The report, "Guidelines for the Design and Implementation of a Mexican Carbon Market", was the result of a year's work carried out by a dedicated, multidisciplinary team. The reader-friendly and visually-attractive content of the report consists of basic concepts, guidelines, and international experiences of an Emission Trading System; as well as relevant information of the local context in order to set the scene. The content of the report consists of basic concepts, guidelines, international experiences of an Emission Trading System, and relevant information of the local context in order to set the scene.