Conquering Global Carbon Markets December 5, 2019 Article 6 negotiators still have a mountain of issues to climb in order to close all the loopholes threatening to undermine post-2020 carbon markets. Success is not measured in getting an agreement for the sake of saying it is done. Rules that undermine the Paris Agreement does not feel like a definition of success. Success is making sure that the rules are robust, and ensuring that neither the environment nor people will be harmed.