Apply for Authorization of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes

To get carbon credit authorized, a sustainability report is required. This report should be based on the Supervisory Body’s SD tool for Article 6.4 or an equivalent tool based on a sustainability policy approved by the Swedish Energy Agency.

Article 6.4 Sustainable Development Tool (pdf, unfccc.int)

Through these reports, the agency receives valuable information about the mitigation activities' contributions to sustainable development and any negative effects. This also forms the basis for Sweden's reporting on Article 6 to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

For a mitigation outcome to be authorized and then transferred, a third party must verify that the reduction has occurred. Such third parties must have certain competencies and therefore need to be approved by the Swedish Energy Agency.

An application for the authorization and approval of carbon credits must include a validation or verification report. This report must be prepared by a third party approved by the Swedish Energy Agency.

When carbon credits are authorized ex ante, a validation of the project plan for the mitigation activity from which the carbon credits originate is required. Once the carbon credits have been generated, they also need to be approved before they can be transferred. When applying for approval, a verification of the emission reductions is required.

When carbon credits are authorized ex post, a verification of the emission reductions is required.

An application for ex ante authorization of carbon credits must include:

1. A certificate showing the host country's authorization of the carbon credits, and
2. A validation of the activity producing the carbon credits from a third party approved by the Swedish Energy Agency, and
3. Information on the number of carbon credits to be authorized, and
4. Information on the intended use of the carbon credits, and
5. A current sustainability report, and
6. Information on the buyer's name, address, organization number, and phone number if there is a buyer in Sweden.

If the buyer's name, address, organization number, or phone number change, the entity or the person who applied for authorization on behalf of the entity must notify the Swedish Energy Agency of the new information.

Application for ex ante authorization of internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (pdf)

Only carbon credits that have been previously ex ante authorized can be approved. For carbon credits that have been generated but lack ex ante authorization, see ex post authorization.

An application for the approval of internationally transferred mitigation outcomes must include:

1. A certificate showing the host country's approval of the carbon credits, and
2. A verification of the emission reductions from a third party approved by the Swedish Energy Agency, and
3. Information on the number of generated carbon credits to be approved, and
4. A current sustainability report.

Application for approval after ex ante Authorization of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (pdf)

An application for ex post authorization of carbon credits must include:

1. A certificate showing the host country's authorization of the carbon credits, and
2. A verification of the emission reductions from a third party approved by the Swedish Energy Agency, and
3. Information on the number of generated carbon credits to be authorized, and
4. Information on the intended use of the carbon credits, and
5. A current sustainability report.

If the buyer's name, address, organization number, and phone number change, the entity or the person who applied for authorization on behalf of the entity must notify the Swedish Energy Agency of the new information.

Application for ex post Authorization of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (pdf)