Market Instrument

INT › DecarbNexus Interventions Ontology

From SBTi: “A contractual arrangement between two or more parties that enables the creation, transfer, or claiming of GHG-related environmental attributes (e.g., emissions factors or production characteristics). Market instruments include, but are not limited to, certificates, mitigation-related contracts and GHG credits (adapted from VCI, 2026 and GHG Protocol, 2026)”

Also known as: Market-based Instrument, Market-based Mechanism

Hierarchy

Narrower:

• Carbon Credit
• Mitigation-related Contractual Agreement
• Commodity Certificate

Source: SBTi CNZS v2

Technical details

• IRI: https://spec.decarbnexus.com/ontology/INT/MarketInstrument
• Kind: Ontology Class
• command modifier: I:

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