Achieving a successful outcome at the upcoming climate change negotiations in Durban (COP17) depends fundamentally on the political will of Parties to agree to emissions reduction targets that are in line with the Cancun Agreement to prevent global warming beyond two degrees Celsius. CDM Watch believes the following issues need to be addressed at COP17: …
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The Aguan biogas project in Honduras (see article on Human Rights) not only highlights the need to address human rights issues in the CDM. It is also made it clear that CDM rules and procedures on local stakeholder consultation do not lead to effective stakeholder consultation. As the CDM Executive Board is revising its validation …
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Standardisation of the additionality test has been suggested as a way to both ease requirements for project developers and to limit the number of non-additional credits. We summarise and comment on some of the upcoming plans to simplify parts of the CDM process. At the most recent climate change conference in Cancun, the CDM Executive …
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Additionality is intrinsically difficult to tackle and one of the main reasons why offsetting remains contentious. Recent publications and discussions highlight the fact that very large CDM projects are quite unlikely to be additional. The CDM Executive Board will discuss these additionality concerns during its upcoming meeting in Durban. This article gives you background information …
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Guest article by Iris Cheng, Climate & Energy Campaigner of Greenpeace International Eligibility of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects in the CDM will be discussed in Durban. CCS in the CDM means exporting unproven and risky technologies to developing countries and allowing oil companies to generate millions of carbon credits from enhanced oil production. …
Read more “Rewarding polluters: CCS in CDM? (Newsletter #17)”
At its next meeting, the CDM Executive Board will debate proposed revisions to the HFC-23 methodology and whether to renew the crediting period for the Ulsan HFC-23 project. Shortly after, Parties in Durban will again discuss whether to allow new HCFC-22 facilities in the CDM. We explain why the new methodology is innovative but not …
Over the last two months, CDM Watch has been busy providing input to policy discussions and analyzing and speaking out against contentious projects. Below a list of our recent submissions and publications CDM Watch Press Releases – New UNFCCC report confirms coal power offset projects will generate millions of artificial carbon credits (10.11.2011) – New …
Two new studies confirm that coal power plants in CDM are not additional and are severely over credited. CDM Watch calls for the removal of this project type from the CDM. Coal currently generates over 40% of the world’s electricity. Coal use is the leading cause of climate change and local air pollution For example, …
Read more “Coal Power Undermines CDM Integrity (Newsletter #17)”
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As the upcoming COP-17 in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal is nearly here, we are happy to share our latest newsletter with you. We focus on important policy changes that need to be addressed in Durban.
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