Brussels, 09 November 2010
In the context of the European Commission’s upcoming proposal on quality restrictions on the use of industrial gas offsets in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, CDM Watch and EIA have produced a Q&A setting out our main concerns regarding two specific types of waste gas abatement project under the CDM , namely HFC-23 and N2O from adipic acid.
Download Q&A : [pdf file]
Carbon Market Watch’s 10-point plan to keep the EU Emissions Trading System on track to serve the climate and society.
A tool that aims to promote and safeguard sustainable development under the UN carbon market offers indigenous peoples and local communities little protection against projects which infringe on their land or violate their human rights. This was the disturbing finding of a joint investigation by Carbon Market Watch and the Land Matrix Initiative.
CMW has sketched the scenario of companies adhering to both the LSRS and the SBTi’s FLAG Guidance, and found worrying evidence that compliance with the FLAG Guidance is taking precedence over the LSRS
CMW’s Jeanne Marullaz reports that there are clear signs of growing support for the EU Emissions Trading System as a driving force of both climate action and European competitiveness – from civil society to governments and industries
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