Pilot Auction Facility: Opportunities Beyond the Piloting Phase

This report, commissioned by the Pilot Auction Facility, aims to identify opportunities for achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation through the PAF’s climate auction model. The report aims to inform — but not solely determine — the PAF’s strategic decision-making process.

This report features two main sections:

  • Description of design considerations for extending the PAF model to new areas of GHG mitigation, e.g. expanding from existing to new publications, applying alternative performance metrics, tailoring the auction format, and adapting the price guarantee design
  • Sector assessment, including analysis on the suitability of the PAF model to six GHG emission sources (energy, industry, transport, buildings, non-combustion, forestry and land use) as well as four methane sub-sectors (wastewater treatment from palm oil, rice cultivation, enteric fermentation, and coal mine methane)

The report can also be downloaded from the World Bank Group website.

The latest from Climate Focus

Publications Potential Implementation Deficit May Reduce CORSIA-Driven Offset Demand
Legal brief

Potential Implementation Deficit May Reduce CORSIA-Driven Offset Demand

READ MORE
News & insight Can the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism deliver the integrity the EU is looking for? A panel discussion
Carbon markets, Climate Law & Policy

Can the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism deliver the integrity the EU is looking for? A panel discussion

READ MORE
News & insight Making Carbon Count: March 2026 Newsletter
Carbon markets, Newsletter

Making Carbon Count: March 2026 Newsletter

READ MORE
Publications Carbon Markets 2025: Review and Outlook
Carbon Markets

Carbon Markets 2025: Review and Outlook

READ MORE
Publications Article 6 Implementation Checklist Tool for Host Countries
Carbon Markets

Article 6 Implementation Checklist Tool for Host Countries

READ MORE
Publications High-Integrity Carbon Projects in the Brazilian Amazon: Practical Guide on Legal Compliance and Socio-Economic Safeguards
Carbon Markets

High-Integrity Carbon Projects in the Brazilian Amazon: Practical Guide on Legal Compliance and Socio-Economic Safeguards

READ MORE
Publications From Forest Pledges to Paris Delivery: Assessing Amazon Countries’ NDCs
Forestry & Agriculture

From Forest Pledges to Paris Delivery: Assessing Amazon Countries’ NDCs

READ MORE
Publications Food Forward NDCs: An assessment of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) 3.0 for agriculture and food systems transformation
Diets & Food Systems

Food Forward NDCs: An assessment of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) 3.0 for agriculture and food systems transformation

READ MORE