Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition

What Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition does

The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) is a global advocacy initiative launched at COP21 in Paris in 2015 and administered by the World Bank Group. CPLC convened over 320 partners — national governments, private-sector businesses, and civil society organizations — committed to promoting carbon pricing as a cost-effective policy instrument for climate action and economic development. Its core technology was a policy knowledge platform built around three work streams: high-level convening dialogues, evidence generation through flagship publications, and private-sector engagement in country-level carbon pricing efforts.

The coalition's product surface consisted of knowledge products and engagement services rather than commercial software. Flagship outputs included seven annual Carbon Pricing Leadership Reports (covering 2016-2017 through 2022-2023), the High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices report providing guidance on carbon price levels needed to meet Paris Agreement goals, and the FASTER Principles framework translating technical carbon pricing concepts into actionable guidance for senior decision makers. Country engagement programs were run in Singapore, Brazil, South Africa, and India.

CPLC did not operate a commercial revenue model. Participation was voluntary, membership was not fee-based, and the coalition was administered with institutional support and oversight from the World Bank Group. In 2022, CPLC's mandate was transitioned into the Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI), which now leads global carbon pricing research, country implementation support, and knowledge exchange while CPLC publications remain accessible through the PMI Knowledge Center.

Name

Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition

Legal name

Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition

Website

https://carbonpricingleadership.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Acquired

Short description

The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC), launched at COP21 in 2015 and administered by the World Bank Group, is a global advocacy coalition of 320+ partners — governments, businesses, and civil society — promoting carbon pricing through flagship reports, the FASTER Principles, and country-level engagement in Singapore, Brazil, South Africa, and India.

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Product category

Climate Policy Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Market & Policy Advisory (Compliance Schemes, ETS Design, Article 6) (EUABADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Market Data, Indexing & Price Reporting (Benchmarks, indices, market data feeds) (EUABAAAD), Carbon Neutrality/Claims Strategy & Communications (claims substantiation, greenwashing risk) (EUABAKAK)

Keywords

• Carbon pricing advocacy
• Climate policy coalition
• Carbon market implementation
• Paris Agreement policy
• Emissions trading support

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Coalition Membership and Advocacy: CPLC operated as a voluntary coalition of over 320 partners including governments, businesses, and civil society organizations committed to promoting carbon pricing. The initiative was administered by the World Bank Group and did not operate as a commercial revenue-generating entity.

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Core offering

The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition is a global advocacy initiative that convenes governments, businesses, and civil society organizations to advance carbon pricing as a cost-effective climate policy tool. It produces flagship reports such as the High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices and the FASTER Principles, and runs country-level engagement programs in markets including Singapore, Brazil, South Africa, and India. Its work has been administered by the World Bank Group and has transitioned into the Partnership for Market Implementation.

Product overview

The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition is a global advocacy initiative administered by the Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI) and the World Bank Group. Rather than a commercial product company, CPLC offers a suite of knowledge products and engagement services including annual Carbon Pricing Leadership Reports (published from 2016-2023), the High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices landmark guidance report, and the FASTER Principles framework for decision makers. These publications and tools work together to advance carbon pricing advocacy globally through evidence generation, high-level dialogues, and direct country-level engagement programs. CPLC has now transitioned from high-level advocacy to supporting on-the-ground delivery through PMI and its institutional partners.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices Report Landmark knowledge product by the High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices providing evidence-based guidance on carbon price levels needed to meet Paris Agreement goals, targeted at governments and policy decision makers.
• FASTER Principles Actionable guidance framework that translates complex carbon pricing technical concepts into clear direction for high-level decision makers implementing effective carbon pricing policies.
• Country Engagement Programs Technical support and dialogue programs delivered in countries such as Singapore, Brazil, South Africa, and India to seed political momentum and stakeholder engagement for national carbon pricing implementation.
• Carbon Pricing Leadership Report Series (2016-2023) Annual flagship reports (2016-2017 through 2022-2023) providing an overview of global carbon pricing developments, progress, and stakeholder engagement, hosted on the PMI Knowledge Center.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 320 partners mobilized globally across governments, businesses, and civil society
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPLC was succeeded by the Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI), which now leads global carbon pricing research, country implementation support, and knowledge exchange as the focus moves from high-level advocacy to on-the-ground delivery.
• World Bank GroupflagshipOthersCPLC was administered by the World Bank Group, which provided institutional support and oversight for the global advocacy initiative launched at COP21 in 2015.
• Over 320 Coalition PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPLC brought together over 320 partners including governments, businesses, and civil society organizations committed to promoting carbon pricing as a cost-effective policy tool for economic development and climate action. Partner types span national governments, private sector entities, and civil society organizations.

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Direct peers

• Climate Action Network (CAN): CAN is a global network of over 1,500 civil society organizations advocating for stronger climate action. Like CPLC, it operates as a coalition-driven advocacy platform convening governments, businesses, and NGOs around climate policy — including carbon pricing.
• International Emissions Trading Association (IETA): IETA is the leading global industry association for emissions trading and carbon pricing, advocating for well-functioning compliance and voluntary carbon markets. It is the most direct comparable to CPLC as both are multi-stakeholder coalitions advancing carbon pricing policy internationally.
• International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP): ICAP is an intergovernmental forum of jurisdictions operating or developing emissions trading systems that promotes knowledge sharing on carbon pricing. It overlaps directly with CPLC's policy advisory role on ETS design and Article 6 implementation.

Broad incumbents

• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): CDP runs the world's largest voluntary corporate climate disclosure system and engages thousands of companies and governments on carbon strategy. It is a broader incumbent in the carbon/climate advocacy and data space, overlapping with CPLC's private-sector engagement function.

Others

• Climate Bonds Initiative: Climate Bonds Initiative mobilizes the bond market for climate solutions and advocates for policies that scale green finance, including carbon pricing. It is adjacent to CPLC as another non-commercial, multi-stakeholder initiative driving climate policy and market infrastructure.
• Carbon Trust: Carbon Trust advises governments and businesses on carbon reduction strategies, low-carbon technology, and climate policy. It overlaps with CPLC's role of translating carbon pricing concepts for decision makers and supporting implementation.
• Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI): PMI is the World Bank-hosted successor initiative to CPLC, now leading on-the-ground delivery of carbon pricing support and country implementation. It is the directly comparable program body that absorbed CPLC's coalition and assets.
• Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD): TCFD developed widely adopted voluntary climate-related disclosure recommendations used by governments, investors, and companies. It is thematically comparable as a multi-stakeholder policy framework initiative that, like CPLC, sought to embed climate considerations into mainstream financial and policy decisions.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): WRI is a global research organization producing influential climate policy analysis, including carbon pricing guidance. It is thematically comparable to CPLC in producing evidence-based research used by policymakers designing carbon pricing mechanisms.
• Green Climate Fund (GCF): GCF is the largest dedicated climate finance fund channeling grants and concessional finance to developing countries for climate mitigation and adaptation, including carbon pricing readiness. It overlaps with CPLC's country engagement in emerging economies but on the funding rather than advocacy side.

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Key risks5 records

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