcomes
自治体の気候資金調達メカニズムとしての炭素クレジット：二重計上の実践評価 (AI 翻訳)
Brandon McNamara, D. N. Huntzinger, Richard Rushforth, Erik Nielsen
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日本語
本論文は、自治体が自主的炭素市場（VCM）を活用して気候資金を調達する可能性を検討する。特に、企業と自治体が異なる報告主体である場合の二重計上の許容性を議論し、アリゾナ州フラッグスタッフ市の事例を用いて、二重計上により企業から自治体への資金移転が可能となることを示す。
English
This paper examines the potential for municipalities to use the voluntary carbon market (VCM) for climate finance. It debates the practice of double claiming mitigation outcomes when carbon credit project developers and claimants are different entities (e.g., corporations and municipalities). Using Flagstaff, AZ as an illustrative example, it shows how double claiming can enable financial transfers from corporations to underfunded municipal climate action plans.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本では、自治体の気候変動対策資金不足が課題であり、本論文の二重計上を認める枠組みは、企業と自治体の連携による新たな資金調達手段として参考になる。ただし、日本のカーボン・クレジット制度（J-クレジット等）との整合性や、二重計上に関する国際的な議論の動向を注視する必要がある。
In the global GX context
This paper contributes to the global debate on carbon credit accounting, particularly regarding double claiming between corporations and subnational governments. It offers a practical framework for municipal climate finance that could inform voluntary carbon market integrity initiatives (e.g., VCMI, ICVCM) and national policies on corresponding adjustments under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a nuanced analysis of double claiming in the context of municipal climate finance, contributing to the literature on carbon market governance.
🏢実務担当者:Offers a concrete example (Flagstaff) of how municipalities can leverage carbon credits to fund climate action plans, useful for sustainability teams exploring VCM participation.
🏛政策担当者:Highlights the need for clear rules on double claiming to enable municipal participation in carbon markets while maintaining environmental integrity.
📄 Abstract（原文）
As governments, corporations, and other organizations around the world continue to set and work toward greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation goals, carbon markets will play an increasingly important role. Specifically, the voluntary carbon market (VCM) is poised to grow as corporations use carbon credits to offset their emissions and make claims of carbon neutrality. However, there is debate regarding best practices for claiming mitigation outcomes tied to VCM credits. One side argues that any carbon credit needs to be coupled with a corresponding adjustment, which functions to ensure the mitigation outcome is only accounted for by the carbon credit claimant. The other side argues that the practice of double claiming should be allowed when carbon credit project developers and claimants are different reporting entities, such as corporations and governments. This paper contributes to this debate by considering the potential for municipalities to develop carbon credit projects and raise money for local GHG reduction efforts. Many municipalities around the world have already developed climate action plans which identify locally relevant GHG reduction measures; however, there are few examples of municipalities leveraging the VCM as a climate finance mechanism. Here, an illustrative example with the City of Flagstaff, AZ demonstrates how the practice of double claiming mitigation outcomes can enable the transfer of climate finance from corporations with GHG reduction targets to municipalities with underfunded climate action plans.
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- openalex https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2026.1763419first seen 2026-05-05 19:12:20
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